BITHLO, Fla. — Central Florida is ringing in the new year with cold weather and biting windchills. Warming centers are open again across Central Florida, but in the Bithlo area of east Orange County, the government does not have a dedicated shelter where people can escape the cold.
What You Need To Know
- The Orange County Government does not have a homeless shelter in east Orange County
- County officials say they are looking for a permanent shelter location
- Global United Outreach is running a warming center in a church building
Tiffany Branson has been homeless for two years. She spent Tuesday night with her son, sleeping in the woods in east Orange County. They slept in a tent, wrapped in several blankets, but on Wednesday night they decided to seek shelter.
“Just keep your head up and anywhere they can give you a safe place to stay and a warm place to stay, go. It’s not worth being out here and possibly dying from the freezing cold weather,” Branson said…