This is not a good thing for me to know because i spent several yrs advocating for the homeless during the early 70's when i was a nurse at Bayfront.However, it is a good thing in that the tent city seems to offer assistance, of sorts. So my question is for how long and at what cost to the needy?
FEATURE-Florida tent city offers hope to homeless
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 17 (Reuters) - A Florida tent city for hundreds of homeless people lies at the end of a dead-end street, but residents say they have not given up hope of a better life despite the U.S. economic downturn.
The Pinellas Hope camp, 250 single-person tents in neat rows on land owned by the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg in a wooded area north of the city, has room for about 270 and has been filled to capacity since it opened two years ago.
"I could open the gates and have over 500 people," said Sheila Lopez, the chief operating officer for Catholic Charities at the St. Petersburg diocese.
The camp has a food hall, bathrooms and showers, a laundry room and a few computers for residents to look for jobs and prepare resumes.
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How could this happen?
This is not a good thing for me to know because i spent several yrs advocating for the homeless during the early 70's when i was a nurse at Bayfront.However, it is a good thing in that the tent city seems to offer assistance, of sorts. So my question is for how long and at what cost to the needy?
FEATURE-Florida tent city offers hope to homeless
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 17 (Reuters) - A Florida tent city for hundreds of homeless people lies at the end of a dead-end street, but residents say they have not given up hope of a better life despite the U.S. economic downturn.
The Pinellas Hope camp, 250 single-person tents in neat rows on land owned by the Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg in a wooded area north of the city, has room for about 270 and has been filled to capacity since it opened two years ago.
"I could open the gates and have over 500 people," said Sheila Lopez, the chief operating officer for Catholic Charities at the St. Petersburg diocese.
The camp has a food hall, bathrooms and showers, a laundry room and a few computers for residents to look for jobs and prepare resumes.
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