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Pasco County highlights community development programs, mental health urgent care support and homeowner aid
Summary
Community Development Director Mary Theriaung described Pasco Countys use of CDBG and other funds to support a BayCare mental health urgent care center, down-payment and home modification assistance, and hurricane-related help to 21 seniors facing condo fees.
Community Development Director Mary Theriaung told the Pasco podcast that the countys community development office uses grant funding and internal programs to help residents buy and keep homes, support neighborhoods and connect people to services.
Theriaung described partnering with BayCare and using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and opioid-related funding to help open what she said was "the first in the state of Florida" mental health urgent care center, which she framed as part of housing-stability work by diverting people from emergency rooms to specialized care.
Theriaung also outlined programs available to individual homeowners, from down-payment assistance to accessibility modifications such as shower conversions and widening doors, and noted utility-assistance efforts that can prevent people from moving toward homelessness.
Describing hurricane-related work, Theriaung said the department helped residents who faced large condo association fees after storms and "I think we were able to help like 21 of those seniors pay those fees," which she said prevented immediate housing loss for those households.
Theriaung emphasized accountability to federal and state funders and consistent, equitable program delivery. The episode did not specify dollar amounts for CDBG or other funds used, and it did not record any formal board action during the conversation.
