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The homeless in Osceola County will be helped Friday in getting identification. IDignity Osceola will see about 70 homeless residents, helping them get personal identification such as a driver’s license or social security card.
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Central Florida’s shelters are adding extra beds tonight to give relief to those in need of a warm place to sleep on what’s expected to be a colder-than-usual night.
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Non-profit hospitals in Central Florida enjoy tax breaks, but should they? And a pair of gun bills are sailing through the Florida House of Representatives, but could hit the wall in the Senate.
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Homeless people are no longer sleeping outside Volusia County’s main building in downtown Daytona Beach. City officials disbanded the camp of about 80 men and women shortly after finding them emergency shelter.
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Some 200 volunteers are fanning out across Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties Wednesday, getting a sense of the scope of the region’s homeless population. They’re combing the streets, woods and shelters taking a one-day snapshot of the homeless population.
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has been sworn in for his fourth full term, and he is now on his way to becoming the city’s longest-serving mayor.
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The Central Florida Commission on Homelessness reports that it has essentially ended veteran homelessness in the Orlando metro area. That fulfills a pledge city leaders made last year.
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Members of the homeless community, advocates and politicians gathered Tuesday to remember those who died on the streets of Orlando.
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Community leaders across central Florida are working to find a long term solution to end homelessness. One piece of the puzzle is how to handle a homeless person who keeps showing up in court, racking up fines along the way.
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A new report finds 1 in 17 children face homelessness in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.