homeless teens

A Fort Myers maternity home for teenage mothers is one of 100 recipients nationwide of the Lowe's Hometowns grant. As part of the program, local Lowe's employees volunteered their time to help renovate the nonprofit's new building.

A Fort Myers maternity home for teenage mothers was on the verge of terminating its expansion project and selling its building after major setbacks from Hurricane Ian – until its vision was revived through loans, grants and community support.

Volunteers as well as those from homeless and veteran’s groups fanned out across Lee County in January counting 820 people who do not have a permanent place to call home. That figure is up from 560 people experiencing homelessness last year.

Homelessness is on the decline across the United States. In Florida, the homeless population decreased at a record rate in the last year, with more than…