Housing is a concern
that affects living conditions for populations in every
county of the Northeast Florida region. Affordable housing,
as defined by the Florida Affordable Housing Study Commission
Final Report, is "housing that costs no more than 30
to 35 percent of a householder’s income." While
not a problem for many in the region, it is a problem for
those in lower income brackets, and particularly for many
elderly households and female-headed households with children.
The Council is involved in meeting this need through its
administration of two SHIP programs and three weatherization
programs that assist very low-, and moderate-income households;
through an affordable housing division of the Council’s
Business Development Corporation; and through its staffing
of two county housing committees.
Activities
- SHIP (State Housing Initiatives Partnership)
Program for Putnam and Nassau Counties
- Affordable Housing Development, a division
of the Business Development Corporation
(BDC) of Northeast Florida
- 3 Weatherization Programs for Nassau County
- Nassau County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
- Putnam County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
Contacts
Affordable Housing Issues -
Planning and Development Administrator
Guy Parola Administrator Planning & Development 904-279-0885
X105 gparola@nefrc.org
Nassau County and Putnam County
State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP)
Debbie Balevre, Affordable Housing
Program, Coordinator (904) 279-0885 ext. 152 dbalevre@nefrc.org
Karolen Merritt Program Assistant,
Nassau County SHIP Program 904-279-0885 X161
kmerritt@nefrc.org
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