With a little help from friends, Tampa’s Day Center for the Homeless reopens as ‘The Drop’

The Day Center for the Homeless reopened its doors Tuesday after closing this Summer.

It’s now reopening under a new brand, “The Drop,” complete with new community-led management.

Located at 6220 North Nebraska Ave., the center has long provided mail access, showers, laundry and a welcoming place to rest for people without homes.

But the Center closed this Summer after losing federal funding.

Now, WellBuilt Cities has joined forces with a coalition of churches, nonprofits and local supporters to preserve the site, raising more than $130,000, enough to take over the center’s lease, refresh the space and prepare for reopening.

– Janelle Irwin, Florida Politics