Homelessness

More than 1,500 renters were evicted in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in March. That’s a 26 percent jump compared to January of 2020, according to data from the Eviction Lab.

Local agencies in the greater Tampa Bay region are set to receive more than $19 million in annual grant funding to address chronic homelessness in their communities.

The annual Point-In-Time count, which is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, provides a snapshot of homelessness in the community.

Outreach workers are talking with the campers about options to perhaps move into transitional housing elsewhere. Some nearby business owners say it's time for them to move on.

A new app and phone number are the "gateway to all housing and services for persons who are experiencing homelessness."

Counties are opening emergency shelters as forecasters project temperatures to drop near or below freezing over the holiday weekend.

The Florida Housing Coalition documented the progress and challenges to creating more affordable housing in Florida in its annual report.

They spend their days panhandling at a highway exit and return to their tent at night. It's where they experienced Nicole and Ian. “The first one wasn’t nothing; we slept through it. But that second one. … it was scary.”

The first round of federal assistance was announced Oct. 24 to provide outreach, emergency shelter, rapid rehousing and other assistance. However, Collier and Lee counties have yet to specify plans for their shares.

Dawning Family Services is receiving more calls from homeless families in Tampa. In March, Chemetria Munn was among them.

Residents at a tent shelter get health care they often struggle to access elsewhere. Students learn to adapt treatment when the ideal solution isn't feasible.

Residents living in tents at Tampa Hope don’t just get shelter. They get services like health care, job training and education to set them up for success outside the community.