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Lakeland mobile home park being renovated into village for the homeless
A local nonprofit is working to provide homes for Lakeland homeless.
and last updated 2021-02-23 18:10:25-05
LAKELAND, Fla. â A Polk County non-profit is transforming a mobile home park into a community for people without a place to call home.
Gospel Village is what a mobile home park near downtown Lakeland will become when it s all finished.
The non-profit, Gospel Inc. is renovating these homes for people experiencing homelessness who have COVID-19 or who are at risk of contracting it.
âItâs very hard for a person whoâs homeless to social distance. If they need to go get a meal or even use the bathroom, theyâre always going to have to be entering into a public space or a shelter or something along those lines,â said Brian Seeley, Founder Gospel Inc.
Lakeland mobile home park converted to help transient residents recover from COVID-19
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LAKELAND, Fla. - Those struggling with homelessness are at higher than average risk for contracting COVID-19 due to the nature of their living situations on the streets and in shelters.
Gospel, Inc., a Lakeland-based program for transient residents, is trying to help.
The organization bought a mostly unused mobile home park off South Lake Parker Avenue and is turning it into a place for COVID-19 sufferers without a home can recover, or those who aren t sick can take refuge. It is a great opportunity to care for people right now during this pandemic, the founder of Gospel, Inc. told FOX 13. It is also a great long-term opportunity to continue to care for people who are homeless to provide housing and long-term support.
We anticipate more applications than we have funding, she said.
West said she expects to receive more than 2,000 applications before the 5 p.m. Dec. 31 deadline. She anticipates the county will be able to fund about 750 requests.
Polk s program opens up just days before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s national moratorium on COVID-19 evictions is scheduled to sunset on Dec. 31.
To be eligible for assistance, individuals must be a current resident of Polk County (excluding the city limit of Lakeland), show of loss of income, employment or health-related issues due to COVID-19, be behind on their mortgage or rent payments, and make less than 80% of the area s median income $37,850 for a household of two, or $47,050 for a family of four.
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