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Florida Nonprofit Housing urges county to prepare for possible SHIP increase, outlines rural housing tools
Summary
Florida Nonprofit Housing and partners presented an overview of rural housing programs and suggested steps Highlands County can take if state SHIP minimums rise; the presenters announced a local workshop Oct. 9 in Lake Placid.
Steve Brown, executive director of Florida Nonprofit Housing, and Kirk Cron summarized federal and state programs that rural counties use to support affordable housing and recommended preparations if state funding increases.
Brown said, "Florida Nonprofit Housing is a 47 year old nonprofit. We're based here in Sebring," and described the organization's long-term work on farmworker and self-help housing. Brown and Cron presented data showing rural counties often have lower incomes, higher homeownership and higher percentages of elderly residents, and explained why that profile changes how counties use housing funds.
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