Cold weather shelter to open on the evenings of December 30 and December 31 in Martin County

A cold weather shelter will open in Martin County Tuesday night, December 30 and Wednesday night, December 31. According to the National Weather Service, the weather for those evenings is forecast to be at or below 40 degrees Fahrenheit for four hours or more.

Shelter operating hours
Tuesday, December 30, 6 p.m. - 7 a.m. - December 31, 2025
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 6 p.m. - 7 a.m. January 1, 2026

Shelter location
Gertrude Walden Child Care Center
601 SE Lake Street, Stuart, FL

Transportation pickup location & time
LAHIA - 5:30 p.m.
1760 SE Salerno Road, Stuart, FL

Martin County Emergency Management and Martin County Human Services staff would like to recognize the following partners for their support in this effort – Gertrude Walden Child Care Center, LAHIA, Family Promise, House of Hope, Salvation Army, United Way of Martin County, American Red Cross, Martin Interagency Network for Disasters (MIND), and numerous community volunteers.

For information regarding shelter operations, please contact Love and Hope in Action (LAHIA) at 772-781-7002.