Just over a year ago, the Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA) looked at the growing need for housing assistance among youth aging out of foster care. To address the need, PCHA’s Board of Commissioners established an admission preference for this special group of youth in the agency’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The HCV program assists in making housing affordable. Adding to the housing benefit, participating youth can take advantage of PCHA’s Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program. “Case management and the coordination of existing services and resources for FSS participants helps provide participating youth the guidance they need as they go out on their own” said Regina Booker, PCHA’s Director of Resident Services and Programs. FSS participants are provided assistance in establishing goals for education, training and employment, as well as in determining the steps necessary to achieve those goals, and in setting a timeline for their accomplishments. A built in escrow account provision allows participants to save money as their incomes increase due to employment. On-going case management provides support and stability.
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Pinellas County Housing Authority and Community Service Foundation’s 2012 First Time Homebuyer and Household Budgeting Workshops Schedule
The Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA) and the Community Service Foundation have finalized their 2012 Seminar and Workshop Schedule. Mark your calendars now!
The free First Time Homebuyer and Household Budgeting Seminars and Workshops will be held at either PCHA’s Central Office, which is located at 11479 Ulmerton Road in Largo, or at French Villas Apartments located at 6835 54th Avenue North in St. Petersburg. All classes consist of a two-part workshop series. The first, upcoming, free two-part seminar will be to educate First Time Homebuyers and is scheduled to be held at PCHA’s Central Office from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, January 3rd and from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012.
Check out the Bank of America, Pinellas County Housing Authority and KaBOOM! Build Day Photos
An exciting project recently enhanced Pinellas County Housing Authority’s Rainbow Village apartments! With the assistance of the non-profit organization KaBOOM! and our funding partner Bank of America, a new, safe playground was built on site at Rainbow Village for the over 350 children who call Rainbow Village home. To see a collage of photos from our exciting, fun-filled day please visit our website at:
BANK OF AMERICA, PINELLAS COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY AND KaBOOM! SAVING PLAY BY BUILDING NEW PLAYGROUND IN JUST ONE DAY FOR CHILDREN
DESIGNED BY KIDS, BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS WHAT: More than 200 volunteers from Bank of America and the Pinellas County Housing Authority, organizers from KaBOOM! and residents of the local community will join forces on Saturday, Dec. 3 to build a new playground for children who live at Rainbow Village. The new playground’s design is […]
Pinellas County Housing Authority’s Magnolia Gardens Assisted Living Facility to Become Senior Crimestopper Community
Mia Senior Living Solutions and the staff of Magnolia Gardens, Pinellas County Housing Authority’s affordable senior living facility, are taking a proactive stance by initiating this crime prevention program and therefore stopping problems before they occur. By incorporating this program, Magnolia Gardens ALF now offers a significant quality of life enhancement to its residents that will further enhance the level of service in the community’s constant effort to deliver the highest quality environment for seniors.
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