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John Prince Park is meant to be a place for families but has also become a home base for approximately 125 homeless people, up 28-percent from the summer.

It’s catching the attention and visitors and the people who want to help.

WATERFRONT.

BUT NOW IT'S ALSOBECOME A HOME BASE FOR DOZENSOF HOMELESS PEOPLE... AND THENUMBERS ARE GROWING BY DOUBLEDIGITS.

AS WPTV NEWS CHANNELFIVE'S ARTHUR MONDALEREPORTS..

IT'S CATCHING THEATTENTION OF VISITORS..

ANDPEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP.HOMELESS PEOPLE CALL THIS TENTCITY A LAST RESORT - WHILE ANON- PROFIT PASSING OUT THESEPAMPHLETS AND PROVIDINGHOUSING TO VETERANS THIS WEEKSAY ITHOMELESSNESS IS VERYREAL”(13:21:23) IFOR A STRAW HUTÃI JUST HAVETO GET OUT OF HERE.

I NEED MYOWN ROOF OVER MYHEAD”(13:06:39) FOR ABOUT AMONTH THIS U-S ARMY VETERANSAYS HEEIGHT FOOT TEN* PITCHED INJOHN PRINCE PARKÃHOME& THESEBOXES AND THAT LITTLENIGHTSTAND BACKTHERE”(13:12:29) AFTER LOSINGHIS JOB AS A PROPERTY MANAGERA-YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO INSTUART.

”YOU CAN BE ONEPAYCHECK AWAY FROM ENDING UPLIKE THIS”(13:09:25) THISUNOFFICIAL TENT CITY HOUSINGONE- HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIVE PEOPEIS PROOF&.IT'S CAUGHT THEATTENTION OF MORE NON-PROFITSMOVING PEOPLE LIKE BURGOSNEGRONÃOUT.

THE WHOLE NINEYARDS” THROUGH A PARTNERSHIPBETWEEN HOUSING AND URBANDEVELOPMENT..

AND THEDEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS*TWO MORE VETERANS WERE MOVEDOUT OF THE PARK THIS WEEK.

TOTEMPORARY HOUSING RIGHT NOW”JOHN PRINCE PARK IS TWO WORLDSRIGHT NOW” FRANCKYPIERRE-PAUL IS THE FOUNDER OF*A DIFFERENT SHADE OF LOVE,IN*&HEHOMELESS CRISIS AND SAYSOTHERS NEED TO EITHER STEP UOR SPEAK OUT.

”GO TO COUNTYMEETINGS.

SIT AND VOICE YOUROPINIONS AND VOICE YOURCONCERNS.

THATWANT.

THE MORE THEY KNOW HOWYOU FEEL THE MORE THEYWILLING TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TOMAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OURCOMMUNITY AND WE HAVE OURPARKS BACK”(13:38:29) PARKSAND RECREATION SAYS THERE IS ATASK FORCE ACTIVELY WORKING TOREDUCE THE NUMBER OF HOMELESSIN THE PARK.

PEOPLE MOVING OUTMAY BE PROOF.

THEREDIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES FOREVERYBODY TO END UP LIKETHIS”(13:09:36) ARTHUR MONDALEW-P-T- V NEWSCHANNEL FIVE.