Kiera Mitchell was thrilled to receive the key to her new home in South St. Petersburg on Thursday, thanks to the Pinellas and West Pasco Chapter of Habitat for Humanity. But she jokingly acknowledged that she wasn’t sure that this day would ever happen.
Affordable housing projects meant to help homeless individuals get off the streets could be underway in Pasco County by this fall thanks to $4.4 million in American Rescue Plan funding.
Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott has donated $436 million to the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of the charity's affiliate organizations in the U.S.
Pinellas County has received millions of dollars through the American Rescue Plan to redevelop brownfields and, in some instances, sell the land for new development.
Since Ken Welch was sworn into office as the 54th Mayor of the City of St. Petersburg, there has been a noticeable uptick in the number of City-owned lots being considered for residential development.
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