Housing
is the foundation
of a fulfilled life.
When housing is at risk, everything else becomes harder
We believe everyone should have a home
For too many Floridians, housing comes at a steep cost.
Wages have not increased at the same rate as property prices. Low- and middle-income households face daunting decisions about how to spend what little is left after rent. Food or medicine? Car repairs or utility bills? Daycare or debt payments? When housing consumes most of your budget, there are no easy choices.
Ability Housing eases this burden by bringing affordability to the forefront of Florida’s rental market.
We develop, renovate, and manage multifamily housing for people who simply can’t pay market-rate rent and make ends meet. We go beyond the traditional landlord-tenant relationship by pairing our properties with resident-focused services that empower tenants to improve their physical, financial, mental, and social health. By leveraging our capabilities gained from 15+ years in the affordable housing sector, we stabilize communities and make a sustainable impact.
Paula Naugle Bides Joins Ability Housing as Chief of Strategy & Development
October 5, 2026
Ability Housing, a nonprofit developer of affordable multifamily housing across Florida, today announced the appointment of Paula Naugle Bides, MPA, as the organization’s Chief of Strategy & Development. Bides brings decades of experience in healthcare, nonprofit leadership and community engagement to support Ability Housing’s robust growth strategy
Ability Housing Breaks Ground on Village of Pine Hills
September 4, 2026
As leaders across Central Florida continue to focus on building more rental housing to meet rising demand, 96 new affordable apartment homes will soon be coming to the Pine Hills community in Orlando. Earlier today, representatives from Ability Housing, the City of Orlando, Orange County and other community partners broke ground on Village of Pine Hills, a new-construction apartment development designed to provide quality, affordable housing for local families. The development is located on approximately nine acres at 5121 North Pine Hills Road.
Ability Housing Fulfills Vision Nearly a Decade in the Making with Completion of Villages of New Augustine
August 18, 2026
Representatives from Ability Housing, St. Johns County, the City of St. Augustine, the West Augustine Community Development Corporation (CDC), Bank of America and the National Equity Fund today celebrated the completion of the Villages of New Augustine with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 92-unit apartment community, located at 280 N. Volusia Street in St. Augustine
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Are you homeless or
in need of immediate shelter?
If you are in crisis and in need of immediate shelter, please call 211 or locate other resources through Changing Homelessness (for Northeast Florida) or Homeless Services Network (for Central Florida).
Let’s work together
to help everyone in our community have a
home they can afford.
Partner with us as we work to provide housing for thousands of people across the state.