Weeks after Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill preventing homeless individuals from sleeping in most public spaces, the Tampa HOPE Village opened nearly 100 tiny homes.
Catholic Charities officially opened 13 units to low-income residents with the help of Hillsborough County funding. The nonprofit converted the former Carol Motel in Ruskin on U.S. Highway 41 into an apartment complex, using $500,000 from Catholic Charities and $1.5 million from Hillsborough County.