GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – More than 130 attendees plan to attend Monday\u2019s Collaborative Summit on Family Homelessness in Gainesville.<\/p>\n
It follows the recent announcement<\/a> from St. Francis House about the closures of many of their programs, creating more of a focus on housing resources for those in need. <\/p>\n Following that news, TaskForce for Ending Homelessness<\/a> said, \u201c…the North Central Florida Continuum of Care Executive Committee took decisive action to direct that Rapid Rehousing funds through our Coordinated Entry process prioritize families impacted by the closure.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacob Torner, the Vice President of programs for TaskForce, told TV20 the committee took action, \u201cto ensure funds we received this year were allocated to address the needs of those families in St. Francis House and ultimately work to ensure they don\u2019t return to the streets, but move on to housing stability.\u201d<\/p>\n St. Francis House will end its emergency shelter and cold night shelter services by April 16.<\/p>\n TV20 will share details after Monday\u2019s meeting, which reached capacity for registered guests.<\/p>\n For more information about resources available in North Central Florida, click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n