ORLANDO, Fla. – On Monday, the City of Orlando approved a $150,000 funding agreement with The Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida to house some people overnight who are picked up by the police department instead of sending them to jail.
Trinette Nation, the coalition’s director of development, says at the end of the day, everyone wants a roof over their heads, and that’s what they’re giving people in need.
“We do provide them a warm bed, a hot meal, and a hot shower. Starting the next day on the right foot, that way they can go to our intake center and talk through the resources they have,” said Nation…