WHITE FLAG Criteria will be met Saturday and Sunday Night

According to National Weather Service (Paducah), White Flag criteria (32°F or below air temperature or wind chill) will be met Saturday and Sunday night (March 9-10, 2024).

No White Flag tonight (Friday, March 8, 2024).

Extension may be required Monday night, in which additional notifications will be sent Monday morning.

A White Flag event signals the opening of an overnight emergency shelter that will be open to all men, women, and children.

Hours of Operation: 6:00 P.M. – 7:00 A.M, unless beds are available at another shelter.

Location:      Daniel Pitino Shelter, 501 Walnut Street, Owensboro, KY  42301

Meals: Available at Daniel Pitino Shelter during normal meal hours

Transportation Options:

Monday-Friday:   on WHITE FLAG nights, Owensboro Transit System will provide free bus transportation to Daniel Pitino shelter  between the hours of 4-6 pm.  **Inform the bus driver you are going to the White Flag shelter. **  Saturday and Sunday: Contact Daniel Pitino Shelter at 270-688-9000 if transportation is necessary.  Self Transportation: Those seeking shelter on White Flag nights may transport themselves to Daniel Pitino Shelter between 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.

Questions:  Residents: Contact Daniel Pitino Shelter at 270-688-9000.

OVERNIGHT PET SHELTERING AVAILABLE DURING WHITE FLAG NIGHTS

On White Flag nights ONLY

Only for homeless/unhoused residents seeking shelter during White Flag nights

Homeless or unhoused with pets:

Pets will be kept in a cage with blankets on the floor

Cages are in an insulated garage with the heat set at 60 degrees

Evening meal and water supplied

Hours are 8PM to 5AM

Pick up (8PM) of pet will be at CrossRoads, St Benedict’s, or Pitino shelter

Return delivery (5:00 AM) of pet will be back to point of pick up

If owner is not there to pick up pet, it will be taken to Daviess County Animal Care and Control

Please call or stop by CrossRoads (270) 240-2773, St Benedict’s (270) 541-1003 , or Daniel Pitino shelter (270) 688-9000 to coordinate pet pick up

White Flag is coordinated by Daviess County Emergency Management and the Homeless Coalition of Ohio Valley, with the support of Daviess County Fiscal Court, the City of Owensboro, and participating shelters within Daviess County.