FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 31, 2019

2019 ALL BAHAMAS EMERGENCY SHELTER LISTING

EASTERN DISTRICT ADDRESS

1. CANON NEIL E. ROACH HALL, HIGHBURY PARK HOLY CROSS ANGLICAN CHURCH

2. FOX HILL COMMUNITY CENTRE FOX HILL ROAD

3. NEW DIMENSIONS MINISTRIES JOE FARRINGTON ROAD

4. PILGRIM BAPTIST TEMPLE ST. JAMES ROAD

5. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY PRINCE CHARLES DRIVE

6. THE SALVATION ARMY MACKEY STREET

SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT ADDRESS

7. AGAPE FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH KENNEDY SUBDIVISION 8. ALL SAINTS COMMUNITY CENTRE, ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN PARISH JOAN’S HEIGHTS

9. BEREA SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH BLUE HILL ROAD

10. GOOD NEWS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH FLAMINGO GARDENS

11. LOVE WORTH FINDING MINISTRIES GOLDEN ISLES ROAD 12. NEW BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH INDEPENDENCE DRIVE

13. REMNANT TABERNACLE OF PRAISE CARMICHAEL ROAD

14. SOUTHWEST CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF GOD CARMICHAEL ROAD

CENTRAL DISTRICT ADDRESS

15. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (HAITIAN) WEST AVENUE

TH 16. CENTERVILLE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 5 TERRACE

17. CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY EAST STREET

18. EBENEZER MISSION BAPTIST EVANGELISTIC CHURCH ST. CHARLES

VINCENT STREET

19. GRANT’S TOWN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH WELLINGTON STREET

20. REV. DR O. A. PRATT EDUCATIONAL BUILDING, MEETING STREET ST. JOHN’S NATIVE BAPTIST CHURCH 21. SAMUEL & CORNELLA WILLIAMS COMMUNITY CENTRE, MEADOW STREET THE SALVATION ARMY

WESTERN DISTRICT ADDRESS

22. BAHAMAS COOPERATIVE PUBLIC OFFICERS UNION FARRINGTON ROAD

23. HILLVIEW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH TONIQUE WILLIAMS

DARLING HWY.

24. MOUNT MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH FARRINGTON ROAD

25. COMMUNITY CENTRE BLAKE ROAD

26. ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH WESTERN ROAD

2019 NEW PROVIDENCE EMERGENCY SPECIAL USE SHELTERS

EASTERN DISTRICT ADDRESS 1. EPWORTH HALL, EBENEZER METHODIST CHURCH SHIRLEY STREET

(FOR USE BY HOMELESS & PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES)

2. CHURCH OF GOD CONVENTION CENTRE JOE FARRINGTON ROAD (FOR USE BY SANDILANDS REHABILITATION CENTRE)

WESTERN DISTRICT ADDRESS 3. SIR KENDAL G. L. ISAACS GYMNASIUM MYCHAL THOMPSON BLVD. (FOR USE BY PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL)

