Jacksonville appoints special committee to help homelessness, affordable housing
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The city of Jacksonville is trying to find more housing and local groups are trying to help and state lawmakers are trying to find solutions too. RELATED:…
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Volunteers take to the streets to conduct count of people experiencing homelessness in Duval County
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Volunteers took to the streets Thursday to conduct an annual count of people experiencing homelessness in Duval County. This effort serves as a snapshot of that community…
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Local teen gives out coats, warm items to people experiencing homelessness
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Coats and other warm items donated through 15-year-old Hannah Hall’s nonprofit were given to people experiencing homelessness in Jacksonville. The event came at a perfect time with…
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Advocates honor lives of those experiencing homelessness who died in 2023
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Changing Homelessness and the City Rescue Mission will remember the lives of those experiencing homelessness who died in 2023 at a special annual memorial service on Thursday….
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City council passes Mayor Deegan’s $14M Task Force Bill to support homelessness, housing & youth programs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville City Council voted Tuesday to pass Mayor Donna Deegan’s Task Force Bill with 13 of 17 council members showing support of the bill. The bill…
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City Council considers more than $14M for programs to address homelessness, prevent evictions
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – About 2,000 people in the Jacksonville area are without a home and more than 15,000 people were evicted from their homes in Duval County last year. That’s…
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Jacksonville special committee holds meeting on homelessness and affordable housing
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Click the arrow above to watch live. The Jacksonville City Council’s Special Committee on Homelessness and Affordable Housing was announced by City Council President Ron Salem in…
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How Cardboard City teaches people about homelessness
Dozens of people are spending the night on the lawn in tents or cardboard boxes Friday night at Lakewood Church in Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Family Promise of Jacksonville is…
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Deegan wants to put $25 million into addressing issues like homelessness, mental health and closed city pools
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Millions of dollars could be going back into the Jacksonville community and into other programs to address critical issues. For several months as Mayor Donna Deegan was…
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How is homelessness in Jacksonville being solved?
Barton provides shoes to homeless people in Jacksonville by organizing a shoe drive, Sole-to-Soul. She also runs a non-profit called The Village of Hope and Healing. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It…
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