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The federally-mandated homeless census — called the Point in Time count — takes place around the country Wednesday.Jacksonville-based Changing…
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Veteran homelessness has dropped 80 percent in Jacksonville since 2009, that’s according to a new report from nonprofit Changing Homelessness.The group…
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St. Augustine city commissioners will take up the issue of homelessness and panhandling at their meeting Monday.The topics were added to the agenda after…
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First Coast ConnectMonday on First Coast Connect, we heard about the upcoming Cardboard City event with Mark Landschoot, executive director of Family Promise of Jacksonville…
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On this episode of Redux: A look at Mayor Lenny Curry’s proposed budget, the first since 2011 with some “wiggle room” to spend on infrastructure and other…
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Homeless people have better outcomes if they're first given a home and then support services like job help. That's the conclusion advocates are drawing…
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Jacksonville has been awarded $225,000 to help homeless veterans get jobs.Military Affairs and Veterans Department Director Bill Spann said the city has…
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First Coast ConnectWednesday on “First Coast Connect,” we spoke with Mission House Executive Director Lori Delgado Anderson about their mission and work they do to help the…
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On the 22nd of every month, members of the Jacksonville chapter of Veterans for Peace gather in Five Points to focus public attention on the suicide rate…
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A Jacksonville nonprofit is trying to move homeless people into a new apartment complex.Ability Housing is turning to an Internet crowdfunding campaign to…