City of Tampa Expanding Hurricane Relief: New Comfort Station and Free Laundry Services News Emergency Management, News General Beginning Thursday, October 3, the City of Tampa[...]

Beginning Thursday, October 3, the City of Tampa will open a third comfort station to provide essential services for residents affected by Hurricane Helene. The new comfort station will be located at the Gandy Civic Association, 4207 W Oklahoma Ave, and will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, until October 17, 2024.

At the Gandy Civic Association site, residents can access pop-up permitting services and receive free food, water, tarps, hygiene kits, and other critical supplies. Please note that showers and on-site laundry services will not be available at this location.

Additionally, the City of Tampa will offer free laundry assistance to residents in northern Tampa on Thursday, October 3, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Residents can access laundry services at Laundromart of Tampa, 8215 N Florida Ave. While the machines will be available at no charge, residents are asked to bring their own detergent and bleach.

The City continues to operate two additional comfort stations at Desoto Park (2617 Corrine St) and Marjorie Park (97 Columbia Dr), open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. These stations offer food, water, ice, showers, restrooms, charging stations for electronic devices, laundry assistance, and a pop-up permitting center. Permitting services at these locations, aimed at expediting the permitting process for those needing storm-related repairs, will operate from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. over the weekend, October 5-6.

For more information on storm-related resources, visit tampa.gov/hurricane or sign up for text alerts through AlertTampa. To receive English updates, text ALERTTAMPA to 888-777, or for Spanish updates, text TAMPALISTA to888-777.