Making House Calls, To People Without Homes

Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative

A lot has changed this past year on the homeless landscape, including a revamping — and renaming — of the umbrella organization that collects and distributes funding to reduce the number of people living on the streets in Hillsborough County. The changes also mark a switch in direction as homeless advocates across the nation are taking a new tack in addressing homelessness. Less is being spent on short-term services and more on housing, especially permanent housing. That’s the new direction of the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County, which recently changed its name to the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative........more>

Operation Gimme Shelter

Rep. Kathleen Peters to hold press conference on homelessness

Rep. Kathleen Peters – along with the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce – is holding a press conference to launch a social media marketing campaign that raises awareness about homelessness......more

Good Samaritan tenant shares her experiences with shelter, homeless recovery agency

Good Samaritan tenant shares her experiences with shelter, homeless recovery agency: Julie Clark speaks about her experiences with Hillsborough County's homeless recovery agency and the Good Samaritan Inn on Florida Ave. in Tampa. [Carolina Hidalgo | tampabay.com]

Hillsborough staff: Use nonprofits instead of Homeless Recovery

Hillsborough County government should close its troubled Homeless Recovery program and seek help from private social service agencies experienced at finding housing for the poor, county staff will tell commissioners today.......more

Republican Slumlord Hoe Brown

So a prominent political fundraiser in Tampa turns out also to be a landlord with a lucrative relationship with a public agency that's supposed to help the homeless.

That's help the homeless, not help someone take advantage of the homeless......more

See what he has to say on his website......here

TAMPA CRIMINALIZES HOMELESSNESS

Pinellas Looks To Hillsborough Program

Pinellas school officials are meeting with the organizers of a program for homeless students in Hillsborough County, seeking to start up the same in Pinellas.

"Starting Right, Now" is a non-profit that connects homeless students with jobs, apartments, furniture, bus passes, computers, printers and Internet access. They also assign students mentors, help them open bank accounts, register for food stamps and obtain records like birth certificates and social security cards.......more

Visit them here

Even A Quarter Would Be Blessing

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Homeless Living In Tampa Bay

Homeless Coalition 2013 Homeless Count Results

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Item #60

 Item #60 on the City Council Agenda. to be homeless within the Tampa city limits. "
Jail does nothing to solve the problem. It only tries to make the problem invisible. It's not even a Band-Aid," said Heather Curry, Ph.D. student at USF "The wind has been taken out of my sails," said Steven Sapp, publisher of the Tampa Epoch and long-time homeless advocate. "What happened to unbiased journalism, focused on facts? I expected more out of the Tampa Bay Times and the new Tampa Tribune. They are doing nothing more than spreading false information and mostly grouping aggressive panhandling (ordinance 59) with sleeping outdoors (ordinance 60)." The homeless advocates are disappointed, but are far from giving up. Future plans of the group include creating a network of organizations that focus on homeless relief, community awareness events, and advocating for Housing First models such as Resurrection House in Sarasota......more
 Council members Mulhern, Reddick and Capin first trying to get a 90-day continuance and then voting no when they failed to delay the vote.

One Goal. End Homelessness

Homeless Living In Tampa

Bruce B. Downs

Tampa Panhandler

This documentary focuses on people who were directly affected by the new laws placed on panhandling six days a week that began November 1st, 2011.

Homeless Living In Tampa

Citrus County Homeless Shelters

We operate the largest shelter system in Citrus County Florida on the smallest budget. 75 beds were created in less than 15 months , and without a dime to start. Our goal for the remainder of 2011 is to add two more shelters and 90 beds. The three year plan is to wipe out homelessness in Citrus County.
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Homeless Living