SANFORD, Fla. — Seminole County’s only emergency homeless shelter is asking to double the amount of money they’ve received from the county this year.
What You Need To Know
- The only emergency homeless shelter in Seminole County was given $200,000 this year
- The shelter’s leadership says that more money is needed
- The shortfall comes from a lack of federal funding and rising costs
Leaders at Rescue Outreach Mission of Central Florida say while they already received $200,000 this year, they need another $200,000, as the costs to stay open continue to rise and funds from the American Rescue Plan Act have stopped.
Executive Director Chris Ham shared while they have enough funding in their reserves to last them six months, he doesn’t know what this year will bring, which is why he’d like more funding…