City of Miami officials want more county help to tackle homeless issue
The plan to put tiny homes for the homeless on Virginia Key may soon be on hold.
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The plan to put tiny homes for the homeless on Virginia Key may soon be on hold.
The plan to put tiny homes for the homeless on Virginia Key may soon be on hold.
It's where the temporary homes will be constructed that is causing the issue.
The plan was initially rejected but was brought back up and passed after a commissioner flipped their vote
The plan was initially rejected but was brought back up and passed after a commissioner flipped their vote.
Ja'Marcus Bartley, who works at Broward Health North, is on a career path he never ever thought of while struggling with homelessness.
Few communities have faced a more difficult time during the pandemic than the homeless.
City of Miami commissioners passed a resolution that makes homeless encampments illegal.
City of Miami commissioners are set to vote on an ordinance that would make homeless encampments illegal.
A South Florida nonprofit that operates successful programs which get the homeless off the streets and into gainful employment, is facing a budget crisis.
A number of sheltered homeless senior citizens from Camillus House received their second COVID-19 vaccine shot on Friday.
Broward County has declared a one-day cold weather emergency for Tuesday as the National Weather Service predicts low temperatures overnight, including wind chill, to dip down to the upper 30's to low 40's.
Fewer tourists in South Florida due to the pandemic means less revenue from the county's food and beverage tax. That's prompting growing concerns within the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.
Greg Young had some difficult years living on and off the streets in South Florida until he got his life on track.
A group of about two dozen homeless people and community activists came together Monday to speak out against the City of Fort Lauderdale.
The coronavirus crisis is taking the resources of those helping South Florida's homeless population. On top of that, social distancing is adding another layer of complexity.
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade confirmed its first case of COVID-19 among Miami-Dade's homeless sheltered population.
Broward County has declared a two-day cold weather emergency for Friday and Saturday.
Get ready to bundle up. Chilly temperatures are streaming into South Florida leading Broward County to declare a Cold Weather Emergency.
The Florida House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee voted unanimously to approve a bill that would change the legal definition of homelessness.
South Florida has lost a champion for the homeless and less fortunate.
For the first time in a long time, the homeless encampment in Fort Lauderdale next to the downtown county library is gone.
Another cold night and morning is expected in South Florida Thursday prompting another cold weather emergency across the area.
Giving back to the community is something that anyone can appreciate, but that is especially true of someone who has lived homeless.
Johnny Bobbitt received worldwide praise after he gave a stranded motorist in Philadelphia his last $20 so she could get gas last year.
