With all his belongings packed in a few duffel bags, 54-year-old JJ Johns set out for Austin, Texas from Pensacola, Tuesday morning. He’s the 100 th person to get a bus ticket out of town through ...

Real Change Project Reconnect, a pilot program that offers bus or air fare home to people who otherwise can’t afford it, may get a fresh round of funding. Escambia County Administrator Wes Moreno is ...

One year after the introduction of Project RECONNECT, 97 students have celebrated or will be celebrating their graduation — an achievement they thought might never be completed were it not for support ...

Through Project Reconnect, the county will pay for bus or plane tickets to help people experiencing homelessness return home or someplace safe where they have support. “I was just completely elated ...