Tarpon Springs faces an interesting quandary of caring, when it comes to helping the homeless. Over the years, several kindhearted and caring angels have gotten together to provide many basic services for the homeless. In Tarpon, a homeless person can find free hot meals every day of the week, clothing, a food pantry, day shelter to shower and receive mail and health care. When the weather turns cold there is a cold night shelter. The phrase "build it and they will come" has never been truer. ...more

October 24, 2009

Tiffany Porter's large pink sign gleamed in the hot sun. "Help the homeless" was its message, and it was read by thousands of motorists at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and State Road 54 during rush hour Tuesday evening. ...more

April 1, 2009

Tiffany Porter's large, pink sign gleamed in the hot sun. "Help The Homeless" was its message, and it was read by thousands of motorists at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and State Road 54 during rush hour this evening. Porter was one of about 40 people who held similar signs – some said, "How Can You Help? E-mail the governor" – along one of the most congested stretches of Pasco County's busiest east-west thoroughfare. "We just want to bring awareness to the homeless population," said Porter, 25, of Wesley Chapel. "The cops are telling them they have to leave their campsites or they'll be arrested. "But, even if they move, they're still homeless. There needs to be a [better] plan." Porter, an administrative assistant at Victorious Life Church, said campsites recently were broken up behind a nearby drug store and auto dealership. ...more

March 31, 2009

It may be too early to know how the economy has affected the local homeless population, but organizers of Thursday's countywide homeless census expect an increase. ...more

February 27, 2009

About 180 volunteers are searching behind Wal-Marts, staking out labor pools, circling bus stations and scouring city streets today to count homeless people. ...more

February 26, 2009

With the recent chilly weather, advocates for the poor want to make sure homeless people in the Brandon area aren't left out in the cold. ...more

February 18, 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

It felt as if many years had passed since a group of Brandon churches and faith organizations began talking about opening a soup kitchen for the homeless in the area, said Vince Ferraro, president of the Greater Brandon Ecumenical Ministries. ...more

September 3, 2008

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'" (Matthew 25:40) ...more

July 9, 2008

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'" (Matthew 25:40) ...more

July 9, 2008