Jonas Richards became homeless several years ago after losing his job as a truck driver. Despite suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, seeing a
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Fort Lauderdale expands homeless outreach with new case managers
The City of Fort Lauderdale is expanding its homeless outreach efforts by expanding its outreach team. Fort Lauderdale police officer Brian Blount is on the
New Florida law aims to help foster youth, but advocates say it’s not enough
A new Florida law that went into effect this month is designed to support teens aging out of the foster care system, but advocates in
Miami Beach moves forward with plan to replace Bikini Hostel shelter with high-rise, park
A Miami Beach hostel currently serving as a shelter for more than 100 unhoused people could be demolished by the fall, after city commissioners advanced
“Sons of Thunder” helps young men rise above homelessness and hardship
In a small room filled with determination and hope, a group of young men speak in unison: “I am the creator of my life.” For
Arrest made in Downtown Miami homeless attack that killed two
MIAMI – An arrest has been made in the unprovoked attacks on the homeless in Downtown Miami that left two dead. Brenton Clarke, 36, has
2 killed, 2 injured in unprovoked attack on homeless in Miami
MIAMI – Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said he is alarmed by attacks on four homeless people in his city on Thursday morning. Two of
South Florida homeless community worried about mid-week cold snap
MIAMI – Some of the coldest air of the season will arrive mid-week in South Florida, and those experiencing homelessness are bracing for the plunge
Pregnant Miami-Dade woman with 2 jobs no longer living in her car
MIAMI – A pregnant 20-year-woman working two jobs is no longer living in her car. In October, CBS News Miami told Adanay Galvez’s futile ordeal of
As temperatures drop, “kindness ambulance” helps South Florida’s less fortunate
FORT LAUDERDALE – It may look like a typical ambulance, but there are no paramedics inside. Instead, the vehicle serves as a lifeline for South Florida’s