Tag Archives: homeless

A local non-profit organization is helping veterans transition into their futures by echoing their selfless service done in the past.

A local shelter offers a place to stay for homeless veterans and veterans overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction.

Seth Hansford, a installation technician, moves a dryer at Grace Marketplace. Grace Marketplace, a “one-stop” shelter for the homeless in Gainesville, Fla. received six washers, six dryers and one large commercial washer, on Thursday, Nov. 6. A local homeless shelter will soon be offering a new laundry program to its …

Some of Gainesville's homeless express indifference about voting while others cannot vote at all.

An area dubbed Tent City in Gainesville housed homeless people for years, but their eviction left the area littered with remnants from the former occupants. The property is now seeking help for a much needed clean-up.

The shelter accommodates unusually high numbers on harsh, cold nights this season.

Expecting a weekend cold snap, Gainesville homeless shelters like St. Francis House and Grace Marketplace are asking for donations to prepare for a surge of homeless people looking to stay warm.

Gainesville's homeless prepare for the cold, and local shelters are ready to provide additional help.

In Florida, 17.9 percent of homeless adults are raising children.

A resident of local homeless shelter Grace Marketplace diagnosed with scabies is causing concern about disease transmission and control. Grace Marketplace are concerned about a potential outbreak of an airborne disease.