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Staff Profile: Mary Rottman Focuses on Making the Pennies Stretch for Non-Profit
Mary Rottman By Carole Hawkins Mary Rottman remembers homes with cracked windows in the struggling South Florida neighborhood where she once lived as a child. A tornado had come through, and not everyone could afford repairs. “You’d be stuck with…
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Preparing Before the Storm: Disaster Exercise Held at the St. Johns County EOC
By Gina Birmingham As hurricane season approaches, I recently participated in a disaster response exercise at the St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The exercise simulated a Category 1 hurricane sitting just off our coast, with the EOC operating…
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Keller Williams Volunteers, Staff Make RED Day Brighter for Southern Villas Residents
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (May 21, 2026) – Keller Williams RED Day 2026 in St. Augustine took place on Thursday, May 14, at Southern Villas, an affordable apartment community for seniors and the disabled. The event brought residents together for an…
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Affordable Housing Matters Podcast with Guest Kody Glazer Now Online
The Affordable Housing Matters Podcast with St. Johns Housing Partnership Executive Director Bill Lazar is now online. The guest is Kody Glazer. He is the Chief Legal and Policy Director of the Florida Housing Coalition, specializing in affordable housing law…
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St. Johns Housing Partnership Adds Pinewood Apartments to its Affordable Portfolio
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – The St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP) has added to the non-profit’s portfolio of affordable properties with the addition of Pinewood Apartments in Green Cove Springs, Fla. “We’ve been working on this for over two years….
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Staff Profile: Meet the SJHP Go-To Person
Cheryl VanLandingham By Carole Hawkins Cheryl VanLandingham has managed offices for auto sales, health insurance, and residential building companies. But St. Johns Housing Partnership is the first job where she had to learn not to cry after every phone call. …
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FPL Volunteers Help St Augustine Resident
By Gina Birmingham There’s something powerful about community showing up for neighbors. Florida Power & Light (FPL) teamed up with St. Johns Housing Partnership to love on one of our longtime Lincolnville residents in a big way in February during…
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St. Johns Board of County Commissioners Accept AHAC Report; What’s Next?
ST. AUGUSTINE – The annual review of the St. Johns County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Annual Report was presented to the St. Johns County Board of Commissioners in December. The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee reviews established policies and procedures, ordinances,…
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Weaver ‘Property Preservation’ and Enterprise Foundation Grants Aids Affordable Rental Program
ST. AUGUSTINE – The St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP is excited to share some good news for our neighbors and our growing rental community. The St. Johns Housing Partnership received a generous “Property Preservation” grant from the Delores Barr Weaver…
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Staff Spotlight: Grayer’s Road to Recovery Led him to Help Others
When Ike Grayer Jr. was 13, a tragic accident forced him to give up on his dream of becoming a professional football player. But there’s a second dream he’s held on to. “Since I was a kid, I always wanted…
