The My Safe Florida Home program is working
with the Volunteer Florida
Foundation to offer low income
families an opportunity to
strengthen their homes against
natural disasters.
Click here
to view the AMI chart.
1. You must meet
the following qualifications:
2. Contact the
local organization in your
county
to help make your home safer:
|
Non-Profit
Organization
(Click
on the
name for
more
information) |
Contact
Number |
County
Served |
Other
Contact
Information |
|
Volunteer
Broward
|
(954)
522-6761 |
Broward |
sandy@volbrow.org |
|
Rebuild
Northwest
Florida
|
(850)
497-7024 |
Escambia, Santa Rosa |
mitigation@rebuildnwf.org |
|
CREW
|
(863)
983-2390 |
Glades,
Hendry |
crewheadquarters@hotmail.com |
|
Miami
Beach
Community
Development
Corporation
(at
capacity) |
(305)
538-0090 |
Miami-Dade |
ivette@miamibeachcdc.org |
|
Habitat
for
Humanity
of
Greater
Miami,
Inc. |
(305)
634-3628 |
Miami-Dade |
telisa.williams@miamihabitat.com |
|
Osceola
Council
on
Aging,
Inc.
|
(407)
846-8532 |
Osceola |
dentr@osceola-coa.com |
|
Indiantown
Non-Profit
Housing,
Inc.
|
(772)
597-3667 |
Palm
Beach,
Martin |
www.inphihousing.org |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Homes
for
Independence
|
(727)
538-7370 |
Pinellas |
Lkreisle@ourpeoplework.org |
|
Rebuild
Polk
After
Disaster
|
(863)294-4413,
(863)679-1530
|
Polk |
rpad.aspivey@verizon.net |
|
INTACT
(Inspired
Network
to
Achieve
Community
Together) |
(772)
462-1777 |
St.
Lucie |
MyersS@stlucieco.gov |
|
Housing
Corporation
of
Charlotte
County |
(941)
255-9454 |
Charlotte |
dbello@housingcorpcc.org |
|
Centro
Campesino |
(305)245-7738 |
Miami-Dade |
smainster@centrocampesino.org |
|
St.
Johns
Housing
Partnership |
(904)824-0902 |
St.
Johns |
sjhpbl@bellsouth.net |
|
Habitat
for
Humanity
of
Pinellas
County |
(727)
586-4755 |
Pinellas |
VISTA1@phfh.org |
|
Senior
Friendship
Center |
(941)556-3261
|
Sarasota |
msortore@seniorfriendship.com |
|
FAVACA
–
Florida
Association
for
Volunteer
Action
in the
Caribbean
and the
Americas |
(305)470-5070 |
Palm
Beach,
Broward,
Miami-Dade |
Jeremy@favaca.org |
Brevard
Long
Term
Recovery
Coalition
|
Call
2-1-1
(321)
631-2740 |
Brevard |
LLee@uwbrevard.org |
United
Way of
Volusia-Flagler
Counties
|
(386)
255-5510,
ext. 10 |
Volusia |
VINDofficemanager@cfl.rr.com |
|
|
3: Wind
Inspection Survey
Once you
register with your local
organization, a no-cost
wind inspection will
be completed.
4. Home
Improvement
According to wind inspection
survey results, a local
organization may assist with
strengthening your home in one
or more of the following areas:
Improving
the strength of your roof deck attachment.
For example, if your roof consists of shingles nailed to
plywood sheets, the inspection may reveal that the plywood
sheets are not adequately nailed to your roof trusses, and
that additional nails and/or longer nails need to be added
to prevent the plywood from being blown off in a hurricane.
Creating a
secondary water barrier to prevent water intrusion.
For example, using strips of “peel and stick-on” material
that cover the joints between the plywood sheets on your
roof to reduce leakage until repairs can be made if a
hurricane blows off your roof shingles.
Improving
the survivability of your roof covering.
For example, upgrading to thicker and stronger
hurricane-resistant roof shingles, attached with properly
sized and properly applied roofing nails, to reduce the
susceptibility of your roof shingles blowing off in a
hurricane.
Bracing
gable-ends in your roof framing.
This is usually done inside your attic to decrease chances
that your roof will collapse under hurricane wind loads.
Reinforcing roof-to-wall connections.
For example, installing metal tie-down straps that attach
roof rafters to wall studs to decrease chances that all or a
portion of your roof will simply lift your house during a
hurricane.
Upgrading
exterior wall opening protections.
For example, installing hurricane-rated window shutters.
Upgrading
exterior doors.
For example, replacing a standard garage door with a
hurricane-rated garage door.
