Paula Naugle Bides Joins Ability Housing as Chief of Strategy & Development
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
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
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
Ability Housing and United Way of Northeast Florida Grow Affordable Housing Infrastructure with Support from JPMorganChase
Ability Housing and United Way of Northeast Florida are developing new partnerships, systems and programs to address local housing challenges, thanks to a combined $650,000 in philanthropic funding from JPMorganChase. The nonprofit organizations recently received capacity-building grants as part of the bank’s $40 million in philanthropic support to improve housing affordability across the country.
From Campus to Community: Ability Housing Breaks Ground on Village at Lake Forest
Construction has officially begun at the Village at Lake Forest, transforming a former school property into 120 affordable apartment homes. This new development features a first-of-its-kind partnership to provide dedicated housing for local educators and an on-site early learning center for the Northside community.
Ability Housing Appoints Reggie Fullwood as Chief Executive Officer
Ability Housing, a nonprofit developer of affordable multifamily housing across Florida, today announced the appointment of Reggie Fullwood as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Fullwood is an accomplished executive with deep roots in the affordable housing industry
Village on Mercy Earns National Recognition from the Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Ability Housing, a nonprofit developer of affordable multifamily housing across Florida, today announced that its Village on Mercy community earned national recognition in the Urban Land Institute’s 2025 Awards for Excellence. The Orlando affordable housing community, located at 1766 Mercy Drive, was selected as one of four special mentions from a total of 94 submissions. The special mentions were recognized alongside the 18 finalists; Village on Mercy is the only Florida project among this year’s finalists and special mention honorees.
Florida Coalition to End Homelessness Honors Ability Housing and AdventHealth University with “Stronger Together” Award
Two Central Florida nonprofit organizations have gained statewide recognition for the positive impact of their partnership. The Florida Coalition to End Homelessness (FCEH) honored Ability Housing and AdventHealth University (AHU) with the Stronger Together award, which celebrates two organizations in different systems of care that come together to better serve individuals experiencing homelessness.
City of Jacksonville Partners with Ability Housing for Permanent Supportive Housing Pilot Program
Oct. 15, 2024 — Jacksonville, Fla. — Ability Housing today announced its partnership with the City of Jacksonville to initiate a Permanent Supportive Housing Pilot Program. The program, which was funded through a $500,000 grant in fiscal year 2023-2024, is designed to provide affordable housing with individualized support services for 25 unsheltered chronically homeless citizens, […]
Ability Housing Receives $500,000 Investment in Affordable Housing Fund from Cogent Bank
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 24, 2024) — Ability Housing, a nonprofit developer of affordable housing communities across Florida, today announces Cogent Bank’s (“Cogent”) investment of $500,000 in the organization’s Affordable Housing Fund, marking Cogent as the Fund’s first investor from the private sector. “Cogent Bank’s support of our Affordable Housing Fund signifies that ‘community’ is truly […]