Sheltering Tree cold-weather shelter opening Monday night in Bunnell

The shelter, at Rock Transformation Center, 2200 N. State St., will open at 5 p.m. Flagler County will provide bus transportation along two routes.

  • By Karen Callahan, Flagler County Communications Manager
  • | 10:00 a.m. November 9, 2025
Sue Bickings and Charlene Bates of The Sheltering Tree. File photo by Brent Woronoff
Sue Bickings and Charlene Bates of The Sheltering Tree. File photo by Brent Woronoff
Photo by Brent Woronoff
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The Sheltering Tree is opening Monday, Nov. 10, because of cold overnight temperatures that are predicted to fall below 40 degrees. The shelter, operated at the Rock Transformation Center, (formerly Church on the Rock) is not only for those experiencing homelessness, but for anyone who is without heat.

The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures to fall below 40 degrees during the overnight hours on Monday, which is the criteria for opening the cold-weather shelter. The Rock Transformation Center is located at 2200 N. State St., Bunnell. The cold-weather shelter will open at 5 p.m. and will close at 8 a.m. the following day.

The county will provide bus transportation along two routes.

 East side of the county:

  • Dollar General at Publix Town Center on Market Avenue (leads to Dollar General), 3:30 p.m.
  • McDonald’s at Old Kings Road South and State Road 100 at the dirt road on the east side, 4 p.m.
  • Dollar Tree behind Carrabba’s in the Dollar Tree Parking lot, 4:30 p.m.
  • Palm Coast Main Branch Library, northwest corner of Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway, 4:45 p.m.

 West side of the county:

  • Dollar General at County Road 305 and Canal Avenue in Daytona North, 4 p.m.
  • Bunnell Free Clinic, 703 Moody Boulevard, 4:30 p.m.
  • Bridges United Methodist Church in Bunnell, 205 N. Pine Street, 4:30 p.m. (listed as the same pick-up time because of the close proximity)

The Sheltering Tree, 386-437-3258, is under the umbrella of the Flagler County Family Assistance Center and is a non-denominational civic organization that was created to provide cold weather sheltering during cold nights in Flagler County.

 

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