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Local leaders discuss solutions for city’s unhoused

Recognizing the need to address homelessness in the community, the St Petersburg Downtown Partnership convened a “leadership lunch” Wednesday at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital to explore innovative solutions for supporting St. Petersburg’s unhoused population.

The event featured presentations from St. Pete Free Clinic and the City of St. Petersburg and was moderated by former state Rep. Ben Diamond. The leadership lunch series is a longstanding event for the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, an organization with a  mission to “champion community prosperity through purposeful, transformative projects.”

 

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