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Dignity Village is set to close by 2020. While housing options are being provided for the homeless people who live there, some are expected to reject the help.
Read More »Downtown Businesses Leery Over Closing Of Dignity Village
100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2018
Corrine Brown began her prison sentence, Alachua County and Gainesville leaders squabbled over seemingly every issue large and small, and six weeks into the new year, the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland changed much about what was to unfold. It was a busy year in local and statewide Florida …
Read More »The Future Of Dignity Village, Gainesville’s Homeless Camp, Is In Doubt
Two years after a report called a walk through Dignity Village "devastating," city officials are still working toward closing it down.
Read More »Residents At Gainesville Homeless Shelter Ask For Crosswalk On 39th Avenue
City and county officials have tried for two years to make it so bus riders won’t have to cross the dangerous street.
Read More »Empowerment Center Oversight Advisory Board Meets To Discuss Grace Marketplace Improvements
The board, made up of city and county commissioners and a member of the Gainesville Housing Authority, met Monday to strategize ways to phase residents out of Dignity Village and transition Gainesville’s homeless into temporary and permanent supportive housing.
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Read More »County Affirms City’s Choice on Grace Marketplace Management
On Monday, the Alachua County Commission unanimously affirmed the Gainesville City Commission's decision of ranking the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry as the top vendor to enter negotiation talks.
Read More »Meet The Veterinarian Who Visits Dignity Village Once A Month To Help Pets
A local veterinarian makes a trip to the Dignity Village homeless encampment in Gainesville on the third Sunday of every month.
Read More »North Central Florida Embarks On Annual Homelessness Survey
Volunteers are trying to assess the number of homeless people in five North Central Florida counties and figure out the needs of the homeless community.
Read More »Dignity Village Residents Seek An Answer To This Dangerous Intersection
The intersection of Northeast 39th Avenue and Northeast 28th Drive has been the scene of two accidents where pedestrians have been hit by cars.
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