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Category: Social Services
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Residents Seek New Shelter Before WestLake Demolished
The 120 WestLake public housing apartments southwest of the RP Funding Center will be demolished to make way for the 320-unit Twin Lakes Estates. But first housing needs to be found for the remaining residents of the existing units. Source: Bay News 9
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Red Tent Initiative Assists Victims of Abuse, Exploitation
For Alison Foley-Rothrock and the Red Tent Initiative nonprofit she founded in Lakeland, #metoo and #timesup are more than hashtags; they prompt activism to assist victims of abuse and exploitation. “The title timesup is really aprospos,” said Foley-Rothrock, whose organization’s annual fund-raiser is scheduled for March 31. “The time has come. Society is ready. It’s […]
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Homelessness Project Seeks Business Community Advocates
The consultant devising a homelessness strategy for the city of Lakeland is looking for a few good business people to serve on a steering committee to fine-tune and promote a solution. Susan Pourciau of the Tallahassee-based Florida Housing Coalition gave an update last week on the six months she’s spent in Lakeland and said the […]
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Impending Foster Agency Closure Leaves Others Scrambling
Clearwater-based Gulf Coast Jewish Family And Community Services (website) plans to close its Lakeland office on U.S. 98 South by the end of March and discontinue services involving more than 500 foster children, WFLA reports. The move pressures the other three case-management agencies in Polk to absorb the large caseload. Source: News Channel 8
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Derby Goal: Raise Fun and Funds for LVIM
Ten pair of young leaders selected to pilot swan boats in this year’s Lakeland Derby have an audacious goal — not to finish the race, but to raise $55,000 for Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine.
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Agape Food Bank Phasing Out; Feeding Tampa Bay Plans to Fill Gap
Feeding Tampa Bay will discuss the transition at a town hall meeting next Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at the Church at the Mall in Lakeland. Catholic Charities, which operated Agape Food Bank, said it is shifting its feed-the-poor focus to mission markets providing fresh produce. Source: Bay News 9
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Lakeland Electric Workers Set to Fly Home From Puerto Rico Tonight
Source: Bay News 9
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Lakeland Electric Workers Exit Puerto Rico Amid Work Stoppage
Workers from Florida municipal utilities are coming home as the Montana company coordinating power restoration efforts halted work, saying it needs assurance it will be paid by Puerto Rico’s power company. Source: Wall Street Journal via Fox Business
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Video: Roundtable on New Puerto Rican Residents
Local experts discussed jobs, education, health care. language and transportation needs for residents of Puerto Rico who are moving to Central Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The panel on Monday at Southeastern University was moderated by Ana Rivera, president and CEO of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Polk County. (Ledger coverage) […]
