In the News
Published Articles
Here are links to published articles about PCCH and homelessness in Pinellas County.
2010
2010-06-20 St. Petersburg to look at San Antonio, Texas', answer to helping homeless
2010-06-17 Officials visit Texas homeless shelter
2010-06-14 Group protests St. Petersburg Times' suit against city
2010-06-13 St. Petersburg's panhandling ban underscores city's ecnonomic divide
2010-06-09 St. Petersburg transient tells police he's 'Bin Laden's right hand man'
2010-06-08 Times Publishing sues St. Petersburg over its new street solicitation ban
2010-06-07 The Poor & Homeless Are Getting Screwed- Now Working People
2010-06-04 St. Petersburg City Council passes street solicitation ban
2010-06-02 Simplistic panhandling ban is not the answer
2010-05-30 Let's work together to help the homeless
2010-05-24 when woman refuses to strip, homeless man slaps her, police say
2010-05-19 Put the hammer down on Tarpon vagrants
2010-05-19 Proposed rules can solve problem
2010-05-14 St. Petersburg explores stricter panhandling laws
2010-05-05 USF St. Petersburg students award $5,000 grants to nine local programs
2010-04-30 The legal challenge to St. Petersburg's restrictive homeless laws continues
2010-04-21 Homeless people need help, compassion
2010-03-30 Lawsuit over St. Petersburg's treatment of homeless is dropped
2010-03-26 St. Petersburg explores banning panhandling throughout the city, not just downtown
2010-03-22 Foster care and homelessness- The reality of Lawell Elf Brooks
2010-03-12 Federal judge dismisses much of homeless lawsuit against St. Petersburg
2010-03-01 Pinellas has 'Homeless Court' for minor charges
2010-02-28 Pinellas court takes to the streets to resolve cases for homeless offenders
2010-02-15 Deputies arrest two in robbery of Pinellas Park newspaper hawker
2010-02-02 Pinellas County's Homeless Court off to a modest, but ambitious start
2010-01-27 Pinellas County homeless can get free medical screenings and more Saturday
2010-01-20 St. Petersburg Homeless Image hits streets; homeless to hawk
2010-01-15 Man found guilty on both counts in St. Petersburg 'homeless murders' case
2010-01-15 Activists gather to remember infamous St. Petersburg tent slashings
2010-01-13 Trial begins in St. Petersburg 'homeless murders' case
2010-01-12 Marathon of cold putting strain on Pinellas shelters
2010-01-08 St. Pete homeless angry, defiant after acid bomb attack
2010-01-07 St. Petersburg police say acid bomb was thrown at homeless woman
2010-01-06 Police identify transient found dead in St. Petersburg
2010-01-06 Cold weather shelters in need
2010-01-04 Homeless in St. Petersburg- Part 2- Health care
2010-01-02 Homeless in St. Petersburg, Part 1- Linda
2010-01-01 Open cold shelters in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties
2009
2009-12-30 Once homeless, now he helps
2009-12-29 No restrooms for the weary- St. Petersburg and its homeless are at odds about after-hours access to public toilets
2009-12-22 St. Petersburg Mayor-elect Bill Foster pledges to get tough on homeless
2009-12-22 National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day in St. Pete- A howl from the back row
2009-12-22 Advocates for homeless in Pinellas pay tribute to 33 who died in 2009
2009-12-21 Remembering the homeless
2009-12-17 Christmas comes early for moms at Alpha House of Pinellas
2009-12-13 Homeless Emergency Project helps the homeless help themselves
2009-12-06 Fight over bike leads to fatal stabbing in St. Petersburg
2009-12-02 Pinellas Park police sergeant will walk across Florida to raise money
2009-12-02 Helpful homeless man honored as city names shelter for him
2009-11-29 Tough times means there's less help to give the needy
2009-11-24 Tampa teen driver Valdez to be sentenced in death of homeless woman
2009-11-23 Grown daughter finds long-lost dad in Williams Park
2009-11-23 Changing downtown St. Petersburg- Williams Park bus exodus
2009-11-20 Homeless advocates call for help
2009-11-15 Shelter dedicated in honor of homeless man
2009-11-09 St. Pete's homeless protest Mayor Baker's farewell party
2009-11-01 Economy creates more homeless families, stresses for shelters
2009-09-29 Homeless find temporary haven in tent camps
2009-09-29 Tarpon Springs' St. Timothy Lutheran Church to offer shelter on cold nights
2009-09-20 Fundraiser means more help for the homeless
2009-09-15 Tarpon Springs seeks new cold shelter for homeless
2009-06-09 Cities clamp down on panhandlers
2009-06-02 St. Pete sued for targeting homeless
2009-05-26 Commentary: Another Sunday, another Bill Maxwell column about the homeless
2009-05-25 Survey Says Homelessness Up 20%
2009-05-24 Opinion: St. Petersburg takes positive steps on homeless issues
2009-05-21 Homeless sue St. Petersburg, claim abuse of constitutional rights
2009-05-21 Lawsuit: St. Pete police, officials targeting homeless
2009-05-21 Family Promise of Pinellas County Will Build a Hospitality Center for Homeless
2009-03-10 Tent City in Pinellas Seeing More Recently Unemployed Homeless
2009-02-09 New face of homelessness.pdf
2009-01-14 His calling was helping others.pdf
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Podcasts
Here are links to podcasts of radio and television broadcasts about homelessness in Pinellas County.
2009
2009-05-22 Lawsuit claims St. Pete harasses the homeless
2008-12-29 Violence against the homeless on the rise in Pinellas
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Videos
2010-03-13 "Pass On By?" (Keren Tarr, Forgiven In Messiah)
2009-05-04 "Make Homeless Kids Count" (Diane Nilan, Hear Us)
2008-03-10 "The Faces and Voices of Homelessness" (Hemming House Pictures)
2007-08-09 "Easy Street" (Andrew Lee and Stephen Ashton, Wide Eyed Films) ( PC l MAC )
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