The Brief
- The Pinellas Family Shelter Program includes two shelters and several wrap-around services, like help finding a job and trauma counseling.
- The housing program will serve 74 families and more than 200 children total.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Two area non-profits are teaming up to open the doors to a new housing program for families experiencing homelessness.
Wednesday, Metropolitan Ministries, St. Petersburg Free Clinic and local leaders made a house a home, cutting the ribbon on a building near Mirror Lake. \
“We know it’s not just about hiding the homeless or moving them to a different place,” St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch said. “It’s about that emergency shelter, those supportive services that help folks get back into a hopeful future.”…