Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Issue #938 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY May 7, 2024: ‘FLORIDA HOMELESS EXPERIMENT’ by ZUMA Partner newspaper The Tampa Bay Times photo-journalist’s Martha Asencio-Rhine and Dirk Shadd: ‘They’re here!’ she shouted, raising both arms. ‘Oh, they’re finally here!’, Janet Stringfellow is CEO of Florida’s Volunteers of America had long envisioned a place where people could move off the streets. As the US Supreme Court wrestles with whether people should be arresting for sleeping outside, and Florida considers setting up more tent cities, a new project in downtown St. Petersburg opened, offering 25 new apartments to homeless people to help them start over. In this social housing experiment, homeless people get an apartment and support. Everyone is hopeful, excited to help, but they’re also wondering: Will this work? Welcome to ‘FLORIDA HOMELESS EXPERIMENT’
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