Fatal opioid overdoses spike in Central Florida, even after pandemic restrictions lifted
• Every day, one person dies in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties from a fatal opioid overdose.
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• Every day, one person dies in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties from a fatal opioid overdose.
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• Gov. Rick Scott was in Orlando Friday for a ceremonial bill signing that will help the homeless. It gives local governments funding to spend on rental assistance.
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• The CEO of the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness has resigned. Andrae Bailey will remain until the end of the year.
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• Florida Hospital will commit up to $6 million over three years to help reduce homelessness in Central Florida. The hospital says the decision makes moral – and financial – sense.
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• Homelessness nationally is declining but not in Florida. That’s the finding of a report out Monday by the Florida Housing Coalition and Florida Realtors Association. The report finds the state’s homeless population – at more than 47,000 – is the third-highest in the country. Andrae Bailey is chief executive officer of the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness. He says the report shows low income families are being left out of the recovery. “The recession hit everyone hard, but the recovery has not hit all sectors of our society equally. And so you’re seeing a great amount of lower income families who are struggling in ways they never struggled before.” The report shows homelessness in Florida remains close to what …
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