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Florida lawmakers advance homelessness bills after cutting program funds

By Ashley Lopez | 02.07.12 | 5:15 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Even though the Florida House just eliminated some state funds for homeless coalitions in its budget proposal, lawmakers in the state House and Senate passed bills in committee Tuesday that would help the growing number of Floridians that are homeless. More…

Florida House budget removes $2M in grants for homeless coalitions

By Ashley Lopez | 02.07.12 | 3:26 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Last December, the National Center on Family Homelessness gave Florida a failing grade on homelessness for not having a “state 10-year plan that includes children and families.” The Florida Legislature has responded by cutting state grants to local homeless-support groups. More…

Report: Florida ranked among 10 worst states for child homelessness

By Ashley Lopez | 12.13.11 | 4:33 pm | More from The Florida Independent

According to a report released today by the National Center on Family Homelessness, Florida has one of the worst rates of child homelessness in the country. More…

Florida legislators announce bipartisan effort to combat homelessness

By Ashley Lopez | 12.02.11 | 4:20 pm | More from The Florida Independent

State legislators have launched a bipartisan effort to combat Florida’s homelessness crisis, which garnered national attention this past weekend. More…

A press release from state Rep. Betty Reed, D-Tampa, and Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico, announces the the two legislators “have filed legislation for the 2012 Florida legislative session that seeks to raise awareness

VIDEO: Florida’s homeless children rate reaches epidemic proportions

By Ashley Lopez | 11.29.11 | 10:07 am | More from The Florida Independent

60 Minutes aired a program this weekend shedding light on one of the little-discussed but heartbreaking aspects of the country’s persistent economic woes: an epidemic of homeless schoolchildren. The subject of the program was Seminole County, Fla., a county with 1,100 homeless students. More …