St. Pete RW Religious Wacko kick out Katrina family out -- broke curfew

[wakeme2008]

http://www.sptimes.com/2005/09/11/Pasco/Shelter_kicks_out_hur.shtml

Shelter kicks out hurricane evacuees

The director of a Pasco County shelter said the hurricane evacuees broke curfew and other rules.

By COLLEEN JENKINS and STEVE THOMPSON
Published September 11, 2005

HUDSON - They lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina, and came with strangers to Florida for a fresh start. But on Friday about 11 p.m., they found themselves evicted all over again.

The ragged collection of seven family members and friends, ages 4 to 29, were kicked out of a Pasco County homeless center after the director who brought them there said they broke curfew and were drinking and "carrying on."
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"The lady" is Lisa Barabas-Henry of Holy Ground, Pasco County's largest, all-inclusive homeless shelter. A couple of days after Katrina, Barabas-Henry loaded a caravan of buses with food, medicine and water and headed to the stricken region. She has made two trips there, bringing back evacuees and putting them in tents at her shelter.

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Last week, several more traditional aid providers were alarmed when they learned evacuees were living in tents at Holy Ground. Officials with the Red Cross and Pasco County said the evacuees were being isolated from outside services.

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Saturday, she sat in her office, a converted mobile home, trying to manage the influx of donations. Outside, so many people were coming to give that she hired off-duty sheriff's deputies to direct traffic out front. Volunteers with name tags collected the stuff spilling out of trunks and back seats.

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The family went out to dinner and broke the 8:00 curfew. IMHO this ia only a money maker for this lady and her "church".

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. My first thought

as a Tallahassee resident is that a tent is no fun in Florida in September. This is a COUNTY shelter??

Then I think that 8 is an unreasonable curfew. You have to stay in the TENT from 8 on??

But I would imagine that you could get into some problems with running an evacuee center if partying got too intense. But I can't really figure out from this source just how badly they were "CARRYING ON." Imean loud laughing or what?

I'm inclined to agree with your conclusion, though. I also wonder whether people who see themselves as angels of mercy get a ittle too used to the power that goes with this role? Or am I just cranky because I haven't had any coffee yet?

[wakeme2008]

2. Right tents in Florida in summer--- hot

and just the way this lady want to keep people from other services is bad and may be more a $$$ thing.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

6. These things bring out the best in people

and the worst. I'm inclined to think this lady is in the latter group. Just knee jerk. I'd really love to read more about this or see her interviewed. Very interesting. These folks are so exploitable. And if they actually ever get their two thousand dollars? Prime pickins' I'd say.

[OneTwentyoNine]

3. Con artist pure and simple...Takes mountains of cash,they stay in tents...

Thats bullshit,those people will be better off somewhere else. Jesus,confined to a tent starting at 8:00 pm or ELSE??

[acmejack]

4. Unfortunately, it's a common situation

There are too many shelters that are money makers for the proprietors.

[Mikimouse]

5. You aren't just a-whistlin' Dixie...

She sounds like the worst nightmare for anyone left in a vulnerable situation. Totalitarian, control freak. This is the type of person who probably flaunts her 'good deeds' openly and often, to make sure that she receives the 'proper' adulation. Knew there was something amiss when I saw the name of the shelter.