Representatives from Ability Housing, Florida Hospital/Adventist Health System and the Town of Eatonville joined Orange County Vice-Mayor and District 6 Commissioner Victoria P. Siplin to formally break ground on Phase 1 of an $8.8 million renovation project to the Wayne Densch Center on Dec. 14. Read more @ Orange County Government
Central Florida leaders ceremonially broke ground Thursday on an $8.8 million renovation of the Wayne Densch Center. Read more @ The Orlando Sentinel
Eyeing reforms of everything from building codes to land-use rules, a new Affordable Housing Task Force met for the first time this week on a tight deadline to help fix the state’s housing needs. Read more @ Orlando Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of five to the Task Force on Affordable Housing. Shannon Nazworth fills a vacant seat and is appointed for a term beginning August 25, 2017, and ending January 1, 2018. Read More @ Fl. Government
“Market rent for a four-bedroom is like 700 or 800-something. It would have been too much,” Blandenburg said. “It still was going to be a lot even if I got a two-bedroom for me and my kids, but that wouldn’t have been enough room. Then, I wasn’t even working. I probably wouldn’t have been able
Homeless people have better outcomes if they’re first given a home and then support services like job help. Read More @ WJXT
Ability Housing today released interim findings from the first year of The Solution That Saves, a statewide pilot to provide Florida-specific data concerning the effectiveness of providing permanent supportive housing for high utilizers of crisis services. Read More @ First Coast News
Providing Florida’s homeless with stable housing for at least a year may help cut down on a range of costs, including those related to incarceration and emergency room visits, according to a new report. Read More @ WJXT
Fifteen years have passed since the last affordable-housing project was completed in Clermont, a fast-growing bedroom community of Orlando. Read More @ Orlando Sentinel
Advocates for affordable and accessible homes in Jacksonville, FL are celebrating a recent decision by the City Council to settle lawsuits brought against the city for fair housing violation. Read More @ National Low Income Housing Coalition