With the Florida public sleeping ban set to go into effect on Oct 1., Jacksonville organizations are hopeful a new proposal from Mayor Donna Deegan will allow them to give people without homes the support they need to find a safe place to live.

The Florida Senate will consider a controversial bill Monday that would ban people from sleeping or camping in public.

Volunteers took to the streets Thursday to conduct an annual count of people experiencing homelessness in Duval County.

Changing Homelessness and the City Rescue Mission remembered the lives of those experiencing homelessness who died in 2023 at a special annual memorial service on Thursday.

The CEO of Changing Homelessness said the extra money could get hundreds of people off the streets every year.

Dozens of volunteers with Changing Homelessness and other groups will collect valuable data on the homeless population in Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties this week. The counting will start on Tuesday and go until Thursday.

Before the sun rose above the River City on Wednesday, volunteers with Changing Homelessness and other groups hit the ground in downtown Jacksonville, counting the number of people without homes.

The community is remembering the lives of those who died in Jacksonville this year while experiencing homelessness.

One of the largest agencies serving Duval County’s homeless population will receive a $2.5 million grant from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Guests of an Arlington motel say they were forced out on the streets Thursday after the motel failed a fire inspection earlier this week.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The temporary shelter that opened for people moved from a homeless camp along Union Street on Monday will be open for 27 more days. The Temporary Bridge Shelter, being managed by Changing Homelessness and the City Rescue Mission, was donated by Jacksonville real estate company JWB. The city said its goal is to bring an “end to homelessness,” but there is concern a new homeless camp could spring up when this facility closes early next month. While the Temporary Bridge Shelter is open for a total of 30 days, there have already been individuals that have been placed in a variety of housing solutions that meet their particular needs. Despite the homeless camp that grew downtown early this year, the Jacksonville officials say homelessness has been decreasing in city.