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Daytona Beach News-Journal
April 26, 2018
DAYTONA BEACH — A dog was confiscated from a homeless man after a witness reported seeing him kicking the dog in the head and body and pulling it by its ears, police said. Dean Sullivan, 53, was charged with a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty and animal control took possession of the dog afterÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
April 18, 2018
I have been living between the Daytona Beach area and New England for the past 35 years. However, I have noticed an increase in panhandling on the major thoroughfares throughout the Daytona Beach area in recent years. Those handwritten cardboard signs proclaiming homelessness, domestic abuseÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
April 15, 2018
On March 23, Hank Moore, his wife Randrea and their three children moved into Tzadik Bay Apartments in Daytona Beach. Eight days later on April 1 — Easter Sunday — their new home was uninhabitable. They were celebrating a friend's birthday at McElroy Park in Daytona Beach Shores after theÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
April 8, 2018
Beach House: A place of safety for runaway and homeless youth. 800-539-4228. 5. Council on Aging Hotline: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. 386-253-4700. 6. Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida: Callers can give local law enforcement agencies tips about illegal activity, anonymously if they prefer, and couldÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
April 7, 2018
More questions about homeless plans. When Halifax Urban Ministries bought the old Hurst Elementary School, many nearby residents, myself included, decided to grit our teeth and bear it for the time being. If nothing else, the project was updating the school that had largely fallen into disrepair. HoweverÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
April 1, 2018
DAYTONA BEACH — A fire officials said was sparked by a cigarette Sunday at Tzadik Bay apartments damaged eight units and displaced 30 people. One person ... The American Red cross was called to assist residents displaced by the blaze, she said, and 20 adults and 10 children were left homeless.
Daytona Beach News-Journal
March 30, 2018
DAYTONA BEACH — A homeless man was arrested on allegations he stabbed a fellow homeless man in the stomach and then threatened police with a knife when they moved in to apprehend him. Richard Duke, 49, was charged with seven counts of assault on a law enforcement officer and one countÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
March 30, 2018
The school district sold the 14.5-acre Hurst property just north of Daytona Beach to the county for $200,000, and the County Council agreed to give $3.5 million ... With the North Street shelter, Hope Place and the planned First Step Shelter, Hosseini sees a real chance of wiping out child homelessness andÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
March 30, 2018
When I discuss change in Daytona Beach, most people tell me, “This is how Daytona has always been. ... Now we are the dumping ground for the homeless, with surrounding cities getting off on the cheap. ... The leadership is already in talks with a private company for the second step of homelessness.
Daytona Beach News-Journal
March 20, 2018
The old Daytona Beach Police Department, Tuesday March 20, 2018 empty since 2009 when the department moved to a new building on Valor .... Some city leaders are looking at putting new housing for the homeless on a vacant property next to the Midtown Cultural & Educational Center, which PonderÃâà...
Ormond Beach Observer
March 20, 2018
The First Step Shelter Board is starting to look beyond the construction of the shelter into what should come next to end homelessness in Volusia County: establishing a permanent housing option for those who graduate from First Step. The board met on Monday, March 19 at the Daytona Beach City HallÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
March 19, 2018
A permanent housing program that could be the next step for people leaving the new First Step Shelter was discussed at the shelter board's meeting Monday night. DAYTONA BEACH — The board that's overseeing creation of a new homeless shelter hoped to open by the summer of 2019 is starting to planÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
March 8, 2018
At the end of January, workers were preparing the Hope Place homeless shelter for families in Daytona Beach for an anticipated opening this month. Volusia officials want to open a library branch there that will serve surrounding neighborhoods, including those living in Holly Hill just to the east.
WFTV Orlando
February 21, 2018
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - Daytona Beach has had a homeless issue for years and there have been discussions about where to house them. In the meantime, Channel 9's Mike Springer has learned homeless people are staying in hollowed-out seawalls. Some are sleeping in the seawalls by the HarveyÃâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
January 23, 2018
Each Monday, The Daytona Beach News-Journal publishes a featured list. This weeks list is 156 service groups in Volusia and Flagler counties. 1. AARP Chapter 1057 Ormond-by-the-Sea: Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m., at the Ormond Beach Presbyterian Church. 386-673-5884Ãâà...
Daytona Beach News-Journal
December 31, 1999
Orange City police said they discovered the body of a homeless man Saturday night in Duck Lake near Veterans Memorial Parkway. Police received a tip around 10 p.m. and searched the area with the help of a Volusia County Sheriff's Office helicopter. Authorities located the body near the center of theÃâà...
Chattanooga Times Free Press
December 31, 1999
Eastern Star member Demetrus Coonrod, right, prepares sack lunches and gift bags for the homeless at Miller Park on Friday. ... Consulting has been hired by at least 26 different cities, including San Antonio, Key West, Fla., and Daytona Beach, three tourist towns with significant homeless populations.
Daytona Beach News-Journal
December 31, 1999
Two weeks a year at the most. There seems to be a grand vision for this area. I remember the park on the island. How did that work out? I seem to remember it being shut down because the city was either unable to or unwilling to keep the homeless out. One problem with Daytona Beach is that most condosÃâà...
