The Pinellas County Housing Authority has partnered with the State of Florida’s Ready to Work program to give public and affordable housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher program participants a competitive edge when seeking employment. “The Florida Ready to Work program is a tremendous complement to our current efforts in moving low income families to employment and self-sufficiency through education, job readiness and job training” said Executive Director Debra Johnson.
Eighteen homeless veterans are a step closer to having a home of their own thanks to the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program and the Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA). PCHA implemented the first of several HUD-VASH Express Rapid Housing Program briefings for a group of homeless veterans referred by the Bay Pines Medical Center.
We developed our HUD VASH Express Rapid Housing Program to help our VASH eligible, homeless veterans find permanent homes and get back on their feet quicker” said Debra Johnson, PCHA’s Executive Director. The model embraces the “Housing First” idea that vulnerable and at-risk homeless individuals and families are more responsive to interventions and social services support after they are in their own housing, rather than while living in temporary/transitional facilities or housing programs. With permanent housing, these veterans can begin to regain the self-confidence and control over their lives they lost when they became homeless.
The Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA) is very proud to announce that Governor Rick Scott has appointed PCHA’s Vice Chair, Ms. Angela Rouson, to the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County!
The mission of the Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB) is to support the healthy development of all children and their families in Pinellas County through advocacy, research, planning, training, communications, coordination of resources and funding.
The Pinellas County Housing Authority teamed again with WorkNet Pinellas to provide job-training opportunities to at-risk youth. On Friday, October 14, 2011 youth participating in the YouthBuild Pinellas began the implementation of an affordable housing Florida-friendly landscape design project at Crystal Lakes Manor. The project included design, planting, mulching, fertilizing and more.
Crystal Lakes Manor is a 55 and older affordable housing community located in Pinellas Park. The property is home to 237 very-low to moderate income seniors. The seniors are very happy with the beautification of their community and the youth were excited about learning about landscaping.
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