Pinellas County, FL – In 2006, FAST secured commitments from all seven County Commissioners to support the creation of an Affordable Housing Trust Fund to construct housing for families making less than $47,000 annually. At FAST’s 2007 Nehemiah Action, each municipality involved made clear commitments to create a total of 3,091 new units of affordable housing. As of October 2010, $19.2 million has been placed into the Trust Fund and 1,469 units have been built. 280 of these units are for families making less than $18,000 annually.
