The Charlotte Care Center shelter is now at capacity after an increase of people needing shelter following hurricanes Helene and Milton. Experts there only expect the need for housing for displaced people to grow.
St. Vincent de Paul Cares now runs the Charlotte Care Center, formerly known as the Homeless Coalition on Kenesaw Street in Port Charlotte. Mark Cooper, the organization’s Chief of Staff, told Fox 4 that shelters often see an increase in people needing shelter after natural disasters.
Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on growing housing needs in Charlotte County following Hurricanes Helene and Milton:
Charlotte Care Center reaches capacity as housing needs grow after hurricanes
“The shelters do take a large influx of folks that have been affected by the storms,” said Cooper. “Families, individuals, people of all demographics, if they are affected those shelters see a huge uptick in everything from folks just gathering information on what resources are available to people who have lost everything.”