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Habitat For Humanity Greater Palm Beach County Calls
On Florida Congressional Members To Take Action On
The Affordable Housing Crisis
Nationwide, housing costs Representatives Cherfilus-McCormick, Mast, Frankel and
are skyrocketing as more Moskowitz in Washington, D.C. They urged for action and
families lack access to a safe, prioritization of policies that will increase the number of
affordable, and decent place affordable homes, particularly for homeownership.
to call home. Here in Florida, Congress can respond to this need by supporting vital
every one in six households housing and community development programs in 2025 and
pay half or more of their Jennifer Thomason, CEO through the passage of the bipartisan Neighborhood Homes
income on housing. of Habitat of Greater Palm Investment Act.
During the week of Feb. Beach County There are a number of federal solutions that can help
5, Jennifer Thomason, CEO increase the number of affordable homes across the country.
of Habitat for Humanity Greater Palm Beach County, along In Palm Beach County, the Self-Help Homeownership
with hundreds of local Habitat organizations and affordable Opportunity Program, HOME Investment Partnerships
housing advocates, met with Senators Scott and Rubio, Program and Section 502 Single Family Housing Direct
Jennifer Thomason, CEO of Habitat of Greater Palm Beach
County, with CEO of Habitat for Humanity International,
Jonathan Reckford (third from the left), along with
representatives from other Habitats around the country
Loan Program (Section 502 Direct) are the primary
federal programs which provide funding exclusively for
homeownership projects serving low-income families.
“Given the historic low supply of affordable homes,
especially for entry-level homeownership, Habitat for
Humanity Greater Palm Beach County urged Congress to
prioritize federal policies and investments that increase the
number of affordable homes, said Thomason. “Through
advocacy, Habitat for Humanity Greater Palm Beach County
highlighted the need for Congress to support policies that
increase the supply of safe, decent and affordable homes,
especially for homeownership.”
Habitat on the Hill is Habitat’s primary legislative
conference that brings together nearly 400 Habitat staff
members, board members, homeowners, resident leaders,
volunteers and emerging leaders in Washington, D.C.,
every year. The participants are united by a common
purpose, representing their communities, engaging with
each other, learning from esteemed housing experts and
collaboratively strategizing to champion policies that drive
home affordability at the local, state and federal levels.
To discover more, visit www.habitatgreaterpbc.org and
follow us online at @HabitatGPBC.
PBI Has Busiest
Year Ever
2023 was a fantastic year for Palm Beach International
Airport (PBI) with record-breaking passenger numbers,
national awards and continued growth.
More than 7.76 million passengers were served last
year, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 when 6.89
million passengers passed through the terminal. The year-end
passenger total for PBI was 12.6 percent higher than 2019
and 16.8 percent higher than 2022.
“The record-breaking number of passengers is a testament
to the hard work and dedication of our staff who ensure we
provide the easy, convenient experience that customers have
come to expect from PBI,” said Gary Sypek, senior deputy
director of airports. “2024 is shaping up to be an even greater
year for PBI with the continued and growing support from
our airline partners to the Palm Beaches.”
PBI continues to bolster its airline roster with Silver
Airways coming on board and providing service to five new
exciting destinations launching with daily flights to Tampa
and Nassau beginning March 5; Tallahassee service three
times a week beginning March 6; Pensacola service two times
a week beginning March 7; and service to Marsh Harbour
three times a week beginning March 5.
Frontier Airlines has announced new nonstop service from
PBI to San Juan, Puerto Rico three times a week beginning
June 2. In addition, PBI continues to offer daily flights to
Los Angeles, Calif., on JetBlue and Toronto, Canada on Air
Canada until April 30.
American Airlines will offer extended nonstop service to
Chicago O’Hare throughout the summer.
In addition, PBI has some exciting routes for sports enthusiasts
with Delta Airlines providing nonstop service to Augusta, Ga.,
for the Masters Tournament and Southwest Airlines offering
nonstop service to St. Louis during Spring Training.
Visit www.pbia.org to find out more and book your
flight today.
