Where's Jeb ??? 48% Jump in Homeless Children in Florida County (Tampa)

[cthrumatrix]

Homeless A Growing Concern (one FL county sees 48% jump for children)


TAMPA - Hillsborough County's homeless population now tops 11,000, but most alarming to many advocates is the increase in the number of children among them.

A grass-roots census released Tuesday by the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County shows the number of homeless children registered in Hillsborough schools jumped 48 percent in the past two years.

``This one always gets to me,'' said Rayme Knuckles, executive director of the coalition.

Homeless children have more health problems, including asthma and ear infections, and are four times more likely to have developmental delays, he said.

More importantly, Knuckles added, these children are four times more likely to become homeless as adults.

http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBJ3OWZM6E.html


Where the hell is Jeb on this important and growing issue?

What about his "no child left behind pledge"?

What about the importance of "life"?

[lebkuchen]

1. How Floridians define "leadership."

fucked up state. I never go there.

[Lindacooks]

2. Me either.

And it makes me sad, because the Gulf Coast around Naples is one of the prettiest areas of coastline in the world. We used to go there for vacations, but have not been there since 1993 and we won't go back with Jeb and the Repukes in power.

[lebkuchen]

7. I'd always wanted to see the Keys

couldn't care less now

[Lindacooks]

12. Yep, me too.

Oh well, take heart - Repukes can't hold power forever, can they? Or can they?? I'm hopeful but not very optimistic - when Diebold voting machines are made illegal we might have a chance.

[flordehinojos]

3. did you used to visit florida before jeb bush? for my part i do not visit

miami since the days of the elian gonzalez saga--although i live in the next county.

[lebkuchen]

9. Yes, liked Florida before Jeb

Loved the art deco in Miami...good sushi bars there, too, surprisingly. Enjoyed watching the dolphins ply the waters around St. Augustine, as well as scoping out the sea turtle nests on the beach. Kennedy Space Center was awesome--spent two days there and got to see one of the space shuttles take off and one of the astronauts on Apollo 13 give a talk.

When I think "vacation" these days, Florida doesn't come to mind. Like TX, I don't see myself there again, EVER.

[flordehinojos]

19. i understand. i feel the same about miami after the elian gonzalez

kidnapping attempt by the cuban-americans there. st. augustine is awesome. i like it too.

[cthrumatrix]

4. I think we need a "flood light" shining on this issue and compare it

to his "grandstanding" in the Schaivo case.

[lebkuchen]

11. You've got to be a fucking idiot to vote for a Bush

~

[cthrumatrix]

14. leadership ...LOL .....more like "opportunist and propaganda"

[cthrumatrix]

5. I guess "his Tsunami work" must have kept him soooooo busy

[Spazito]

6. I guess they aren't 'true Christians' so they don't matter...

and spending money to fight the courts and Mr. Schiavo is more important, doncha know!

[cthrumatrix]

8. I would love to see the media rip his ass on the hypocracy of this guy

[Lisabtrucking]

16. These Christians go to church then visit the strip clubs on the way home.

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. I would imagine most of these children actually ARE starving.

No? :hi:

[cthrumatrix]

13. even the "religious right" ignores them....what's up with that?

[Lisabtrucking]

15. I saw that in the paper today also. Hillsborough county has over

11,000 thousand homeless, and thats not counting the people who live with friends or family.

[cthrumatrix]

17. the "religious right" supporting Jebbie should fry his ass on this

Jebbie is just an opportunist....note he had all the answers for the Tsunami as well.

[tsuki]

18. Emoting at the hospital for the TeeVee cameras.

[cthrumatrix]

20. he's a one trick 'tragic pony"....always looking for the angle for himself