Casa Familia Makes History with Funding Approval for the First Residential Community in Miami-Dade County for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
MIAMI, FL (Wednesday, June 26, 2019) – Casa Familia, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization advocating for adults with IDD, was awarded capital funding, by a unanimous vote from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation Board, on May 10, 2019, for the first affordable housing community in Miami-Dade County for this underserved population. This milestone award of $15 million in federal tax credits and $4 million grant, allows Casa Familia to begin planning and continue raising the necessary funds to ensure the development and sustainable operations of this groundbreaking community.