'A place to belong': Central Florida organizations partner to provide housing, mental health care

Hide Transcript Show Transcript HAVE A STORY TO TELL. SOME END UP ON THE STREET BECAUSE OF PERSONAL SITUATIONS. MANY OTHERS LIVE WITH SERIOUS OR CH...

July 19, 2023
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Hide Transcript Show Transcript HAVE A STORY TO TELL. SOME END UP ON THE STREET BECAUSE OF PERSONAL SITUATIONS. MANY OTHERS LIVE WITH SERIOUS OR CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESSES. WESH 2'S CHRISTINA WATKINS INTRODUCES US TO TWO GENTLEMAN WHO FELL ON HARD TIMES BUT ARE NOW FINDING THEIR WAY. THANKS TO A PAIR OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ORGANIZATIONS. I DON'T KNOW. I'M PRETTY GOOD. YEAH, I'M A PRETTY GOOD COOK. MEET JACOB BELL AND JAMES BUCHANAN. THEY MAY BE SOME OF THE BEST ROOMMATES AROUND CENTRAL FLORIDA. WELL, I MEAN, SOMETIMES I STILL HAVE TO MAKE DESIGNING HOW I USED TO MAKE THAT A LOT SO THAT YOU BECAME FRIENDS THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY OF GETTING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

Christina Watkins