Welcome to my neighbourhood, prime location for all things #gentrification We have empty apartments, lofts, and rentals everywhere- and also homeless people, kids, everywhere... people who work and can't afford the sky-high rent ANYWHERE in Tampa. Meanwhile, landlords would rather sit on empty property, making $0/mo to not "bring down property values" instead of lowering the rent to reasonable, affordable rates to get SOME money every month. 🤨 A group of volunteers, including myself, spent the past two weeks relocating and stabilizing a family of 8, including six homeless children. None had been in school for a long time. No regular access to showers, clean clothes, to food. Found being evicted again from a broken down hotel. It took pressure on the county to get social services to step in and at least get the kids registered in school without residency papers (parents IDs had expired from out of county). At least they get two free meals a day there. It's absolutely ridiculous! 😡 In what is said to be the "greatest country on earth", we made it impossible to get children food and housing, while surrounded by trendy restaurants and empty apartments! What hell is this?! I spent too long today on it, but I mod a group that I made for #tampa residents to get resources for low-income services, inc. housing, food, shelter, showers, medical care, and more. PM me for info. 💜 We need social change NOW! #socialjustice #gentrificationsucks #homelessness #lowincome #tampabay #landlords #socialchange #communityservice #communitylove #lovethyneighbor #tikkunolam #socialwork #socialresponsibility #freemeals #schoollunch #responsibility #community https://www.instagram.com/p/B4GJStsA0RU/?igshid=1k91olnjgut4g