Hear a discussion about the rising number of homeless senior citizens in Seminole County, Fl., those 60 years of age or older. Karen Harmon, housing coordinator of Seminole Behavioral Health Care in Sanford; Barbara Fore, elder crimes and services investigator with the Seminole County Sheriff’s office; and Susan Mooty, a 61 year old local...
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On this Heard in Central Florida, hear remarks from Dr. Joel Hunter, senior pastor of Northland – A Church Distributed in Longwood, Florida and comments from more than 20-faith based leaders in Seminole County Florida as, for the first time, they gather to discuss a county-wide faith-based initiative to work parallel with non-sectarian organizations...
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As a reaction to information CMF brought forward in podcast #3 and #4 of these “conversations,” there is fallout to note and followup to share in this special podcast. First, fallout from CMF’s initiative to address the resignation Michele Saunders in the “community conversation” and our describing of the almost $1 million dollars of...
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In this fifth county government-convened “conversation,” hear momentum build among local service providers toward creating a county-wide collaborative to better serve the homeless in Seminole County, Florida. The group says goodbye to project founder Michele Saunders, director of community services for Seminole County Government, and welcomes an expanded role for Steve Fussell, the county’s...
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CMF Public Media has been chronicling these “conversations” in a multipart series on homeless issues in the county. These podcasts feature condensed versions of more than 5-hours of discussions and small group breakouts held in June, two weeks apart. Each podcast features “conversations” and planning on the subject of more effectively addressing the homeless issue...
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To more effectively address the issue of homelessness in Seminole County Florida, the community services department of county government convened the second in a series of meetings of providers of services to the homeless community. CMF public media sat in to record the conversations that took place. (length 27:14) Michelle Saunders is the director...
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Hear remarks offered at the 9th annual Homeless Persons’ Candlelight Memorial Service…held to recognize and pay tribute to 35 Central Florida persons who died homeless during 2010. The service was held on December 21 – the first day of winter and the longest night of the year…symbolic in its representation of the long nights...
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A “Community Conversation on Homelessness” was held in November in Seminole County to formulate future steps to be taken to develop focus and momentum toward resolving homeless issues in the county. Michele Saunders, director of community services for Seminole County government, invited more than 40 local homeless care providers and advocates. Hear her assessment...
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New podcasts from Central Florida Matters have been posted on-line with pieces featuring local issues and voices that matter in Seminole County. Listen to interviews with new Winter Springs mayor Charles Lacey, new Seminole County School board chair DeDe Schaffner, and former Seminole County Board of County Commissioner board chair Bob Dallari as each...
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