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“100 Beds by Christmas Mr. Mayor.”
Daytona residents continue to advocate for homeless
BY PENNY DICKERSON
DAYTONA TIMES
Public advocates for homelessness were armed with picket signs and fury at the Aug. 5. Daytona Beach commission meeting. The messages Mayor Derrick L. Henry and six city commissioners were forced to view until the near two-hour session convened read three poignant words each: “Housing Not Handcuffs;” “Shelter Can’t Wait;” and “Beds not Bars.”

The status of homeless citizens in and surrounding Daytona Beach remains a controversial subject of debate and when Item 7 of the city’s public agenda went “live,” public comments offered by representatives from the faith-based community to the homeless themselves addressed the emotional investment of those advocating change. Continue Reading »
