Housing first: How a simple solution for the homeless may help local firms save money
Shelley Lauten believes Orlando may have found a solution to help solve the homelessness crisis...
FLORIDA’S WORK TO END HOMELESSNESS
Florida’s homeless population, as of 2018, was 31,030, or 6% of the country’s homeless population....
Now armed with a better understanding of panhandlers, find ways to make it stop | Editorial
The study found that almost all of the chronic panhandlers who approach people on downtown...
Transportation, housing, kids should be Orlando 2020 focus
But why don't we do this as a community? With this in mind, I want...
Solving the stubborn panhandling problem
THE U.S. Supreme Court’s action in a homelessness case this week and a new study...
Understanding panhandling: Study shows struggles, needs of downtown Orlando’s panhandlers
ORLANDO, Fla. — They are a common fixture of downtown Orlando street corners and Lake...
′Chronic’ downtown Orlando panhandlers mostly sick, homeless, addicted, study finds
Cover picture for the article most of downtown Orlando’s panhandling problem comes from a persistent...
61 chronic panhandlers in Downtown Orlando, according to new study
ORLANDO, Fla. - There are 61 chronic panhandlers on the streets of Downtown Orlando, according to...
Myth #3: People Are Coming from Other Places To Be Homeless in Orange County
I work with communities all over the United States to help them address homelessness. In...
Amid panhandling complaints, Baton Rouge has plan to combat homelessness
To increase outreach efforts to Baton Rouge’s homeless residents, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s office has...
‘I felt trapped’: How this guy went from homeless to Orlando business owner
Orlando, FL -- She was a single parent taking care of him after his dad...
Authorities begin closure of downtown homeless camp
FORT LAUDERDALE — Monday marked the beginning of the end for the homeless...
Homelessness in OC: Housing First is the answer to our community’s crisis
In Orlando, Florida, a “RETHINK HOMELESSNESS” campaign launched by Andrae Bailey helped change the way...
Orlando organizations will spend $75K on study to find out how panhandlers spend their money
Judging by recent reports on the issue, Orlandoans have a problem with downtown's panhandling population...
See before-and-after photos of the Santa Ana River Trail with homeless people gone and trash cleaned up
The last of more than 700 homeless people living in the tent encampments...
While Jacksonville’s Downtown homeless problem has been around for years, solutions have not come easily
There’s not much worse for a downtown trying to revitalize its image than being cast...
Central Florida leaders mark milestone in housing homeless
Ann Anderson stood before Central Florida's government, faith, and business leaders Thursday, her voice small...
VA secretary praises Orlando for battling veterans’ homelessness
U.S. Army veteran David Williams was homeless for 14 years, he said, living in the...
Justin Timberlake gives shout-out to Rethink Homelessness video using his song
Apparently, happy enough to want to dance to Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop The Feeling." In...
Homeless commission CEO Andrae Bailey resigns
Andrae Bailey — the one-time pastor who persuaded prominent government and business leaders to invest...
Region makes great strides for homeless
It was amazing to see the report recently showing that homelessness has been reduced in...
Census finds big drop in Central Florida homeless
Homelessness in Central Florida is down an unprecedented 23%, according to the results of an...
Homeless People Share Their Stories on a Piece of Cardboard
Orlando, FL -- When you think of a homeless person holding a piece of cardboard,...
Andrae Bailey changes the game on homeless crisis, named 2015 Central Floridian of the Year
CEO of the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness Andrae Bailey is the Orlando Sentinel's Central...
Orlando Ends Homelessness For Nearly Every Veteran
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — Advocates in central Florida said they have found homes for nearly all...
About Andrae Bailey
Andrae Bailey is the founder and president of Change Everything, an organization committed to creating...
Catch up with Busdeker: Andrae Bailey, CEO of Commission on Homelessness
When I met Andrae Bailey at Title Boxing Club for the latest "Catch up with...
Central Florida Commission on Homelessness
2014 was a tremendous year for the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness. In keeping with...
50 Most Powerful: 30-40
38 Andrae Bailey
CEO, Central Florida Commission on Homelessness »Age: 38
In his two years on the...
Advocate says Orlando homeless veterans have found housing
ORLANDO, Fla. – Advocates in central Florida say they have nearly ended homelessness for veterans in...
Hundreds of Orlando-area homeless veterans now have place of their own
Orlando, FL -- In a one-bedroom apartment near a bus stop in south Orlando, Army...
Homeless share their surprising life stories on cardboard signs
ORLANDO (WPVI) -- A new campaign is raising awareness to remind us not to judge...
Homeless People Share Their Stories, One Piece of Cardboard at a Time
It’s easier just to look down and pretend you don’t see that homeless...
Locally made “Cardboard Stories” homelessness video goes viral
Orlando, FL -- If you haven't already seen it, you really should watch the Central...
Do YOU ever stop to read the signs? Emotional campaign to break down stereotypes reveals ‘new generation of homeless’ to be athletes and even robot builders
It's easy and common to presume that the people living in boxes on the streets...