LAND O' LAKES - There are at least 4,500 homeless people in Pasco County on any given day. ...more

November 8, 2009

Re: "Sick of Obama opposition" in the Oct. 29 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

November 5, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A Westchase youngster found a way to complete his Eagle Scout project while helping out the homeless in Tampa. ...more

October 28, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - A Westchase youngster found a way to complete his Eagle Scout project while helping out the homeless in Tampa. ...more

October 28, 2009

Homes for homeless I am amazed at how generous Hillsborough County is to the homeless who camp here. It makes me all warm and fuzzy to see a person pushing a stolen grocery cart, littering and jay-walking all over this town and not one police officer ever gives a single ticket. ...more

October 26, 2009

Tarpon Springs faces an interesting quandary of caring, when it comes to helping the homeless. Over the years, several kindhearted and caring angels have gotten together to provide many basic services for the homeless. In Tarpon, a homeless person can find free hot meals every day of the week, clothing, a food pantry, day shelter to shower and receive mail and health care. When the weather turns cold there is a cold night shelter. The phrase "build it and they will come" has never been truer. ...more

October 24, 2009

Panhandlers have been growing increasingly aggressive and menacing downtown and in other commercial areas of the city. ...more

October 24, 2009

About 30 people protested a tent city proposal for the homeless today in East Tampa, saying it would be inappropriate to let homeless live at the 12-acre site near Hillsborough Avenue and Harney Road. ...more

August 22, 2009

One hundred days. One hundred service opportunities. "This 100 Days plan has nothing to do with money," said Aaliyah Mitchell, assistant principal at Macfarlane Park Elementary School. "It's about giving time and giving your heart." ...more

April 1, 2009

Tiffany Porter's large pink sign gleamed in the hot sun. "Help the homeless" was its message, and it was read by thousands of motorists at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and State Road 54 during rush hour Tuesday evening. ...more

April 1, 2009