This year brought many successes to the Family Resources team that we are all thankful for. Our staff worked with children, teens, and entire families across Pinellas and Manatee counties to create stable living environments for everyone involved. Sometimes a parent just needed a safe place for their child to … Continue reading
2018 Review: Family Resources By the Numbers
by Lisa Davis, December 14, 2018St. Pete Light the Night Raises Awareness for Youth Homelessness
by Lisa Davis, December 7, 2018Thank you to all of our friends and supporters who came out last week for our annual Light the Night One Mile Walk as part of National Runaway Prevention Month. Youth homelessness is an issue that many of our organizers and donors are passionate about, and we wanted to use … Continue reading →
Out of the Shadows LGBTQ Youth Homeless Project
by Lisa Davis, March 21, 2017Tonight we are hosting Your Real Stories, a play that will chronicle the lives of homeless LGBT youth and the people working to make a difference. Happening at the Palladium at 7pm. For more information call 727-521-5212 or click on the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-shadows-tickets-31755105375?aff=efbnreg It is free but it is almost … Continue reading →
Homeless And Pregnant, And Now Thriving
by Amanda Dodge, May 14, 2015Each month, for seven and a half years and counting, mom and portraitist Keri Vaca makes time to photograph society’s most vulnerable women. Her clients are homeless and pregnant. Virtually all were born into poverty, and many have battled addiction or are survivors of domestic violence. But each sought support … Continue reading →
It’s time we rethink homelessness.
by Amanda Dodge, May 14, 2015Here and elsewhere, broad economic forces have meant the leading cause of homelessness is no longer addiction or mental health issues, but affordable housing. The fasting growing subgroup of homeless are homeless families. And a homeless person is just as likely to be a child as not. More than 2.5 … Continue reading →