New Ballot Initiative Seeks To Permanently Fund Affordable Housing
Floridians for Affordable Housing sponsors the bill.
Scripps OTT
and last updated 2021-07-14 22:39:47-04
LEE COUNTY, Fla. â Affordable housing is in high demand, so we are following a Florida group that hopes to redirect money to make more affordable housing available.
The Floridians for Housing political action committee is sponsoring a citizenâs initiative that could permanently secure funding for affordable housing.
Diana Jones works for the Lee County Housing Authority and says families here are in dire need.
âIâve had some that say you wouldnât understand, but I do understand because I am a single mother. Iâve had the same struggles, so I do know what they are going through,â she said. âBut I also know how to help them get past it, so they can experience that better future for themselves and for their children.â