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(Miami, Florida) - Homeless Trust Chair Ron Book says Miami-Dade is close to ending homelessness.
He cites a new Florida law signed yesterday by Governor DeSantis and adaptive reuse of affordable housing for the downward trend.
Book predicts by next year Miami-Dade will be the first urban community in the United States to end homelessness.
He says there are projects in the offing to create more affordable housing which is the key to eliminating the unsheltered.
He adds that the thousand chronic homeless people left on the streets of Miami-Dade who are "shelter resistant" will need affordable housing.
Book says a critical part of Florida's new homeless law requires local governments to provide the homeless with security, sanitation and behavioral health services rather than encampment.
The new law goes into effect Oct 1st.