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St. Petersburg outlines $1.1 million We Are St. Pete Fund and launches housing, small-business disaster aid
Summary
City staff reported on the We Are St. Pete Fund and outlined a set of housing and small-business disaster assistance programs funded by about $1.02 million raised through Pinellas Community Foundation plus appropriated city funds; council approved the program structure and funding allocations.
City officials on Feb. 20 detailed the structure and planned rollout of the We Are St. Pete Fund, which will finance several disaster-assistance programs for residents, city employees and small businesses affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Housing and Neighborhood Services senior operations analyst Jess Bridal told the council the fund, administered through Pinellas Community Foundation, has raised about $1,019,000 to date and that the city had initially seeded the fund with $200,000. Council previously appropriated up to $400,000 of settlement and fund dollars for a Housing Disaster Assistance Program; staff also outlined allocations for city employees, small businesses, rapid resolution and administrative costs.
The funding summary presented to council (and previously appropriated in December) allocates $400,000 for resident housing…
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