Beginning Wednesday, the city of Orlando and the nonprofit Christian Service Center will be providing overnight shelter and accommodations to a rotating group of homeless people through a city-funded ...

This story is part of a collaborative initiative of independent local news outlets working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida. VERO BEACH, Fla. – A pair of buses is about to roll into ...

Faced with fast-rising homelessness and a shortage of shelter beds, Orlando officials are eyeing a mobile solution. They’re considering buying two former Greyhound buses, with bunkbeds replacing seats ...

VERO BEACH, Fla. – And then there were two. A second 407 CONNECT bus, designed to provide safe overnight shelter for Orlando’s homeless population, is nearly complete and set to hit the streets in the ...

WESH TWO NEWS. ORLANDO IS ROLLING OUT A NEW APPROACH TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS BY USING CUSTOM BUILT BUSSES. IT’S CALLED 407 CONNECT. THERE ARE TWO BUSSES WITH SLEEPING PODS, STORAGE, RESTROOMS, AND EVEN ...