Brevard County flooding leaves residents without belongings as ministry faces supply shortage

As floodwaters recede across Brevard County, the damage continues for hundreds of people experiencing homelessness who lost nearly everything they owned.Now, a local nonprofit is working to replace those essential belongings but says its own supplies are running low.Matthew's Hope, a ministry that serves people experiencing homelessness, has seen a significant increase in demand for services over the past six months. Recent flooding has added to that need, leaving many of the people it serves without clothing, food and other basic necessities."When you imagine those same 700 people that we serve throughout the week, and all of a sudden everything they own is gone, and we're replacing that," said Scott Billue, founder and CEO of Matthew's Hope.Billue said the flooding destroyed belongings that many people rely on for daily survival."We're replacing all their clothing, all their hygiene, their food, their backpacks, their tents, their sleeping bags, everything you can think of, they lost