SEMINOLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
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CONTACT INFORMATION

Community Services
534 West Lake Mary Blvd.
Sanford, FL  32773
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Phone (407) 665-2300

Housing & Financial Assistance
534 West Lake Mary Blvd.
Sanford FL 32773
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Phone: (407) 665-2360

Community Development
534 West Lake Mary Blvd.
Sanford FL 32773
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Phone: (407) 665-2380

Veterans' Services
534 West Lake Mary Blvd.
Sanford FL 32773
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Phone: (407) 665-2370

Prosecution Alternatives for Youth (P.A.Y.)
Seminole County Juvenile Justice Center
190 Bush Blvd.
Sanford, FL  32773
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Phone: (407) 665-5360




Community Services


State Housing Initiative Program (SHIP)

Financial Assistance   Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

 Application Forms (in PDF format)
Purchase Assistance Pre-Application    
Additional forms, if applicable:  
Authorization of Release of Information   Authorization for Workforce Innovation (AWI)
Verification of No Monthly Income   Verification of No Financial Accounts
Verification of Recurring Cash Contributions    
     

Housing Assistance

The following types of assistance programs are available:


First-time Homebuyer Programs - Approved Lenders List
The following programs help eligible participants purchase their first home.

Purchase Assistance
Purchase Assistance is available for very-low, low, and moderate income first-time home buyers. Applications are accepted on Tuesdays and Thursdays only, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Applications will be accepted based on funding availability and can close without further notice. SHIP funds are made available on a first come, first complete, first served basis while funding is available.
 


 Current Homeowner Programs
The following program helps eligible participants who currently own their home.

Homeowner Rehabilitation
This program provides qualified very low and low income homeowners in need of assistance with repairs and/or alterations to improve their health, safety, and well being or contribute to structural integrity and preservation of their owner occupied home. This program is currently closed and is not accepting applications. 



 Rental Programs
Households in danger of becoming homeless or are currently homeless.

Rental Security and Utility Deposits
This program is in the form of a grant for households in danger of becoming homeless or are currently homeless as a result of the inability to pay security and/or utility deposits when seeking rental housing in Seminole County. Applications will be accepted starting Tuesday, January 10, 2012. See flyer for additional information including income limits. Flyer and application.



 Additional Links


HUD Approved Counselors

Provides classes required to obtain First Time Homebuyers/Pre-Purchase Certificates. In addition, HUD counselors are trained in foreclosure avoidance.

Veterans Affairs Foreclosure Prevention
This link provides guidance in foreclosure prevention for those veterans with or without a Veterans Affairs home loan mortgage.


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Documents and Brochures
* SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan
Fiscal Years 2007/2008, 2008/2009, and 2009/2010 (PDF) [246KB] Revised 02/17/2012
* SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan (PDF) [872KB]
Fiscal Years 2010/2011, 2011/2012, and 2012/2013
* SHIP Purchase Assistance Manual (PDF) [888KB]
Revised 02/24/2011