Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

David Oliva talks about being homeless in downtown Conroe, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Conroe House of Prayer in downtown Conroe, Texas on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The ministry offers free meals to the homeless six days a week.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

David Oliva talks about being homeless in downtown Conroe, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Downtown Conroe on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. In a recent survey, business owners in Downtown Conroe listed homelessness as the biggest issue in the community.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Leon Apostolo cuts the hair of Keith Moore at Shepard Barber Shop in downtown Conroe on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. A homeless person damaged the windows of the shop a few months ago.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Shepard Barber Shop in downtown Conroe on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. A homeless person damaged the windows of the shop a few months ago.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Linda Vernele Ezernack, owner of Vernele’s Bayou Bakery, talks about the homeless population in downtown Conroe, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Carmen Overbay works during lunch in her restaurant, Carmelita’s in downtown Conroe, Texas on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Overbay and her husband, Wayne, have owned the restaurant for over two decades.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Gayle Burke, owner of Mimi’s on Main in downtown Conroe, talks about damage her property has sustained on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Mimi’s on Main in downtown Conroe, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Carmen Overbay talks to a customer in her restaurant, Carmelita’s in downtown Conroe, Texas on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Overbay and her husband, Wayne, have owned the restaurant for over two decades.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Carmen Overbay writes up an at her restaurant, Carmelita’s in downtown Conroe, Texas on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Overbay and her husband, Wayne, have owned the restaurant for over two decades.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Carmen Overbay talks to a customer in her restaurant, Carmelita’s in downtown Conroe, Texas on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Overbay and her husband, Wayne, have owned the restaurant for over two decades.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Leon Apostolo cuts the hair of Keith Moore at Shepard Barber Shop in downtown Conroe on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. A homeless person damaged the windows of the shop a few months ago.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

Leon Apostolo cuts the hair of Keith Moore at Shepard Barber Shop in downtown Conroe on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. A homeless person damaged the windows of the shop a few months ago.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

David Oliva talks about being homeless as he sits in a stairway where he was sleeping in downtown Conroe, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

David Oliva talks about being homeless in downtown Conroe, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

David Oliva talks about being homeless in downtown Conroe, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.


Conroe business owners concerned about homeless in downtown, but help appears on the horizon

David Oliva talks about being homeless in downtown Conroe, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.



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