Laura Howe
Laura Howe
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I think everyone right now figures that these people are going to transition into long-term housing. I don't think anyone has an answer on how long that is going to take.
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Schools eventually have to open back up for classes and civic centers have scheduled events. The good thing about creating a system that uses Alabama's two-year colleges is that we'll now have a set of facilities we know that will be consistently available.
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They are not a substitute for knowing how to swim.
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We have the capacity to open dozens and dozens of shelters in south Florida if the need arises.
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We're seeing people from all walks of life -- those who didn't have resources before the storm and those who are affluent. For all of them, it's difficult to not have a car, to have no job available, to have no normalcy in their life.