More than 100 East Lake Park residents attended the first community meeting Tuesday to get information on a Catholic Charities proposal to establish a tent city for the homeless near the neighborhood. ...more

February 11, 2009

It is John Purcell's mission to keep the Salvation Army Family Store looking as tidy as its palm tree-lined landscaping. ...more

February 7, 2009

It is John Purcell's mission to keep the Salvation Army Family Store looking as tidy as its palm tree-lined landscaping. ...more

February 7, 2009

On Monday, five two-person teams of volunteers fanned out across the county, helping the Highlands County Coalition for the Homeless conduct its annual, weeklong survey of homeless people in the county. ...more

January 27, 2009

Hernando's homeless are out there. To count them, however, takes real work. So volunteers will fan out to all parts of the county this Saturday to get at least a rough estimate of those living in the woods, behind shopping centers or in their cars. ...more

January 23, 2009

Norma Vazquez of New Port Richey says Pasco Code Enforcement is wrong to cite the Elisha Ministries homeless shelter. ...more

January 3, 2009

Elisha Ministries officials were given a 30-day extension on zoning violations at the Kamp Elisha site at 7919 Rhodes Road, just off U.S. 19 about midway between Hudson and New York avenues. ...more

December 31, 2008

The balloons rose as dusk fell and Venus grew visible in the darkening sky. ...more

December 24, 2008

A bell echoed through St. Timothy Lutheran Church on Sunday, its high-pitched chimes accompanying a reading of the names of local homeless people who died this year. ...more

December 22, 2008

Students at Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School will soon begin a yearlong health and fitness program with the goal of having some participate in the 2010 Gasparilla Marathon. ...more

December 22, 2008