Opening Doors Northwest Florida is readying for the 2026 Point in Time Count (PIT) of homeless individuals in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. This year’s survey, set for next week, will be conducted under the leadership of new Executive Director Bruce Cady.
Cady has been on the job for a little over a month, coming from St. Lucie and Martin counties along Florida’s Treasure Coast. He’s spent time assessing homelessness in the community and setting priorities for dealing with it.
He says this northwest region of the state has a different demographic from the Treasure Coast, with fewer retirees and a larger job base…