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 St. Pete Free Clinic, Palm Harbor Parks & Recreation Department, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and Board of County Commissioners partnered to provide fresh produce and groceries to nearly 300 families.

The housing experiment hasn’t lost any residents yet, just one staffer.