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Under the new measure in Florida that takes effect Tuesday, Oct. 1, police officers will be empowered to issue fines, make arrests and forcibly remove those found camping or congregating in public spaces.
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Fred Waitzkin, author of Searching for Bobby Fischer, has released a new book based on the story of his friend Ralph’s 20 years of homelessness in South Florida.
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Camillus House, a nonprofit that assists people needing housing and job training, celebrated the graduation of 23 students from their hospitality programs, marking the next step in their careers.
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More people have been booked into jail for illegal camping so far in 2024 than in the previous eight years combined, according to a ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊanalysis. Much of the increase is driven by a law passed late last year in Miami Beach, which let police make arrests of homeless residents who do not accept shelter. A statewide law is set to go into effect on Oct. 1.
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The American Rescue Plan set aside $800 million for initiatives to fight student homelessness. States have used a little over $416 million.
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The law takes effect on Oct. 1 and focuses on people who don't have housing. Martha Are, the CEO of the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, said a lack of housing is at the center of the issue.
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Residents say homeless individuals swarmed their historic neighborhood after city officials fenced off the park five months ago for construction — construction they say has not yet even started.
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Unhoused people across Florida will no longer be able to sleep on public property beginning in October. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law recently prohibiting the practice. Municipalities will have to enforce or face possible lawsuits.
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The Homeless Trust is poised to buy a hotel in Cutler Bay and convert it to housing for people who are ready to leave shelters and live independently — but residents are balking at the idea. The town's mayor and the Trust's chairman explained both sides of the issue on The South Florida Roundup.
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Hermanos de la Calle started out of Narciso Muñoz’s desire to show his eight children that following Jesus Christ means more than just attending weekly Mass. He and his wife, Malena Legarre, runs the nonprofit organization.
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The names of each of the homeless lives lost this year — 189 in Miami-Dade — were read aloud at a “Homeless Persons Memorial Day Service" in Miami. In Delray Beach, homeless advocated remembered 40 homeless people who died in Palm Beach County.
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Two former South Florida police officers turned themselves in to face felony charges over the beating of a homeless man who had been drinking outside a shopping center last month.