Post-Milton Recovery: Comfort stations, SNAP updates for families, St Pete Hometown Recovery Haulers Program

SNAP UPDATE: Current SNAP recipients who lost food due to Hurricane Milton can apply for food replacement. To learn more, visit myflfamilies.com/Milton ST. PETERSBURG The City of St. Pete has set up three comfort and charging stations active today, Saturday, and tomorrow, Sunday. These locations may change next week as power is restored to affected […]

Post-Milton Recovery: Comfort stations, SNAP updates for families, St Pete Hometown Recovery Haulers Program

SNAP UPDATE: Current SNAP recipients who lost food due to Hurricane Milton can apply for food replacement. To learn more, visit myflfamilies.com/Milton

ST. PETERSBURG

The City of St. Pete has set up three comfort and charging stations active today, Saturday, and tomorrow, Sunday. These locations may change next week as power is restored to affected areas.

St. Petersburg Comfort Stations, locations and hours:

Temporary Comfort and Charging Station Locations:

Frank Pierce Recreation Center, 2000 7th St. S

Childs Park Recreation Center, 4301 13th Ave. S

Roberts Recreation Center, 1246 50th Ave. N

Hours:

– Saturday, Oct. 12: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.

– Sunday, Oct. 13: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Available Supplies (while supplies last):

– Bottled water

– Battery packs

– Clean-up kits

– Storage bins

– Tarps

More info: www.stpete.org/recovery

Full update: https://www.stpete.org/news_detail_T30_R1209.php

St. Petersburg has activated the Hometown Recovery Haulers Program to pay individual businesses to help pick up debris across the city. It will be limited to 100 trucks at $300 per load to the City’s debris site (at Raytheon, 1953 72nd St. N). Anyone interested in helping should email business@stpete.org.

CLEARWATER

Charging and Cooling Stations available in Clearwater:

North Greenwood Recreation Complex, 900 N. MLK Jr. Ave.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat., 1-5 p.m., Sun., Closed

North Greenwood Library, 905 N. MLK Jr. Ave.

Hours: Fri., noon-5 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., Closed, Mon.-Thu., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

The Long Center, 1501 N. Belcher Rd.

Hours: Fri., 6 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun., Closed, Mon.-Thu., 6 a.m.-9 p.m.

Stop by to relax in the a/c and charge your devices. We will share more as our recreation centers get their power turned on.