It’s been one of the deadliest years for the homeless in Miami-Dade County in recent memory. In 2022, 216 homeless people died on the streets of our community, one of the largest figures on record since Homeless Persons Memorial Day was created in 2000. Homeless advocates recently gathered to honor the memory of those lostContinue reading “Dying homeless on the streets”
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Homelessness in Florida becoming middle-class problem
The pictures of a booming Florida are hard to miss. The state’s population growth over the past 10 years leads the nation, construction has become as much a part of the state’s landscape as its coastline and, according to the governor’s office, the economy here is thriving. So, perhaps it’s all a bit befuddling whyContinue reading “Homelessness in Florida becoming middle-class problem”