JACKSONVILLE STORY 2
Our Unhoused Neighbors Belong in Jacksonville’s Future: Jacksonville community vision 2
This campaign image opens a larger conversation about our unhoused neighbors belong in jacksonville’s future. It is an illustrative vision, not evidence of a completed project, endorsement or approved public expenditure.
The regional data is a warning—not a definition of anyone
Changing Homelessness reported that the January 2026 Point-in-Time Count identified 1,146 people experiencing homelessness across Baker, Clay, Duval and Nassau counties: 767 sheltered and 379 unsheltered. That was 137 more people than the comparable 2025 count. The organization cautions that the count is a one-night snapshot shaped by weather, volunteer capacity and relationships with unhoused neighbors.
Those numbers describe a regional service challenge; they do not explain every person’s circumstances, and they are not a Jacksonville-only total. Policy should combine the annual snapshot with coordinated-entry information, shelter capacity, eviction data, housing availability and direct input from people receiving services.
What Jacksonville residents should expect
Every campaign idea should identify the public need, legal authority, expected cost, funding path, responsible partners and measurements residents can inspect. The administration would listen before acting, distinguish a proposal from an approval and report delays honestly.
This visual story connects ambition to everyday service: safer neighborhoods, lower costs, better city services and opportunity that reaches the whole city. Residents should challenge the assumptions, examine the full article and help improve the plan.
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Fitz Desprez, Republican, for Mayor.
