Stories
Inspirational and informational articles across various topics and departments of Pinellas County.
Final Agreement
Human Services Spotlight Series #11 Complainant Gets His Money Back In October 2018, the complainant made a $10,000 credit card payment to...
Payback Long Overdue
Human Services Spotlight Series #12 Scammer Pleads Guilty, Returns Money to Churches Pinellas County Consumer Protection became aware of an individual who...
Homeowners’ Peace of Mind
Human Services Spotlight Issue #10 Unlicensed contractor gets jail time. Seven homeowners get their money back. Seven Pinellas County consumers who needed...
Construction Contractors
Human Services Spotlight Series #8 Protecting Pinellas Residents from Unlicensed Contractors In April 2017, a Pinellas County homeowner entered into a written...
Solar Panel Solicitation
Human Services Spotlight Series #6 Retired Couple Released from Solar Contract after Misleading Home Solicitation In February 2017, a retired couple on...
A Safe Place to Heal
Human Services Spotlight Series #5 Community Partners and HS Staff Rally For K K has been a chronically homeless woman in Pinellas...
A New Lease on Life
Human Services Spotlight Series #4 Pinellas County Health Program Client Loses 58 Pounds A client recently joked that he was half the...
A Hand Up
Human Services Spotlight #3 Sudden Income Loss Leaves Client Scrambling A newly single woman called 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares upset that her...
Welcome Home
Human Services Spotlight Series #1 Rapid Re-Housing Program Seeks to End Chronic Homelessness Thanks to an extra financial boost from Pinellas County’s...