Homelessness

The project will repurpose two Greyhound-style buses as shelters, providing nearly 40 overnight beds for the unhoused in the Downtown Orlando area.

August Bucki, who was wheelchair-bound, died in Pensacola died outside a homeless outreach facility. It came days after sheriff’s deputies assisted in clearing a nearby encampment.

The Homeless Voice, based in Hollywood, serves three main purposes: educating the public about homelessness and poverty, providing temporary employment for those without jobs, and raising additional shelter funds.

Two double-decker buses would be fitted for about 20 pods each. The units will include overnight security, surveillance, clean linens, privacy curtains and storage space, as well as a place for pets and bathrooms.

Emergency housing for 426 Lakeland families displaced by Hurricane Milton will end on April 9.

They'll open Thursday as temperatures in the area are expected to drop into the low to mid-40s early Friday, with cool conditions expected into the weekend.

These are some of the details from the annual Point-in-Time Count of those experiencing homelessness. About 280 volunteers walked St. Petersburg's streets to gather the information.

Experts say the fear of arrest may cause unhoused people to refrain from giving out the information necessary to collect an accurate count.

Tampa Hope is the first homeless facility to receive an OnMed CareStation, an 8-by-11-foot pod quipped with thermal imaging, medical devices to take vitals and a camera to speak with teleheath providers.

About 40 housing providers set up shop at the Coliseum in downtown St. Petersburg to attend the hurricane recovery rental housing fair. The city partnered with the Bay Area Apartment Association to host the public event on Jan. 22.

Hillsborough County's homeless and community services director said that's putting a strain on volunteers who are coming back every night while managing their own lives.

Dozens of families are uncertain where they will sleep tonight after fire marshal shutters Imperial Swan Hotel & Suites in Lakeland.