Lillian Hernández Caraballo

Two double-decker buses would be fitted for about 20 pods each. The units will include overnight security, surveillance, clean linens, privacy curtains and storage space, as well as a place for pets and bathrooms.

Area residents who stood against the shelter said they were relieved by the news but want to see the city work on “actual solutions” to homelessness.

The project will repurpose two Greyhound-style buses as shelters, providing nearly 40 overnight beds for the unhoused in the Downtown Orlando area.

The Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is calling on residents for help after the federal government suspended funds critical to feeding many in the region.

Seven Central Florida counties reached record eviction filings in 2024, according to data gathered. More than 50% end with tenants being removed.

The 2025 Gap Report showed the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metro Statistical Area only has about 19 affordable units for every 100 extremely low-income households.

Overall, homelessness case numbers are on par with last year for Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties. Nearly half of them are children and seniors.

of Over Easter weekend, a group of Brevard County protesters took to the intersection of U.S.

Orlando remains the country’s fastest-growing large metro in the U.S., but urban sprawl has made it hard for public bus transit to keep up.

$100 million will go to stormwater infrastructure, remaining funds to help with home damages.