2008 Statewide Conference - A Home for All: Bringing the Pieces Together

The Florida Supportive Housing Coalition, the Florida Coalition for the Homeless and the Florida Department of Children and Families are collaborating to host the 2nd annual statewide conference on October 6 - 7 in Orlando, FL. More information is available on the events page.

Common Sense: A Strategic Plan to Provide Supportive Housing Throughout Florida

Common Sense: A Strategic Plan

The objective of the plan is to increase the provision of quality affordable and universally accessible supportive housing for the purpose of promoting self-determination, community integration and economic self-sufficiency for special needs populations throughout Florida. The plan focuses on statewide goals and strategies to achieve this objective. Read more.



Florida Housing Finance Corporation Workshop Series

Each year the Florida Housing Finance Corporation sponsors workshops for organizations interested in learning more about developing affordable housing in Florida. There is no cost to attend these workshops, but space is limited. Check the FHFC Calendar and sign up for these events.


Special Needs Housing Web Site

Florida Special Needs Housing Web SiteFlorida Housing Finance Corporation is pleased to announce the Special Needs Housing Web site. The Web site is a comprehensive clearinghouse for Florida Housing’s affordable housing funding programs and resources targeting households of persons with special needs. These households include persons who are frail, disabled, and/or at risk of being or are homeless. These special needs populations may include subgroups such as youth aging out of foster care, survivors of domestic violence, persons with severe and persistent mental illness, farmworkers, or persons with developmental disabilities.


Features of the Special Needs Housing Web site:
  • Detailed information about the range of Florida Housing programs that can assist eligible organizations in building
    • or substantially rehabilitating housing;
  • Information on training and technical assistance available for nonprofit organizations that want to learn about
    • housing development and operations for individuals or families with special needs;
  • Other affordable housing resources for nonprofit and for-profit developers;
  • Florida Housing affordable homeownership and rental resources for consumers; and
  • Search engines that tailor requests for Florida Housing program and resource information, as well as available affordable rental units throughout Florida.

To access Florida Housing’s Special Needs Housing Web site, visit www.floridahousing.org/SpecialNeeds.


Florida Housing Search Web Site

Florida Housing Search This housing locator service allows people to locate available housing that best fits their individual and family needs. The service can be accessed online 24 hours a day and is supported by a toll-free, bilingual call center M-F, 9-6 EST. Individuals can easily search for housing using a wide variety of search criteria with special mapping features and receive apartment listings that provide a multitude of important information about each unit. In addition, the site connects people to other housing resources through Web site links and provides helpful tools for renters such as an affordability calculator, rental checklist, and renter rights and responsibilities information.

FLSHC Thanks...

Our Sponsors:

  • Bowman Systems
  • Citrus Health Network, Inc.
  • Eli Lilly
  • Enterprise Community Investment
  • Fannie Mae
  • Federal Home Loan Bank
  • Florida Community Loan Fund
  • Florida Department of Health
  • Florida Housing Finance Corporation
  • Florida Substance Abuse & Mental Health Corporation
  • LISC/NEF, Inc.
  • Miami Coalition for the Homeless
  • Neighborhood Lending Partners
  • Operation PAR
  • Regions Bank
  • University of South Florida
  • Washington Mutual

Sustaining Members:

  • Ability Housing of Northeast Florida, Inc.
  • Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities
  • Boley Centers Inc.
  • Camillus House, Inc.
  • Florida Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association
  • Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  • Florida Council for Community Mental Health
  • Housing Partners of Florida
  • Housing Partnership, Inc.