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Attorney A. Wellington Bartow notified the city that he will sue over the city’s response to a new state homeless…
December 10, 2024
Jacksonville tries many routes to comply with homeless law
Fifty-two people have been arrested and others bussed home to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public.…
November 12, 2024
Jacksonville seeks more beds to comply with homeless law
Jacksonville is seeking to add bed space at homeless shelters for people who are no longer allowed to sleep on…
October 15, 2024
25 homeless people will get a path into housing under Jacksonville program
A pilot program between Ability Housing and the city of Jacksonville will help homeless people get off the streets and…
October 1, 2024
Firefighters aid homeless as anti-camping law takes effect
A new Florida law bars local governments from allowing homeless people to sleep or camp in public.…
July 22, 2024
Jacksonville unveils 12-point plan to battle homelessness
The city’s plan attacks homelessness on multiple fronts and carries out a new state law that bans camping on public…
July 22, 2024
Florida has $18.9 million to spend on homeless students
States have until Sept. 30 to use money distributed through the American Rescue Plan.…
May 22, 2024
Panhandling law remains in effect — at least for now
A federal judge decided against a preliminary injunction that would have temporarily halted Jacksonville’s panhandling ban.…
May 20, 2024
Court considers Jacksonville’s panhandling ban
The publisher of a newspaper benefiting the homeless says the law violates free speech rights.…
March 8, 2024
Homeless population soars in parts of Northeast Florida
The number of unsheltered people in Duval, Clay and Nassau counties increased by 43% this year, according to Changing Homelessness.…
December 20, 2023
Mayo pledges $5 million toward Sulzbacher campus
Mayo Clinic Florida will provide medical services in Northwest Jacksonville, an area in desperate need of health care.…