The Florida Housing Coalition is based in Tallahassee and has seven other offices throughout Florida. Our technical assistance team consists of a highly skilled and geographically dispersed network of professional staff providing technical assistance in all areas of affordable housing planning, finance, and development. Our professional technical assistance team also includes the expertise of our twenty five member board of directors. Our team is one of the largest and most accomplished statewide providers of training and technical assistance in the nation.
Our Mission
The Florida Housing Coalition, Inc., is a nonprofit, statewide membership organization whose mission is to act as a catalyst to bring together housing advocates and resources so that all Floridians have a quality affordable home and suitable living environment.
The Coalition provides professional consultation services through training and technical assistance on affordable housing and related issues; supports community-based partnerships in leveraging resources; and advocates for policies, programs and use of funding resources that maximize the availability and improve the quality of affordable housing in Florida. The Coalition carries out this mission recognizing that affordable housing is an integral part of community revitalization and economic development.
OUR VISION
Every Florida community, large and small, practices a community ethic reflecting a belief that access to housing that is decent, safe, affordable and of a person’s own choosing, is a fundamental right and that at least one active, viable community-based organization plays an important role in delivering affordable housing and related services in each community.
Our Team
Our Expertise
The Coalition’s goal is to offer a seamless continuum of training opportunities on any housing or community development topics with which you may need assistance. The Coalition has a strong, diverse history of funders and partners that support us in achieving this goal, including the following:
- Florida Community Loan Fund
- Florida Department of Community Affairs
- Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
- Florida Housing Finance Corporation
- (PLP) Pre-Development Loan Program
- HOME Investment Partnership Program
- (SHIP) State Housing Initiative Partnership Program
- Neighborhood Stabilization Program
- Affordable Housing Catalyst Program
- Office of Urban Opportunity-Front Porch
- The Governor's Office of Urban Affairs
- Federal Home Loan Bank or Atlanta
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Florida TA Provider for HOME, CHDOs, OTAG, ESG, CDBG Private Sector
- Local Governments
- Banking Institutions
Testimonials
“ The Florida Housing Coalition has been serving our organization's capacity building needs since 1996. Any time I have had a question or if a development issue arose, I always knew who to call first. The training and technical assistance provided by the Florida Housing Coalition staff enabled us to increase our capacity and set our Strategic Goals from the onset. ” - Donna Carmen, Executive Director, Indiantown Nonprofit Housing, Inc.
“ The staff at the Florida Housing Coalition never ceases to amaze me. The depth of their collective knowledge and breadth of understanding they possess on some very complex housing issues will lead Florida with cutting edge solutions into the twenty-first century. ” - Jack Kosik, Executive Director, Noah's Arc of Central Florida