HUD announced today that it has awarded to Homeless Services Network more than $3.6 million dollars in funding for Supportive Housing Program and Shelter Plus Care Program projects. This funding will allow HSN’s currently operating programs to continue their good work throughout the City of Orlando and Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties. HSN’s application for [...]
A message from Ernest Hamilton, Executive Director, Rescue Outreach Mission of Sanford: Rescue Outreach Mission will have it’s Annual Christmas meal for the Homeless and needy on Thursday, December 24, 2009 in the Dinning Hall located in the Men’s Division which is located at 1701 West 13th Street, Sanford, FL 32771. Meals will be served [...]
The Orlando Union Rescue Mission is having a Christmas Banquet for the homeless on Wednesday December 23, 2009, at their Men’s Division which is located at 410 W. Central Blvd. in Orlando. Serving times will be 11:30 AM to about 2 PM.
The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida held a candlelight memorial on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, in the chapel at First Presbyterian Church in Orlando to commemorate the lives of 29 homeless people who died in Central Florida during the past year. Orange County Commissioner Linda Stewart, Orlando City Commissioner Robert Stuart, and Senior Pastor [...]
HSN is giving away its old copier, an old, but sturdy and serviceable Panasonic FP-7750. It’s black&white only and doesn’t have any really fancy features. We are giving it away because we did upgrade to a unit that does have fancy features. We kept this one around as a backup, but it’s really just taking [...]
Please help us remember the homeless who died in 2009! On Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., HSN will be holding a brief memorial service in partnership with First Presbyterian Church of Orlando to honor the more than 20 homeless men, women and children who died on the streets of our region this year. [...]
The Florida Department of Children and Families has released some video from our Project Homeless Connect event in downtown Orlando last Friday, 12/4.
On December 4, 2009, Project Homeless Connect at the Downtown Orlando Recreation Center assisted 592 clients – despite pouring rain for most of the day. More than 270 volunteers happily took on the challenge and were instrumental in delivering life-changing services. Here’s just a snapshot of the number of services that clients received: 852 meals [...]
The following announcement comes from Ernest Hamilton, Executive Director of the Rescue Outreach Mission in Sanford: The Seminole County Health Department will provide FREE H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine to all who are interested. The Health Department will set up in our main dining hall at Rescue Outreach Mission this Saturday, December 5th, 10am – 2pm. [...]
