PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — For Floridians who’ve faced repeated flooding, the state offered a possible solution: make their homes more storm-resistant with financial help from the new Elevate ...

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced on May 29 the preservation of more Florida farmland through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family ...

For many first-time buyers, the biggest hurdle to homeownership isn’t the monthly mortgage — it’s coming up with the money needed to close. Down payments and closing costs can add up to thousands of ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG) is speaking publicly for the first time about its ongoing audit into Rebuild Florida ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The My Safe Florida Home program expands qualifications for who can apply for assistance to make upgrades to their home to their homes, Monday. Low-income homeowners can now apply ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Child advocates and agencies focus on the importance of keeping families together and use placing children in foster care only as a last resort. One state service ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Food insecurity is a growing problem since the COVID-19 pandemic. The umbrella organization Feeding Florida has counted close to 700,000 people in the Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Florida’s rate is slightly higher, at about 1 in 9 babies born preterm. In an average ...