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View the Volunteer Florida Foundation
2006-07 Annual Report.
Click here.
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Quotes from Happy Homeowners
"Thank you for providing some peace of mind I couldn’t possibly afford – everyone was helpful and it was a perfect experience. Couldn’t ask for anything better at any price much less free!"
Current Numbers- 6,309 Enrolled Homeowners
- 1,765 Homes in process of being mitigated
- 2,833 Homes Completed
Nonprofit Partners
| Nonprofit Organizations | Areas Served | Phone Number |
| Centro Campesino | Miami-Dade | (305) 245-7737 |
C.R.E.W.
Community Rebuilding Ecumenical Workforce | Glades, Hendry | (863) 983-2390 |
F.A.V.A.C.A.
Florida Association for Volunteer Action in the Caribbean and the Americas | Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach | (305) 470-5070 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami | Miami-Dade | (305) 634-3628 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County | Pinellas | (727) 586-4755 |
| Homes for Independence, Inc. / Abilities of Florida | Pinellas | (727) 538-7370 x 363 |
| Housing Corporation of Charlotte County | Charlotte | (941) 255-1636 |
| Indiantown Non-Profit Housing, Inc. | St. Lucie, Palm Beach | (772) 597-3667 |
| Miami Beach Community Development Corporation | Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe, Palm Beach | (305) 538-0090 |
| Osceola Council on Aging, Inc. | Osceola | (407) 846-8532 |
| Rebuild Northwest Florida, Inc. | Escambia, Santa Rosa | (850) 497-7024 |
| Rebuild Polk After Disaster | Polk | (863) 679-8760 |
| St. Johns Housing Partnership, Inc. | St. Johns | (904) 824-0902 |
St. Lucie I.N.T.A.C.T.
Inspired Network to Achieve Community Together | St. Lucie | (772) 462-1777 |
| Senior Friendship Centers, Inc. | Sarasota | (941) 556-3261 |
| United Way of Brevard County | Brevard | 2-1-1 |
United Way of Volusia and Flagler Counties/ V.I.N.D.
Volusia Interfaith/Agencies Networking In Disaster | Volusia | (386) 846-9477 |
| Volunteer Broward | Broward | (954) 522-6761 |
 My Safe Florida Home:
Since Hurricane Charley, the first of eight hurricanes to strike Florida in 2004 and 2005, the Volunteer Florida Foundation, through the Florida Disaster Recovery Fund, has provided funding to local nonprofit organizations to conduct disaster recovery and community rebuilding. Because of our successful track record in partnering with local nonprofits in recovery, Volunteer Florida Foundation has been chosen by the State of Florida to manage a component of the My Safe Florida Home program, called the Nonprofit Program. The program was designed to allow us to partner with local nonprofits in mitigating homes for low-income Floridians.
Funding for the My Safe Florida Home Nonprofit program has been authorized in Florida Statute 215.5586, as amended, and designates the Department of Financial Services as overall administrator.
Homeowners must sign up with the nonprofit partner that serves their community and must meet the following eligibility requirements to receive assistance:
- The value of the home must be $300,000 or less
- The home must have been built before 2002 at its permanent location (site-built)
- The household income must be 80 percent or less of the Area Median Income (AMI)
Once qualified as eligible by our nonprofit partners, participating Floridians receive a free home-inspection survey that identifies areas of the home that should be fortified against disaster. After receiving the inspection survey, the nonprofit partner confers with the homeowner on a plan of action. The following home improvements are permitted by the law:
- Improving the strength of roof deck attachment.
- Creating a secondary water barrier to prevent water intrusion.
- Improving the survivability of roof covering.
- Bracing gable-ends framing.
- Reinforcing roof-to-wall connections.
- Upgrading exterior wall opening protections, such as with shutters.
- Upgrading exterior doors.
- Repairs to existing structures leading to any of the mitigation improvements.
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