"When my mama go, that's been the hardest thing my whole life," he shared tearfully. A decade ago, Griffin lost both his mother and wife in the same year, a tragedy that led him to homelessness. "It's rough," Griffin said, explaining why he prefers the streets over shelters. ...
The multimillion demand comes after the Miami Beach City Commission voted to remove ahomeless-funding taxfrom the November ballot. CBS News Miami spoke to those in the middle of the fight between the city and county. Darren Gordon has been in and out of homeless shelters fo...
Push to Sweep Homeless into Shelters in Miami Ignites DebateMcGrory, Kathleen
I would love to see more drug rehabilitation programs for those who suffer from mental illness and substance abuse. In addition, I would like to see more homeless shelters being built instead of police arresting the houseless people who are sleeping on the streets! Current Resident 30 days ago...
For more information, visit HUD’s LGBT page, which has a fact sheet, flyers and a webinar. Also see this 2/23/2015 HUD memo offering guidance on sexual orientation and gender identity in FHA-insured mortgages as well as on appropriate placement for transgender persons in homeless shelters. ...
while locals face higher cost of living and rent increasing by 40-50%. At the same time, we have never witnessed so many evictions and locals losing their home; forced to go live elsewhere where they cannot bring their pets.Tragically many are left behind in the streets when shelters are ...
Camillus House has had a presence in Miami for over 50 years as one of its largest homeless shelters, even as the community surrounding it has increasingly gentrified and pushed for its relocation, which will finally happen in 2011. Started as a small endeavor by some Irish priests, the towe...
“involuntary, harmless acts’’ without first offering them an available bed in a shelter; this is known as the Pottinger agreement. In April 2013, the city of Miami sued in Federal court to make an exception for homeless sex offenders to the 15-year-long “Pottinger agreement. The police...
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People in vulnerable communities should know what to do, because the county has targeted those zip codes with digital ads at gas stations, grocery stores, bus shelters and billboards, Gilbert said. “Getting the word out is half the battle,” Hadi said. ...