2019 EMERGENCY SHELTERS FAMILY ISLANDS

ISLAND SHELTER INFORMATION Amy Roberts Primary School Location: , Abaco Faith Walk Church of God (Community Centre) Location: Cooper’s Town, Abaco Fox Town Primary (Pre-School) Location: Fox Town, Abaco All Age (Pre-School) Location: Grad Cay, Abaco Grand Cay All Age (Middle School) Location: Grand Cay, Abaco Central Abaco Primary School Location: Dundas Town, Abaco Abaco Central High School Location: Murphy Town Man-O-War Public Primary School Location: Man-O-War Cay, Abaco Guana Cay All Age School Location: Guana Cay, Abaco Primary School Location: Hope Town, Abaco Soul Seeking Ministries Location: Moore’s Island, Abaco Moore’s Island All Age School Location: Moore’s Island, Abaco Sandy Point Community Centre Location: Earnest Dean Highway, Abaco Crossing Rocks Primary School Location: Crossing Rocks, Abaco Assemblies of God Church Location: Cherokee Rocks, Abaco Community Centre Location: Spring Point, Acklins Chester’s Bay Centre Location: Chester’s Bay, Acklins Command Centre (Spring Point Police Station) Location: Spring Point, Acklins Joshua Kingdom Ministries Location: Pine Field, Acklins Clara E. Evans Primary School Location: Nicholl’s Town, Andros Command Centre (Police Station) Location: Nicholl’s Town First Baptist Church Location: San Andros, Andros B. A. Newton Primary Location: Red Bays, Andros Church of God of Prophecy Location: North Mastic Point, Andros BARTAD Building Location: B. A. R. C. Community St. Bartholomew Location: Behring Point, Central Andros Church Of God Location: Cargill Creek, Central Andros Pentecostal Church Location: Bowen Sound, Central Andros Catholic Church Location: Fresh Creek, Central Andros Miracle Revival Location: Calabash Bay, Central Andros Mt. Sinai Baptist Location: Calabash Bay, Central Andros Mt. Ethel Baptist Location: Love Hill, Central Andros Highway Pentecostal Location: Blanket Sound, Central Andros Love At First Sight Location: Stafford Creek, Central Andros South Andros Senior Home Location: Kemp’s Bay, South Andros Cleola McKenzie Preschool Location: Long Bay Cays Rev. Euthal Rodgers Primary Location: Deep Creek, South Andros St. Paul Baptist Church Location: Black Point, South Andros Friendship Baptist Church Location: The Bluff, South Andros Andros Burnt Rock Primary School Location: Burnt Rock, Mangrove Cay, Andros Mangrove Cay High School Location: Swain’s, Mangrove Cay, Andros St. Peter’s Baptist Church Location: Little Harbour, Mangrove Cay, Andros Church of God of Prophecy Location: Bullocks Islands, Bullocks Harbour & Cat Cay Gateway Gymnasium Location: Kings Hwy, Bailey Town Transformation Diaspora Church Location: Queen’s Hwy, Bailey Town Former Gov’t Clinic Location: King’s Hwy, Alice Town B.U.B. Hall Location: Queen’s Hwy, Alice Town Bimini Big Game Location: King’s Hwy, Alice Town Cat Island St. Mark’s Baptist Church Location: Port Howe, Cat Island Zion Baptist Church Location: McQueen’s, Cat Island Zion Baptist Church Location: Cheer Road, Cat Island Mt. Sinai Location: New Bight, Cat Island Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Location: New Bight, Cat Island Lovely Zion Baptist Church Location: The Bluff, Cat Island St. Andrew’s Anglican Location: Arthur’s Town, Cat Island Sea View Seventh-Day Adventist Location: Wilson Bay, Cat Island Crooked Island / Long Ezekiel Thompson Hall Cay Location: Cabbage Hill, Crooked Island Church of God of Prophecy Location: Cripple Hill, Crooked Island Don Leadon’s Residence Location: Albert Town, Long Cay All Saints Anglican Church/Priest Residence Location: Church Grove, Crooked Island Command Centre Location: Administrator Residence North The Haitian People Church Location: The Bluff, Charles Wesley Methodist Church Location: Lower Bogue, North Eleuthera Mission Church of God Location: Upper Bogue, North Eleuthera The Current Community Center Location: The Current, North Eleuthera Zion Methodist Church Location: Current Island, Eleuthera Lighthouse Church of God Location: Harbour Island, Eleuthera New Alliance Church of God Location: Harbour Island, Eleuthera Harbour Island Public Library Location: Harbour Island, Eleuthera Salvation Army Location: Palmetto Point, Eleuthera Church of the Nazarene Location: Palmetto Point, Eleuthera Emily G. Petty Primary School Location: Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera Camp Symonette Location: James Cistern, Gregory Town, Eleuthera George E. Johnson Memorial Location: Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera Church of