November is national youth homelessness awareness month!
Scripts shared in June 2023 that abc Action News reported that …
the rising inflation and costs contribute to families and teachers struggling financially attributing to 1 in 4 children going hungry in Polk County.
Florida, one of four states making up greater than 5% of…
the total American homeless population increased to nearly 5,000 in 2023 which was higher than the prior year as reported by Tampa Fox 13 News January 8, 2024.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development reported…
that 111,620 children under the age of 18 slept on the streets, in vehicles, parks, or temporary housing programs with Florida rating as one of the states with the largest increase for 2022-2023.
Legislation is suggesting that unhoused persons should not be able to sleep on sidewalks, in parks, or public places…
Does being homeless dismiss your constitutional rights? This should not be so in America. Sleeping outside and in unsheltered environments is traumatic in itself. Is it possible that this could create a worse crisis? If these individuals are not seen, they may not be identified as being in need of critical life sustaining services. Should an individual’s circumstances make them possible candidates for being a subject of potential criminal prosecution. It may make them vulnerable targets for becoming a victim of worse crimes.