‘If we don’t do this, people die’: This weekly event provides meals, clothes and showers to homeless - Gainesville Times

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‘If we don’t do this, people die’: This weekly event provides meals, clothes and showers to homeless

Local homeless organizations provide food, clothing and showers Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, for area homeless along Dorsey Street in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

11172023 HOMELESS 1.jpg — Local homeless organizations provide food, clothing and showers Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, for area homeless along Dorsey Street in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

About 90 homeless people gathered Friday, Nov. 17, in a big parking lot off Dorsey Street for warm food, hot showers, clothes and even free cellphones and iPads.