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MILTON — A cold weather shelter for the homeless or heatless will be open March 12-14 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who would like to stay at the shelter must arrive between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. No one will be admitted after 8:30 p.m. unless brought in by law enforcement. The shelter closes at 7 a.m. each morning.
The church operates Santa Rosa County's cold weather shelter utilizing volunteer resources and donations. It opens each night weather is forecasted to drop below 40 degrees, typically December through March.
The shelter is for people who are homeless or cannot maintain heat in their home, who can care for themselves and are not at risk to themselves or others.
No one will be admitted to the shelter who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, unable to walk unaided or disoriented.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Cold Weather Shelter to open