Concerns spike in unemployment could create more homeless

Many Palm Beach County residents are suffering after the sharp downturn in the economy this year, and some now have no place to live.

UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE FIRSTTIME.....LAST WEEK.

THAT'S DOWNSLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUSWEEK.STILL - MANY ARE STILLSUFFERING AND WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVESOME NOW HAVE NO PLACE TOLIVE.<< 0030“IT BOTHERS ME THEGOVERNMENT DIDNLOWER BOTTOM INCOME PEOPLE”FOR MICHAEL ALEXISÃHIS CARIS HIS HOMEÃHE HASNIN 3 MONTHSÃAND HE HASNRECEIVED ANY UNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITSÃDESPITE FILLING OUTAN APPLICATION.

157“THAT ISMY SHELTER YES THATHAVE” MICHAEL SAYS HISRESTAURANT JOB STOPPED WHENTHE SHUTDOWN STARTED ANDDESPITE THE REOPENINGÃHESAYS THERE IS NO WORKÃASUNEMPLOYMENT SPIKES AROUND THECOUNTRYÃTHOSE WHO WORK WITHHELPING THE HOMELESS SAY THETIMES ARE GETTING TOUGHER.

600"IN MONTH OF MARCH IS WHEN WESTARTED TO SEE THE SHARPINCREASE.MONA DUFFUS ISCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER WITH THELORDS PLACE IN WEST PALM BEACHWHERE THERE ARE SERVICES TOHELP THE HOMELESS AND THOSESTRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.SHE SAYS THE TREND SHESEEING IS NOT GOOD.

244“ESPECIALLY IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY WITH US BEING SOHOSPITALITY CENTERED IREALLY CONCERNED ABOUT APERMANENT RESTRICTION OF JOBSIN OUR AREA WHERE THEREGOING TO BE PERMANENT LOSS OFPOSITIONS OF PEOPLE WHO NEEDRETRAINING AND NEW SKILLS”MONA SAYS HER ORGANIZATIONDOES OFFER EMPLOYMENT SERVICESÃALONG WITH OTHER THINGS SUCHAS RENT AND UTILITY HELP - ANDMUCH OF THAT HELP COMING FROMFEDERAL PANDEMIC MONEY.

INWPB, MS, WPTV NC5.IF YOU ARE AMONG THOSE WHO AREUNEMPLOYED AND ARE STRUGGL