cold weather
Cold Weather Outreach Success
The Homeless Voice and it's emergency cold weather outreach was very successful last night.
A special thank you to everyone who dropped off blankets and sweatshirts. We were able to have plenty of warm clothes for everyone who needed it.
The cold weather is still here. If you want to help us with a donation, please click here
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Emergency Cold Weather Outreach Tonight
The weather in South Florida today is freezing cold.
Tonight we will hit the streets in search of the homeless.
We NEED blankets and sweatshirts TONIGHT
Located at 1203 N. Federal Highway in Hollywood, FL 33020
Homeless Voice Expands Cold Weather Outreach
Sean Cononie, stated, "We put out more outreach vehicles and teams of workers than we have ever done for the current cold weather warnings." Ten crews went out and covered most of Broward County and a little of North Dade. Cononie added, "At a time of us taking 80 percent of our vendors off the streets from selling our paper because it was so cold the outreach became very expensive." Each night of outreach and bringing the homeless back to our shelters cost an additional $3100.00 per night. According to Cononie, "There are times you have to spend money when it is not budgeted for the protection of human life and we will get blessed one way or another and somehow the money will come back in to us for the next emergency"
Cold Weather Report - [ local 10 news ]
In South Florida there are many homeless people living on the streets with chronic health problems. Some may be recovering from the flu, have breathing difficulties do to COPD, and other immune system problems. This current cold-weather that we have can cause a homeless person to die.