It felt as if many years had passed since a group of Brandon churches and faith organizations began talking about opening a soup kitchen for the homeless in the area, said Vince Ferraro, president of the Greater Brandon Ecumenical Ministries. ...more

September 3, 2008

Issues Still Remain Labor Day is a day to honor the working men and women of America. Nowadays, the poverty levels in urban areas are scandalous. Many wage-earners cannot find work, and even if they do, incomes are too low to support their families. Inflationary realities across the board have become incredible: gas and energy costs, housing, insurance, taxes, medical and dental care, food, etc. The deterioration of their circumstances has resulted in foreclosures, bankruptcies, more homeless people, ad infinitum. ...more

September 1, 2008

After a public hearing for citizen comment, the Sebring City Council will consider Thursday the final rate resolution to implement a fire assessment. ...more

August 26, 2008

I oppose the fire tax assessment bill. I've run the New Testament Church and Mission for 32 years. In those years I have only needed to call the fire department once, which was found to be arson. ...more

August 21, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG A year after the city banned panhandlers from downtown, City Councilman Herb Polson is wondering if they haven't moved west to the Tyrone Mall area. ...more

August 5, 2008

When Barbara Terry fell behind on her mortgage payments earlier this year, she did the previously unthinkable. Through a local housing organization, she and her daughter, Imani, 9, rented part of their single-family house to a stranger. ...more

August 3, 2008

Police have identified a man they say was beaten unconscious by homeless people Tuesday night after he attacked two of them as they waited for free food outside city hall. ...more

July 31, 2008

A group of homeless people waiting in line for food outside city hall Tuesday night beat unconscious a man who had attacked two of their group for no apparent reason, St. Petersburg police said. The man was incoherent and could not be identified, St. Petersburg police spokesman George Kajtsa said. ...more

July 30, 2008

TAMPA - The medical examiner is performing an autopsy on a homeless man whose body was found Wednesday at North Nebraska Avenue and East Juneau Street, Tampa police said. ...more

July 10, 2008

Next week, a group of Pasco government, business and nonprofit leaders are slated to meet, at the invitation of state Sen. Mike Fasano. The New Port Richey Republican wants to talk about the homeless problem in the county. According to Fasano, the county could get its hands on $1 million in grant money - $850,000 from the federal government and $150,000 from that state - if it had a plan for combating homelessness. ...more

June 18, 2008