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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe in West Palm Beach

Florida is seeing an increase in homelessness. A Republican bill could make it worse

A person sleeps inside a makeshift shelter on park bench
A person sleeps inside a makeshift shelter on park bench in downtown Miami on 25 January 2024. Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

When Diana Stanley and her team at The Lord’s Place, one of Palm Beach county’s largest and longest-established homelessness charities, opened a new engagement center last year, she figured a few dozen people would show up in search of help.

Now, almost 200 people a day are relying on the facility just for lunch. Staff are overwhelmed by the demand for residential accommodation from families, veterans and the elderly in particular.

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