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The American Rescue Plan set aside $800 million for initiatives to fight student homelessness. States have used a little over $416 million.

A Senate committee Monday began moving forward with a proposal aimed at preventing unhoused people from sleeping on sidewalks and in parks.

How do you touch the lives of hundreds of people when everything you own fits in the space of a tent and a shopping cart? Friends say for Betty Scott, the answer was love.

Temperatures are expected to dip into the low 30's around the Big Bend overnight Sunday. A freeze warning is in effect for early Monday morning.

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office has a new team of deputies to connect with homeless people and help them get services. The team was announced last month and has started making the rounds.

“We all understand that homelessness is a very complex issue and we also understand too that we cannot solve it with a law enforcement response," said Assistant Sheriff Argatha Gilmore. "But if we work together and we collaborate together we certainly can make a difference to reduce the impact of homelessness in our area.”

Near-freezing temperatures mean Tallahassee's cold night shelters will remain open tonight. Kearney Center spokesperson Audra Peoples says a total of 75 residents have made use of the spaces since they opened Monday.

Cold night shelters are opening tonight and tomorrow for people who are homeless. Those wishing to seek shelter will need to go to the Good Samaritan Thrift Store between 7 and 9 p.m.

Tallahassee’s homeless veteran population has decreased from 400 in 2013 to about 100 now. But, veterans advocate Washington J. Sanchez says the community…

Tallahassee’s homeless population can expect more space, more help and better accommodations when a new shelter opens in April. A new facility on West…