ORLANDO, Fla. – The city of Orlando hosted another community meeting on Thursday evening to get public input for homelessness funding.
The meeting was held at Mount Sinai Seventh-Day Adventist Church and was hosted by District Five Commissioner Regina Hill.
“There’s something immediately that has to happen because you all live with every day. This is your reality,” she told the room at the beginning of the meeting.
The city is hosting the meetings ahead of officially deciding on what to do with a $25 million federal grant.
Orlando created a “three-year action plan on unsheltered homelessness,” working with regional partners to provide resources.
Hill said residents in Parramore have expressed concern from residents who say that those sleeping along the streets are not from the area — instead traveling there for resources.
“It’s detrimental for those individuals experiencing homelessness there in Parramore because now it creates that obstacle of them going inside where we have case managers, where we have wraparound services,” Hill said.
Hill also said it’s important that groups work together for a common goal and not individually.
“They really mean well. They want to help those who’ve experienced homelessness or are down on their luck, but not partnering with the service providers that are structured,” Hill said.
The city commissioners will still vote before any final decisions are made.
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