God of Prophecy Location: Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera Rock Sound Primary School Location: Rock Sound, Eleuthera Green Castle Primary School Location: Green Castle, Eleuthera Wemyss Bight Primary School Location: Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera Deep Creek Primary School Location: Deep Creek, Eleuthera St. Mary the Virgin Church Location: Bannerman Town, Eleuthera and Cays St. Mary’s Anglican Church Location: Williams Town, Exuma St. Peter’s Union Baptist Church Location: Forbes Hill, Exuma St. Theresa’s Catholic Church Location: George Town, Exuma St. Andrew’s Community Centre Location: George Town, Exuma Exuma Resource Centre Location: Hooper’s Bay, Exuma Mt. Olive Union Baptist Church Location: Hartswell, Exuma Bethel Union Baptist Church Location: Ramsey, Exuma Mt. Herman Union Baptist Church Location: Mt. Thompson, Exuma Palestine Union Baptist Church Location: The Forest, Exuma Ebenezer Baptist Church Location: Farmer’s Hill, Exuma St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Location: Harts/Steventon, Exuma Calvary Mission Baptist Church Location: Rolleville, Exuma Mt. Sinai Union Baptist Church Location: Stuart Manor, Exuma Ebenezer Union Baptist Church Location: Barraterre, Exuma St. Luke’s Baptiat Church / Airport Terminal Building Location: Black Point, Exuma Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Location: Staniel Cay, Exuma St. Mary’s Baptist Church Location: Farmer’s Cay, Exuma Grand Bahama Foster B. Pestaina Centre Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King (Special Needs Shelter) Location: East Atlantic Drive and Pioneers Way, GB First Baptist Church Hall Location: Columbus Drive and Nansen Avenue, Grand Bahama Central Church of God Hall Location: Coral Road, Grand Bahama Maurice Moore Primary School Location: Sandcombe Drive, Grand Bahama Church of God of Prophecy Location: Sea Grape, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama Freeport Seventh-Day Adventist Church Location: Gambier and Beach Way Drive, Grand Bahama Cancer Association Location: West Atlantic, Grand Bahama Shiloh Seventh-Day Adventist Church Location: Torcross Road, Grand Bahama Mt. Zion Baptist Church Location: Martin Town, Grand Bahama St. Philips Community Center Location: Smith Street, Matthew Town, Great Inagua Zion Baptist Community Center Location: Albert Street, Matthew Town, Great Inagua New Life Seventh-Day Adventist Location: Kortwright and Russell Street, Matthew Town Long Island Community Centre Location: Clarence Town Holy Family Anglican Church Location: Mortimer’s, Long Island Assemblies of God Location: Salt Pond, Long Island Holy Cross Anglican Church Location: Hamilton’s, Long Island Salem Baptist Church Location: Miller’s, Long Island Seymour’s Gospel Chapel Location: Seymour’s, Long Island St. John’s Anglican Church Location: Buckley’s, Long Island Highway Church of God Location: Doctor’s Creek, Long Island Berea Mission Church Bahamas Evangelic Church Association Location: Pirates Hill, Mayaguana St. James Native Baptist Church Location: Abraham’s Bay, Mayaguana St. John’s Particular Church of Native Baptist Churches in Location: Abraham’s Bay, Mayaguana Ragged Island Holy Innocents Anglican Church Location: Ragged Island San Salvador Fellowship In Christ Church Location: Cockburn Town, San Salvador Gerace Research Centre Location: United Estates, San Salvador

PLEASE NOTE: Changes in listing and location of shelters will be made if need be. For more information contact: Lindsay Thompson, Public Information Officer Email: [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected] Contacts: 242-322-6081/5 or 242-361-5569 or 242-376-2042

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ABOUT NEMA: The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is a Bahamas Government agency, which operates under the authority of The Cabinet Office.

Vision: An organization that anticipates the potential negative impacts of disasters and emergency situations and develops effective and efficient plans, procedures and systems to minimize such impacts, by relying on sound principles of disaster management, community participation and inter-agency collaboration.

Mission: To reduce the loss of life and property within the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, by ensuring that adequate preparedness and mitigation measures, and response and recovery mechanisms are established to counteract the impact of natural, man- made and technological hazards.