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A new Gainesville homeless shelter is requesting other local services to stop catering to the homeless in the downtown area.
Read More »Former Prison To Turn Into Homeless Shelter, Expand Nature Center
Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet approved Tuesday a proposal to buy former Gainesville Correctional Institution for nearly $1.4 million. The prison will be converted into a homeless shelter and the Morningside Nature Center will be expanded.
Read More »A Tour of Gainesville’s Prison-Turned-Homeless Shelter
This prison is in the backyard of a small correctional institute. This is where the city of Gainesville's Commissioners plan to turn a shambled former prison into a functioning homeless community.
Read More »Little progress in plan to convert former prison to homeless shelter
The city of Gainesville is in the process of purchasing the former Gainesville Correctional Institution to convert it into a homeless shelter. The city plans to begin offering services to those in need by fall.
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