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The critical elements of Florida’s bold new statewide homelessness policy emerged from the written prescriptions of a Texas-based conservative think tank bent on thwarting the nation’s “homeless-industrial complex,” according to records obtained by the Orlando Sentinel. Emails show the Cicero Institute offered Florida lawmakers a menu of reforms last summer, sending them to the staff of House ...
Florida’s plan to outlaw homeless people from camping on streets, parks and other public spaces appears to be on the fast track. The policies, which received full-throated enthusiasm Thursday from Gov. Ron DeSantis, cleared their final committees in the House and Senate respectively, paving the way to be heard by the full legislative bodies soon. “We cannot have a family feel unsafe just ...
Leaders throughout Central Florida can be rightfully proud of the rapid, effective and efficient response to the Wednesday-afternoon blaze that left the area’s biggest overnight homeless shelter a soggy, scorched mess. By the time firefighters cleared the scene at the 237-bed downtown shelter, operated by the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, local homeless advocates and community ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threw his political weight behind legislation forcing cities and counties to ban public camping, an approach that runs counter to how most states combat homelessness but
A fire at the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida’s men’s shelter will likely leave the facility uninhabitable for about 10 days, creating a temporary strain on the region’s available shelter beds. The Wednesday fire sparked up in the dorms of the Terry Avenue facility which houses about 237 men who are experiencing homelessness. The fire suppression system doused the flames but left ...