Palm Beach County commissioners approved a $2.5 million contract with Gulfstream Goodwill Industries on Tuesday to provide an emergency shelter for homeless people.
IN A*TENT CIT* AT JOHNPRINCE PARK.
WPTV NEWS CHANNELFIVES SABIRAH RAYFORD SPOKE TOA COMMUNITY LEADER WHO SAYSNOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD WITHTHE PLAN.<< NAT: (CARS) JOHN PRINCEPARK IN LAKE WORTH IS CLOSEDTO VISITORS NAT: (CAR DRIVING)“I2013” ORANGE BARRICADES NOWLINE THE ENTRANCE.
HOWEVER,RESIDENTS OF THIS MAKESHIFT*TENT CIT* SAY THIS IS THEIRONLY OPTION FOR SHELTER.“EVERSINCE THIS PANDEMIC HAPPENED ALOT OF PEOPLE HERE LOST THEIRJOBS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HEREUSED TO MAKE $300 DOLLARS AWEEK OF COURSE IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY YOU CANBEDROOM APARTMENT WITH THAT”FRANCKY PIERRE PAUL IS ACONSISTENT FACE FOR THE PEOPLELIVING IN TENT CITY.
HEFOUNDER OF DIFFERENT SHADE OFLOVE.“ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DOWITH ALLEVIATING HOMELESSNESSWE PROVIDE THAT SERVICE”TUESDAY PAUL CAME TO THE PARKTO UPDATE THE ESTIMATED 140PEOPLE LIVING HERE ON THECOUNTYPLAN TO PROVIDE AN EMERGENCYSHELTER AT A FORMERCORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEAR THESOUTH FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS.“WEARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TOSOFTEN THE FACILITY MAKE IT ALITTLE MORE HUMANE, IF YOUWILL” TUESDAY MORNING COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS APPROVEDCONTRACT WITH GULFSTREAMGOODWILL INDUSTRIES TO OPERATETHE SHELTER.
ALLOWING THEM TOHIRE 9 FULL- TIME EMPLOYEES.THE COMMUNITY SERVICESDIRECTOR SAYS THE SHELTER WILLHAVE AROUND 125 BEDS AND WILLPROVIDE HOT MEALS, SHOWERS,LOCKERS AND SOCIAL SERVICES.COUNTY LEADERS STRESS THIS ISA TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO KEEPPEOPLE FROM LIVING IN THEPARKS.
STILL SOME ARE STILLSKEPTICAL.“A 3 MONTH MONTHPROGRAM IS NOT GOING TO WORK,ITTO MAKE THIS WORK OUR HOMELESSNEIGHBORS NEED TO UNDERSTANDHOW ITS BEING DONE, WHY ITBEING DONE AND THE BENEFITSFROM IT” SR WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5.
Palm Beach County commissioners approved a $2.5 million contract with Gulfstream Goodwill Industries on Tuesday to provide an..
