Jacksonville, FL. — The City of Jacksonville and the COVID-19 Shelter Taskforce announced early today that they will launch an initiative to help people experiencing homelessness.
The Pathway to Home Program has been created through a collaboration with the City of Jacksonville, Sulzbacher, Mental Health Resource Center, Changing Homelessness, additional area homeless providers, Downtown Vision and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
I was proud to join @Sulzbacher, @HomelessChange, @JSOPIO and other amazing partners from my Downtown Homelessness Taskforce to announce the Pathway to Home program to providing housing & assistance to some of our most vulnerable neighbors. pic.twitter.com/hrT093ZiLy
— Lenny Curry (@lennycurry) February 3, 2021
This new program will provide individuals living in unsheltered areas with a local extended-stay hotel room and food assistance for 30 days.
People who choose to take this help will be given a duffel bag, and offered storage and transportation.
They’ll be moved into a local hotel until permanent housing is found.
They’ll also be offered groceries and weekly meal delivery.
Homeless in #Jacksonville : street homeless population increased by 20% between 2009-2019. Overall homeless population dipped 32% according to latest data from United Way. Pathway to home is a new initiative announced today to get people into permanent housing. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/5OGC5wUZLq
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) February 3, 2021
Mayor Curry today says this program was the result of years worth of brainstorming.
Today, Action News Jax asked the city who was paying for all these hotel rooms.
The mayors office says the money is coming from public, private and philanthropic dollars.
Right now the city has between $550,000 and $650,000 available right now.
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