Read these 2 articles about the nuisance that the Salvation Army is causing to a neighborhood because of their disrespectful clients. The second article highlights their promises that the Salvation Army has made to fix the issues and their new tough love policy for not helping the chronic homeless that just want handouts and have no desire to become productive members of society. These also highlight some other issues. Article 1 Article 2 Links to articles about Pinellas Hope NPR article about homeless wanting to remain in tents and not have to live in a structured program Man slain because he reached out to a Homeless man who killed him for his ATM card to buy drugs East Lake Park Speaks to the St Pete Times ELP Residents talk to Bay News 9 Grant for "motel style" housing at Pinellas Hope What Tampa and Pinellas have to offer homeless Tents are not heated in the winter Sacred Heart Church doesn't want Homeless on their Front Steps Either | Quotes from these articles Pinellas Hope "is not going to solve the problem, but we are doing something, though." - Frank Murphy, Catholic Charities President "And the security and fences here will cut down on the violence and crack heads you see on the street." - Matthew Luther, homeless man in tent city fresh out of jail "What happens when they are kicked out? Guess where they are going to go. Into the neighborhood." - Joanne O'Brien, ELP Resident Refering to putting a tent city in Hillsborough County... "All that's going to do is turn the local community and the community at large of Hillsborough County against the homeless. It hurts our cause. It doesn't help us." - Rev. Cory Crocker of Covenant House "What we're trying to do is build a system that allows us to move people off the street and quickly figure out if they have desire to be independent," he said. About half of those who come are unable to overcome their problems and end up back on the street." - Frank Murphy, president of Catholic Charities |
