Lillian Hernández Caraballo
ReporterLillian (Lilly) Hernández Caraballo is a bilingual, multimedia journalist covering housing and homelessness for Central Florida Public Media, as a Report for America corps member. Before joining public radio, she was an editor for the weekly newspaper Hometown News, and an associate producer at Spectrum News 13 in a top 20 TV market. Hernández Caraballo graduated from University of Central Florida in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, a minor in writing and rhetoric, and a certification in Hispanic media. While at UCF, she served as editor-in-chief of NSM Today, the student news outlet, and interned with several organizations, including the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, WKMG News 6, and WUCF 89.9. She also hosted, managed, and web produced the award-winning project WUCF's “The Road to Freedom Avenue: The Legacy of Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore.” Her role in that project was instrumental in earning the organization a National Edward R. Murrow Award in 2022 for Excellence in Digital Reporting, among other accolades. Her passions include reporting on issues of climate, social, and economic justice, as well as government and politics.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether public sleeping due to lack of shelter can be punishable by law, and advocates for people without homes rallied outside the federal courthouse in downtown Orlando demanding housing-first policies. -
Proposing a housing-first model, a new Agency for Healthcare Administration housing assistance pilot program combines healthcare and homeless services in Central Florida to secure housing for qualifying Medicaid recipients. -
Bettina Grzeskowiak founded Embrace of Celebration, a nonprofit that reaches thousands of families living through Central Florida's housing crisis. -
The ordinance has been technically in effect since February, when it was adopted as an emergency measure driven by excessive flooding in that area. -
The neighborhood’s HOAs submitted reports showing that the area’s stormwater system is not functioning as designed, causing severe floods. -
State, county, and city leaders joined nonprofit and private organizations to come up with tangible solutions to affordable housing needs and strategize an action plan. -
Nearly 150 men have been able to move back into two of the three damaged dorms. The organization’s commercial kitchen will take at least another four weeks. -
Critics said they’re worried about traffic, schools, and transportation. Supporters said the area has an urgent need for affordable and attainable housing. -
Orange County will discuss Disney’s plans for an 80-acre, 1,400-unit affordable housing development project, weighing in mixed reactions from critics and supporters. -
Over 30 congregations came together outside a church in Port Orange to demand fair housing policies from Volusia County and Daytona Beach leaders. -
The Florida Senate and House passed legislation that will amend Florida’s landmark law, affecting future affordable housing developments. -
Leaders on local, state, and federal levels have been passing regulations against homelessness, and advocates have been pushing back.
