St. Paul AME Church of Ocala hosting coat and blanket drive

An unidentified homeless man sleeps in a parking lot with the Marion County Judicial Center and the Golden-Collum Memorial Federal Building and United States Courthouse shown a block away near the intersection of Northwest First Avenue and Northwest Third Street in Ocala, Fla. on Monday, July 20, 2020. The homeless people who stay and live in the parking lot have become a familiar sight recently in downtown Ocala. Many of the homeless say that drug dealers come and drive up to deal in the parking lot and that the Ocala Police Department ignores the problem. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2020.

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Posted November 8, 2021 |

Saint Paul AME Church of Ocala and Ft. King Presbyterian Church are joining together to help the homeless community of Marion County.

Pastor Jeffrey Dove is rallying the community to help the homeless people in the area.

“We are asking for the help of the community to provide slightly used and clean blankets and coats for those in need,” Pastor Dove said in a statement to the Gazette.

Items can be dropped off on Tuesday, November 9^th, or can be picked up by calling 352-622-8921.

St. Paul AME Church is located at 718 Northwest 7^th Street in Ocala.

Ft. King Presbyterian Church is located at 13 NE 36th Ave, Ocala, FL 34470.