3,768 Pinellas students are homeless, data shows

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — There are more than 3,700 students among the homeless in Pinellas County, according to a newly released report. Tim W...

July 15, 2023
12:28 AM

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — There are more than 3,700 students among the homeless in Pinellas County, according to a newly released report. Tim Wilmet has been homeless in Pinellas County since 2020. 'Last night was a bench and most of the time it's in the woods by the beach,' Wilmet said. Each morning he goes to Williams Park for free coffee, served between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. 'I have lunch at either Saint Vincent de Paul or no lunch,' he said. 'Then for dinner time, every evening, they have someone out here that feeds around 6.

Nicole Rogers