THE RESULTS TOGETHER WITH ERIK VON ANCKEN. THIS IS NEWS 6 AT 5 GETTING RESULTS.
VON ANCKEN. THIS IS NEWS 6 AT
5 GETTING RESULTS. with no ATM fees. >> MATT: ONE OF THE BIGGEST
PROVIDERS OF HOMELESS SERVICES
IS WARNING OF POTENTIAL CHAOS.
THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
IN ORLANDO SAYS THEY’RE SEEING
AN OVERWHELMING RICK NUMBER OF
FAMILIES ASKING FOR HELP.
WE’RE TALKING.
>> LISA: MAYBE MORE THAN EVER.
AND THEY FEAR IF SOMETHING IS
NOT DONE TO REAL IN THE RISING
COST, THIS MAY BE JUST THE
BEGINNING. NEWS 6 INVESTIGATOR
ERIK SANDOVAL IS HERE NOW WITH
MORE ON WHAT YOU FOUND OUT,
ERIC? YEAH, THIS IS REALLY
SOBERING GUYS. WE FOUND OUT
THAT THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE
FACING HOMELESSNESS FOR THE
VERY FIRST TIME AND THEY’RE
COMING FROM EVERY
SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL.
>> AND THEY ARE DESPERATELY
TRYING TO FIND HELP. N’T
>> AND THEY ARE DESPERATELY
TRYING TO FIND HELP. N’T with no ATM fees. WISH THIS ON MY WORST ENEMY.
SARAH SAYS SHE WOULDN’T HAVE
THOUGHT IN A MILLION YEARS.
PEOPLE.
>> DON’T EVEN TREAT YOU LIKE
YOUR HUMID, THAT SHE WOULD BE
LIVING AND SLEEPING IN HER
CAR. THIS IS HOME. PRETTY
LIVING AND SLEEPING IN HER
CAR. THIS IS HOME. PRETTY with no ATM fees. MUCH. WE’RE NOT USING SHARES
FULL NAME OR SHOWING HER FACE
BECAUSE SHE STILL LOOKING FOR
A NEW JOB. SHE SAYS SHE LOST
HER HIGH PAYING POSITION
DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHICH
RESULTED IN HER GETTING
EVICTED. DID YOU EVER THINK
THAT YOU’D BE IN THIS
POSITION? I DID NOT EVER THINK
POSITION? I DID NOT EVER THINK with no ATM fees. I WOULD BE PRICED OUT OF
ORLANDO. ACCORDING TO THE
LATEST NUMBERS, RAND IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA JUMPED AN
AVERAGE OF 14% OVER THE LAST
YEAR. NEW COURT FILINGS FOR
EVICTIONS HAVE GONE UP AN
AVERAGE OF 119% IN OUR AREA.
AND IT’S NOT JUST RENTERS
FILINGS FOR FORECLOSURES HAVE
SURGED NEARLY 400% OVER THE
LAST YEAR. BASED ON WHAT WE’RE
SEEING, THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY
CAUSE FOR CONCERN. ALLISON
KRALL IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
OF THE COALITION FOR THE
HOMELESS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.
SHE SAYS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS
ALONE, MORE THAN 100 FAMILIES
HAVE CONTACTED HER
ORGANIZATION LOOKING FOR A
PLACE TO SLEEP 6 JUST LAST
with no ATM fees. WEEK.
>> WITH THE UPTICK INFECTIONS
ALREADY WITH THE LACK OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS
COMMUNITY. AND JUST THE
UNPRECEDENTED INCREASE IN
RENTS. IT’S IT’S KIND OF A
TRIFECTA FOR FOR POTENTIAL.
>> CHAOS ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
TO HELP GET RESULTS. ORANGE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JUST LAST
WEEK APPROVED A ROUGHLY 10%
INCREASE IN THEIR FUNDING FOR
HOMELESS SERVICES AND
PREVENTION. BUT THE
ORGANIZATIONS THEY’RE HELPING
COULD STILL STRUGGLE MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL MONEY
THAT THEY’VE BEEN GETTING FOR
THE LAST 2 YEARS EXPIRES AT
THE END OF NEXT MONTH THAT
FEDERAL FUNDING IS KEEPING
PEOPLE HOUSED TIPS. IT’S THOSE
PREVENTION DOLLARS THAT ARE
ASSISTING. FOLKS WAS STAYING
HOUSING.
>> SHARON IS LOOKING FOR THAT
HELP AND A WAY TO GET HER LIFE
BACK TO THE WAY SHE REMEMBERS
IT. I WOULD LIKE HOPE TRYING
TO FIND A JOB.
>> HOMELESS. PEOPLE DON’T WANT
TO HIRE
>> SO HERE’S THE THING. SARAH
IS WORKING RIGHT NOW. SHE’S
WORKING PART TIME, BUT OF
COURSE, SHE NEEDS MORE THAN
THAT, ESPECIALLY AFTER HAVING
A CAREER FOR SO LONG. WE’RE
HELPING HER GET RESULTS. WE
HAVE NOW CONNECTED HER WITH
SOME OF THE HELP THAT SHE’S
BEEN LOOKING FOR. WE’RE GOING
TO BE TRACKING HER PROGRESS TO
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THERE.
MEANTIME, THE ORGAN AND
ORGANIZATIONS SAY THAT THIS IS
REALLY A COMMUNITY ISSUE. AND
IF YOU LIKE TO HELP WITH SOME
OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, MAYBE
GIVE THEM SOME EXTRA MONEY TO
HELP OUT. WE’RE PUTTING A LINK
TO THEM ON OUR WEBSITE AT
CLICK, ORLANDO DOT COM. YOU
CAN SEE FOR SO MANY P PEOPLE
JUST KIND OF AN OVERWHELMING
SITUATION. I HAVE TO IMAGINE
THIS IS HAPPENING ALL ACROSS
CENTRAL FLORIDA. YEAH, WE’VE
WE’VE HIT THE ALL THE HOMELESS
SHELTERS IN OUR AREA. YOU
KNOW, THE HEAD OF THE VOLUSIA
FLAGLER COUNTY COALITION FOR
THE HOMELESS.
>> HE SAYS IN THEIR AREA,
LANDLORDS ARE SIMPLY NOT
RENEWING LEASES. THEY’RE
RAISING RENTS. HE SAYS IT’S
REALLY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE
FOR THE EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME
ELDERLY AND WORKING CLASS TO
AFFORD TO STAY WHERE THEY ARE.
AND THAT MEANS THEY NEED TO
FIND A NEW PLACE TO LIVE. AND
JUST LIKE SARAH, THEY’RE
GETTING PRICED OUT AND A LOT
OF CASES SOMETHING NEEDS TO