TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – With the New Year days away, Tallahassee-based nonprofits are preparing to push and pull local governments for results on food insecurity, healthcare, immigration and more.<\/p>\n
At the top of mind, however, is the sale of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Tallahassee ALERT is asking the Tallahassee City Commission to pause the transfer to Florida State University. <\/p>\n
Recently, FSU agreed to the terms of the transfer of all city-owned hospital assets currently leased to TMH. According to the City of Tallahassee, this agreement will begin the transformation of the hospital into an academic health center.<\/p>\n
The proposed MOU is valued at $359 million and is subject to approval by the City Commission, according to an internal statement to FSU. The City Commission is scheduled to take action on the MOU at its Jan. 14 meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to make sure that we\u2019re just spreading the message, spreading the word as far as we can that January 14th, this is expected to come up in front of the city commission,\u201d said Melanie Andrade, a member-leader with Tallahassee ALERT.<\/p>\n
More on the FSU-TMH transfer<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Capital Area Justice Ministry, Tallahassee\u2019s largest faith-based advocacy group, plans on asking local leaders to do what they can to protect immigrants. Executive Director Bryan Stringer said recent immigration raids and arrests have evoked memories of his grandparents\u2019 experiences \u201cwalking while Black.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s far too resemblant of what my ancestors went through, just driving while Black, being in situations, being in fear of going to the grocery store because you\u2019re afraid that you may be deported,\u201d Stringer said.<\/p>\n
Several immigration related arrests happened in the capital city this year, with one of the biggest immigration raids happening six months ago at a construction site<\/a>. More than 100 people were detained as part of a Homeland Security criminal investigation. <\/a><\/p>\n More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n Hunger is a priority for both organizations. Being hungry can impact so many other day-to-day issues, they say.<\/p>\n \u201cAt Capital Area Justice Ministry, we believe that there\u2019s two forms of power in our culture. There\u2019s large amounts of organized money, and then there\u2019s large amounts of organized people,\u201d Stringer said.<\/p>\n Andrade says Tallahassee ALERT will also propose a reparations-style amendment to the Leon County Charter Review process, which is how the county revises its local constitution.<\/p>\n \u201cI think some people might call it that. I mean, we\u2019re talking about literally restoring harms, restoring our community from harms that we\u2019ve faced in the past,\u201d Andrade said.<\/p>\n Tune into Eyewitness News at 5 and 6 p.m. to watch the full story. This article will be updated with more details later this evening. <\/p>\n To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, Nextdoor<\/a> <\/a>and X<\/a> (Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n Have a news tip or see an error? Write to us here<\/a>. Please include the article\u2019s headline in your message.<\/p>\n Be the first to see all the biggest headlines by downloading the WCTV News app. Click here<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 WCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n