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SJHP’s Above and Beyond Staff Training was Focus on National Weatherization Day
Each year October 30 is recognized as National Weatherization Day. Weatherization Day is an opportunity to highlight the impact of the National Weatherization Assistance Program which saves energy, improves the health and safety of homes, and supports jobs and small…
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SJHP Volunteers and Sponsors Made a Difference for the Elderly, Disabled and Veterans
ST. AUGUSTINE – The St. Johns Housing Partnership’s (SJHP) county-wide initiative on “Make a Difference Day,” was held on Saturday, Oct. 25. Make a Difference Day mobilized 96 volunteers over St. Johns County to help paint, clean and repair homes…
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Duo Hammering Out a Bright Future in SJHP Mentoring Program
Meet our newest team members, Iizek Autry and Clayton Rastrelli—two teens stepping into an industry in urgent need of new skills and fresh talent. Through a generous private donation, the St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP) launched its inaugural mentoring program,…
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SJHP Volunteers will ‘Make a Difference’ for the Elderly, Disabled and Veterans Oct. 25
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (September 4, 2025) – – The St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP), creating safe, clean, affordable housing in North Florida since 1996, has announced a county-wide initiative on “National Make a Difference Day,” Saturday, Oct. 25, 8 a.m….
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Project Manager Brings Personal Experience, Professional Knowledge to the St. Johns Housing Partnership
By Carole Hawkins St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP) Weatherization and Project Manager Rick Ray knows from personal experience what it’s like to live in a St. Augustine home that hasn’t been weatherized. At his mother’s house there’d been no air…
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SJHP Receives $550,000 Grant from The Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP), a nonprofit developer of affordable housing, today announced the receipt of a $550,000 grant from the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida. The Legacy…
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‘Age in place’: St. Johns Housing Partnership Seeks Donations to Build Wheelchair Ramps for Elderly, Disabled, Veterans
The St. Johns Housing Partnership is seeking public help to quickly build eight wheelchair ramps for elderly residents who cannot afford the needed home addition. The St. Augustine-based nonprofit needs funding, volunteers and materials to build Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant…
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Taking the Plunge for 40 Years
By Mike Bonts ORANGE PARK- For the youth at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Orange Park, St. Augustine is considered mission territory. Forty years ago, St. Catherine’s began a close-to-home mission trip thanks to the inspiration of Msgr. Vincent…
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Meet the Conductor of the SJHP Rehab and Community Projects
By Carole Hawkins If residential rehab takes an orchestra of players, then at St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP), Susan Giddens is its conductor. Giddens pulls together the workers, permits, inspections and financing that gets leaking roofs repaired and wheelchair ramps…
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For 27 years, St. Johns Housing Partnership has delivered sustainable, affordable housing
Reprinted from Ponte Vedra RecorderPosted Wednesday, June 25, 2025 11:58 pm By Shaun Ryan The lack of affordable housing in St. Johns County continues to be a thorny, multifaceted issue. Local government has been seeking ways to address it. Studies by the St….
