Featured Article: Rebuild Florida Mobile Registration Bus

In Need of Assistance? 

There is a mobile registration bus at the CVS in Avon Park at 1105 W. Main Street, Avon Park, FL 33825 from today December 3rd through December 8, 2018 from 9am to 5pm daily.

If you are still recovering from damages from Hurricane Irma, living in the zip codes of 33870 and 33825, and are in need of assistance stop by.

You can also register online at https://registration.rebuildflorida.gov/.

The registration deadline is December 23, 2018.

The next closest physical registration center is at CareerSource Center Polk, 500 North Lake Howard Dr., 2nd Floor, Winter Haven, FL 33881.

Rebuild Florida

Rebuild Florida is a program of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), created to help Florida recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Irma. The first phase of Rebuild Florida is the Housing Repair Program, which will assist families to rebuild their homes that were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida on September 10, 2017, causing destruction and damage to thousands of homes in its path. The state of Florida is committed to helping homeowners affected by the storm by rebuilding or replacing damaged homes.

Rebuild Florida is a partnership of DEO and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which approved funding to local communities for Florida's long-term recovery efforts after the 2017 hurricane season. Rebuild Florida Housing Repair funds will help eligible homeowners impacted by Hurricane Irma and individuals and families from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands displaced by Hurricane Maria. Rebuild Florida will repair and rebuild damaged homes across the hardest-hit communities of our state, with priority funding for those low-income residents who are most vulnerable, including the elderly, those with disabilities and families with children aged five and younger.

Other phases of Rebuild Florida include business assistance and partnerships with local governments. Those programs will launch soon.