Homelessness in Lee County: Millions of dollars provided, but is it helping?
Published: March 5, 2021 5:32 PM EST
Updated: March 15, 2021 3:56 PM EDT
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“I got real depressed, lost my job, lost my apartments and just started living homeless,” Bond said.
Alcoholism and unmonitored medications caught up with her, and then, Hurricane Irma hit.
“And that just sort of wrecked everything,” Bond said.
Homelessness is a complicated subject and it seems to be getting worse as more people lose their jobs and struggle to pay their bills.
Bond is one of the dozens who has made camp at Lions Park, just west of US-41 near Lee Memorial Hospital. Lions Park in Fort Myers is now home to dozens of people who fell through the cracks while the county has gotten millions to solve the crisis.