Sarasota’s safety net providers adjust to federal homelessness strategy shift.
Original Air Date: July 3, 2026
Host: As our community grapples with out-of-reach housing costs and an ongoing opiate crisis, a massive shift in federal housing funding is about to hit Sarasota’s social safety net. Federal regulators have pivoted their homelessness strategy, and local service providers are now adjusting. WSLR’s Ed James III reports on how this policy update from Washington could change the lives of those enrolled in these programs here…