TAMPA, Fla. — Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg’s Tampa Hope is one of the shelters in Tampa Bay that helps those struggling with homelessness.
Officials with the diocese say that the organization has helped house more than 500 people across its shelter network in the past year. That would include Britta Hammond, who says she was evicted from her apartment in 2022 while she was already dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis.
Her medical issues have continued since then — she says she has undergone 10 surgeries in the past two years for a variety of ailments…