LAKELAND, Fla. — Imagine not knowing where your next meal will come from or where you’ll stay the night. That’s the reality many people that are homeless face. In…
Read more Lakeland nonprofit says it needs support to continue helping homelessLAKELAND, Fla. — Talbot House Ministries may soon need to find a new location for its proposed homeless shelter and social services campus. What You Need To Know Lakeland’s…
Read more Planning board blocks Talbot House plan to relocateST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s a harsh reality, but several people in the Tampa Bay community are spending their night on the street. Nearly 2,000 people are experiencing…
Read more Pinellas teens sleep outside to learn about homelessnessST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Pinellas County judge on Tuesday dismissed the motion for a third-party group to join a homeless lawsuit against the city of St. Petersburg.…
Read more Judge makes ruling in homeless lawsuit against St. PeteCHARLOTTE, N.C. — A new psychiatry program launched in Mecklenburg County called Wellness Without Walls. It’s led by the United Way of Greater Charlotte and its Home for…
Read more New program aims to get mental health care to the homelessST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After providing a holiday tent assistance program in Tampa more than 40 years, Metropolitan Ministries is expanding its outreach and opening a tent in Pinellas…
Read more Metropolitan Ministries expanding; opening holiday tent in Pinellas CountyGREENSBORO, N.C. — For many veterans, the transition home is not easy, and some even find themselves without a place to live. In Greensboro, Army veteran Diane Dunn is…
Read more Greensboro veteran who was homeless now helps veterans overcome homelessnessNEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — It has been a growing issue throughout the country and one that hits close to Tampa Bay. What You Need To Know Pasco County…
Read more Pasco County hosting series of town hall meetings on homelessnessST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The city of St. Petersburg has responded to the public sleeping lawsuit filed by downtown restaurant owner Ronicca Whaley by asking a judge to dismiss…
Read more St. Pete motions to dismiss public sleeping suit filed by restaurant ownerST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg family, whose house was flooded twice last year when the sewer system in their Disston Heights neighborhood backed up and overflowed from…
Read more St. Pete family displaced by sewage flooding face homelessnessPASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The Metro BrigAIDe program is a part of Metropolitan Ministries. They travel around Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties looking for those experiencing homelessness so they…
Read more Metro BrigAIDe back up and running after AmeriCorps cutsTAMPA, Fla. — New federal budget cuts to AmeriCorps are affecting programs in the Tampa Bay region. What You Need To Know AmeriCorps roles at Metropolitan Ministries have been eliminated…
Read more ‘It was a gut punch’: Federal cuts hit Metropolitan Ministries homeless programNEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Saturday morning New Life Community Gospel Church welcomed residents to the first LGBTQ+ friendly food pantry in the area. It’s a partnership with Messengers…
Read more Pasco nonprofit partners with church for LGBTQ+ friendly food pantryCLEARWATER, Fla. — The Homeless Empowerment Program is helping its families stock up for a new school year. What You Need To Know The Homeless Empowerment Program’s Back…
Read more Homeless Empowerment Program helps families stock up for new school yearNEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Dangerously hot and humid conditions pose life-threatening and deadly risks in Florida, especially for people experiencing homelessness, one of our most vulnerable populations.…
Read more Cooling kits bring relief to Pasco’s homeless in extreme heatWINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Talbot House Ministries in Lakeland is hoping to bring relief to homeless families by expanding its services into Winter Haven. What You Need To…
Read more Talbot House Ministries expanding homeless services to Winter HavenLAKELAND, Fla. — According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, youth who age out of foster care often lose the support and stability provided by…
Read more Housing agencies look to help youth aging out of foster careMANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — More help is coming to take people off the streets in Manatee County. County officials are in the works of opening an emergency shelter.…
Read more Manatee County to start new emergency shelter to keep homeless off the streetWINTER HAVEN, Fla. — At the Bible Way Resource Center in Winter Haven, volunteers put together food boxes meant to feed a family. They make enough in a single…
Read more Winter Haven organizations rally to aid homeless after Salvation Army closureHUDSON, Fla. — The face of homelessness is constantly changing and some shelters are now seeing a growing senior population. A recent study by the U.S. Department of…
Read more Tampa Bay area shelters noticing rise in homeless seniors
