DSCA sponsored a forum on Homelessness as part of the 2015 DSCA Annual Members Meeting on March 25, 2015 with an overflow audience at the Herald Tribune community room. This forum, titled: The Homeless in Sarasota – Positive Happenings and Obstacles to Navigate included the following panelsists, along with Peter Fanning as moderator:
- Tom Barwin, City Manager, City of Sarasota
- Bernadette DePino, Chief, Sarasota Police Department
- Leslie Loveless, Executive Director, Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness
- Kevin Cooper, VP Public Policy, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
- Major Ethan Frizzell, Co-Commander, Salvation Army Sarasota Area Command
March 25th, 2015