Residents can stay at the Center for a maximum of 60 days. Sixty days is not a long time to change someone's life. What we try to do is encourage them to take advantage of the services we provide so that they will ultimately be able to go out and become productive citizens in our community. The feeling is mutual, according to the police. The Homeless Assistance Center is the success story.
Most shelters offer residents a bed.
It's the quintessential program for people who are homeless. According to the Broward Coalition for the Homeless, the primary reason for homelessness is lack of income and extreme poverty. Other factors include family dysfunction, substance abuse, mental illness, insufficient affordable and supported housing, and inadequate support services for low income individuals and families including lack of child care, after school programs, transportation and services for individuals and families with special needs. The Police Department has been fabulous. They had an option of helping somebody instead of just moving them along.