Showing posts with label Tampa Bay Homeless. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tampa Bay Homeless. Show all posts

Monday, August 18, 2025

As Trump Wages War on the Homeless, His Budget Will Kill a Policy That Helped Them Find Housing

The National Alliance to End Homelessness estimates that the proposal could increase the number of homeless people in the US by 36%. more

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Trump Pushes Policies That 'Treat Homelessness and Mental Illness as a Crime'

"Homelessness is a policy failure," said one ACLU leader. "Weaponizing federal funding to fuel cruel and ineffective approaches to homelessness won't solve this crisis." more

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Tampa’s tiny homes for the homeless welcome first residents


Tampa’s “Hope Cottages” are now open and welcoming those experiencing homelessness. The 64-square-foot cottages provide a bed, air conditioning and heating system, smoke detector, fire extinguisher, power outlets, shelving, windows and storage space.....Read More

Saturday, January 20, 2024

In Memoriam Wall in downtown Tampa remembers every homeless death in 2023


Paint pen in hand, Josefina Sanders etched name after name on a downtown Tampa wall Thursday morning.

"This is one of my favorite projects," she said.

That's because every name she writes is a chance to honor a life lost. A life that society sometimes tends to overlook.


Friday, December 1, 2023

Camp Street Lights Sheds Light on Youth Homelessness


An estimated 4,265 Hillsborough County students are experiencing homelessness - living in cars, hotels or motels, shelters, or sharing homes with others. While there are programs in place to help address these heartbreaking scenarios, there is much more work to be done. This need prompted Hillsborough County Children's Services to host the County's first-ever overnight sleep-out to bring awareness to this important issue.....Read More

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Hillsborough County awarded 4.6 million in federal funds to address youth homelessness

Photo by Thomas Hawk licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Hillsborough County received an award of 4.6 million dollars towards ending youth homelessness. The federal funding was announced in Tampa on Wednesday. The funds were given to the Tampa/Hillsborough County Continuum of Care, or CoC.....MORE

Thursday, August 10, 2023

HOPE Cottages closer to helping house the vulnerable


The HOPE cottages in Tampa are one step closer to becoming another temporary housing option for those in need.....MORE

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Miami debates bill to outlaw homeless people refusing shelter

Many cities across the U.S. have made it illegal to live and sleep outside on public property. Now, Miami wants to take that policy further, with a new proposal that makes it illegal to refuse help. more