VA offers home loans to Active Duty Service members and Veterans. This also applies to National Guard and Reserve members.

Programs include:

• Adapted Housing Grants
• Cash Out Refinance Loans
• Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL)
• Native American Direct Loan (NADL) Program
• Purchase Loans

See their website: http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/ for more details.

Please call for more information.

VA offers homeless veterans services to its members. Please call for more information.

Toll Free: 1.800.308.8387

National VA Homeless Hotline: 1.877.424.3838

Owning a home is a big part of the American Dream. Locate resources through HUD's Florida website to help you buy and maintain your home. You can find HUD homes for sale as well as utility bill assistance.

This group offers housing programs. These are for military families. There are four different programs. They are designed to help at every stage of their transition into civilian life. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Email: Florida@operationhomefront.org

Programs Available:

This group offers the Critical Financial Assistance Program. The program helps military families with grants and not loans. Help is also given in the form of grocery cards. The payments are made directly to service providers. There are eligibility criteria that must be met. Please call or visit the website for more information.

Usual Types of Assistance Are:

This program helps people buy their own homes. There are funds available to help you with your down payment. You must make less than 120% of the median income in the Tampa Bay area to qualify.
You do not have to be a first time home buyer. You do not have to be a current Pasco County resident. You must attend a County Homebuyer class.

Any kind of home is eligible, except for mobile or manufactured homes.

You will need to put some of your own money into the purchase of the house. This can be in the form of down payment, closing costs or other pre-paid items.

This is a 0% interest loan.

Please see the website for all the details.

This program is to help homeowners finance repairs to their houses. Any type of home is eligible, except for mobile homes. Properties may be anywhere within the County. The maximum after-rehab value of the property cannot exceed $240,000.

Anyone who makes less than 120% of the median income for the Tampa Bay area may apply. You must show that you have at least 10% of the required cost of repairs. The County loan cannot exceed $10,000. This is a 0% interest loan which you will have five years to pay off.

For more information call:
New Port Richey: 727.834.3445
Dade City – 352.521.4274, Ext 3445
Land O’Lakes – 813.996.7341, Ext 3445

Please see the website for more details.

This program provides help to move into an apartment/home. Mobile homes are not eligible under this program. They will assist with first and last and/or first and security deposit.

The amount of service provided depends on available funds.

East Pasco location:
13853 15th Street
Dade City FL 33525
352.521.5173

You can find low rent apartments and public housing for low income residents in Seminole County and the Central Florida area using HUD's Florida website. Also look for help with your utility bills.

Please see the website for more details.