Housing Connections

FAMU Dorothy Henderson Foster Care Scholars Program

1601 S. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32307

Campus-based support program for homeless, adopted and former foster care students attending Florida A&M University. Assists students with housing, education and academics, finances and employment, and supportive relationships through community connections. Provides on-campus housing assistance, DCF/Homeless Waiver, academic advisement, orientation fee deferments, housing deposit deferments, book scholarships (limited), financial aid assistance, food and clothing, counseling, resources and referrals
*Must be enrolled as a FAMU student, who has received foster care, is homeless or adopted (certified by Florida Department of Children and Families).

Email: Dhsp-stu@famu.edu

Florida Housing Coalition

1311 N. Paul Russell Road, B-201, Tallahassee, Fl, 32301

Commonly acknowledged as the foremost authority in Florida on housing that is affordable, homelessness, community development and related issues, as a clearinghouse for information, a provider of training and technical assistance, and an advocate at the state and national levels for people in need of housing that is affordable.

Florida Housing Finance Corporation

227 N. Bronough Street, Suite 5000, Tallahassee, FL 32301

Created by the state Legislature 35 years ago to assist in providing a range of affordable housing opportunities for residents that help make Florida communities great places in which to live, work and do business. FHFC administers the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP), the State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.

FloridaHousingSearch.org

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Florida Housing Finance Corporation provides a web-based rental housing locator that allows the public to search for affordable rental housing 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, a toll-free, bilingual call center is available Monday - Friday for those without access to the Internet.

g Bend Homeless Coalition

2729 W. Pensacola Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32304.

Helping tenants with an eviction notice as well as the homeless, this non-profit focuses on housing solutions. While much of the financial support is offered through referrals, they also operate rent programs for veterans, offer stabilization, and refer clients to low-interest loans. Other support from the coalition in Tallahassee can include Rapid Re-housing and information on government grants, such as ESG.

Housing Leadership Council

2477 Tim Gamble Place, Suite 200, Tallahassee, Fl, 32308

A coalition of business, civic, and community leaders working to sustain the economic viability of the area by ensuring that housing is attainable for the workforce at all income levels

Leon County Housing Services

615 Paul Russell Road, Tallahassee, Fl, 32301

The mission of the County's Division of Housing Services is to administer programs and develop community partnerships that preserve and grow the inventory of safe and sanitary affordable housing in unincorporated Leon County efficiently and responsibly.

Leon County Mortgage and foreclosure Assistance

Leon County administers several programs that will provide both foreclosure counseling and cash grants that can be used to help pay a mortgage. Florida has been hit hard by the housing crisis, and this local assistance program will do what it can to help keep people in their homes

Help & Hope: (850) 414-0859

Tallahassee Housing Authority

2940 Grady Road, Tallahassee, Fl, 32312

THA provides affordable housing for persons with low to moderate incomes through two programs: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)/Section 8 and Public Housing. The Tallahassee Housing Authority also provides supportive services for our residents (clients) and coordinates additional services through the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program. Funding for all programs is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Tallahassee Lenders Consortium

224 Office Plaza Drive, Tallahassee, Fl, 32301

TLC's mission is to provide affordable home ownership options and serve as a resource to help citizens make the best possible decisions about finding, financing, and purchasing a home.

Tallahassee Urban League

923 Old Bainbridge Road, Tallahassee, Fl, 32303

For more than forty-nine (49) years, the Tallahassee Urban League, Inc. (TUL) has provided outreach services to the most disenfranchised citizens in Florida's capital region in the areas of housing rehabilitation, housing counseling, youth crime prevention and intervention, job referral, victim support services, health promotion, emergency food, shelter, and historic preservation in the Greater Frenchtown Community.