Faith Cafe

07/12/2026

Thank you to the Palma Ceia Methodist Church Youth group! They volunteered this week as part of their Love Your City mission week. We appreciate your help!

07/04/2026

🇺🇸🇺🇸As always, our volunteers are working hard this weekend. Wishing you a happy, safe, 4th of July! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

06/13/2026

Thanks to the Youth Service Camp at Bayshore Baptist Church for preparing 100 bagged lunches for our guests this week. They were appreciated!

01/31/2026

❗Cold weather shelters will be open tonight, Saturday, Jan. 31 and tomorrow night, Sunday, Feb. 1❗

We are expecting temperatures to dip below 40 degrees and are activating our cold weather shelters program to help the homeless and those who live in homes without adequate heat who are unable to find other accommodations.

⌚ All shelters will take in guests from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, unless they reach capacity prior to that time.

For more details on shelters and motel vouchers for families, please visit ↪️ https://bit.ly/3NYzMQ1

01/26/2026

❗Cold weather shelters will be open Monday night, Jan. 26 and Tuesday night, Jan. 27❗

We are expecting temperatures to dip below 40 degrees and are activating our cold weather shelters program to help the homeless and those who live in homes without adequate heat who are unable to find other accommodations.

⌚ All shelters will take in guests from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 26 and 27, unless they reach capacity prior to that time.

For more details on shelters and motel vouchers for families, please visit ↪️ https://bit.ly/4qJRcP5

1/26 UPDATE:

☞ Hyde Park United Method Church - Harnish Center will only be open Monday night, Jan. 26.
☞ Hyde Park United Methodist Church - Magnolia Building will now open Tuesday night, Jan. 27.
☞ Motel vouchers are no longer available for Monday, Jan. 26 and Tuesday, Jan. 27.

01/15/2026

Important details about cold weather resources from our partners at Metropolitan Ministries

COLD WEATHER SHELTERS OPEN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

🛏️ Metro is offering motel vouchers and hot meals for families with minor children and hot meals at Hillsborough shelter locations.

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 All congregate shelters are reserved for adults only. For families with minor children in Hillsborough County, Metropolitan Ministries has a very limited number of motel vouchers on a first-come, first-served basis.

📞 Pre-registration is required for motel vouchers by calling (813) 209-1176. Phone lines will be open today and tomorrow until 5 p.m. or until we run out of vouchers.

⏰ Shelters will take in guests from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. each night, unless they reach capacity prior to that time.

🍽️ Metropolitan Ministries prepares and provides all the hot meals for Hillsborough locations as well as for motel voucher families, thanks to community support 🙏✨
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For full details on availability visit:

https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/01/13/cold-weather-shelters-in-bay-area

01/08/2026

Shout out to the Fraternus chapter at Christ the King Catholic Church - Tampa, FL for their service at the cafe this weekend!

12/20/2025

Many thanks to the Carrollwood Area Women’s Club, for their generous donation to Faith Cafe!