News and Events
Sarasota Housing Authority is pleased to announce that our efforts under HUD Receivership, which formally ended July 9, 2008, and a new administration have gained significant positive media attention. We strive not only to provide decent and safe affordable housing but also supportive services that lead toward self-sufficiency. We invite you to read through the following articles and events on SHA and our work.
2024
- Herald Tribune-Affordable Housing Cypress Square Opens (07/10/24) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Your Observer-Housing Authority Opens 84 Affordable Housing Apartment (07/09/24) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Ranks 2 on List of Rent Increases (07/09/24) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- YourObserver-100-Unit Affordable Housing Project Faces Design Hurdles (04/14/24) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Pushing for Affordable Housing (04/07/24) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Housing Authority Transforms Housing (03/04/24) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-BayFirst Pledges Community Engagement in Historic Newtown (01/30/24) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
2023
- Herald Tribune-Mom, Scholar-Athlete Son Find a Sarasota Home (11/19/23) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Books and Badges Helps Boost Literacy (07/15/23) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SNN-9th Annual Books and Badges Community Event (07/13/23) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Housing Authority to host Books & Badges with Sarasota PD (07/12/23) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Landlords Wanted Sarasota Recruits for Affordable Housing Program (06/29/23) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Area Income, Rent, Housing Aid On The Rise (06/06/23) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
2022
- Out And About Sarasota with the Sarasota Housing Authorities for the Shop With A Cop Event: (12/12/22)
- Shop With A Cop Event: (12/10/22)
- SNN: Sarasota Police Take Kids Shopping During Shop with a Cop (12/10/22)
- WFLA News Channel 8 - Sarasota Children Shop with Law Enforcement (12/10/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune- 'Shop with a Cop' a Holiday Hit with Underserved Children (12/18/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Lofts on Lemon Affordable Housing Opens Doors (10/19/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Impact of Hurricane Ian on Sarasota-Manatee Real Estate (10/15/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Free Books Giveaway to Kids for Literacy Summer Learning (07/14/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SNN News-8th Annual Books and Badges Returns to Sarasota (07/13/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Still Doling Out Emergency Vouchers from Last Summer (07/06/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Lofts on Lemon has Many Applications Open for Workforce Housing (06/15/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Housing Authority Opens Waiting List for Section 8 Vouchers (04/01/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Reviews Affordable Housing Recommendations (03/28/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Apartments for Seniors 55 and Older Difficult to Find (03/23/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SRQ Magazine-Median Rent in Sarasota County Right Now Is $2,249. That’s Higher Than in Miami-Dade County (02/02/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SRQ Magazine-First Senior-Focused Affordable Housing in 50 Years Opens in Newtown (02/02/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- ABC Action News-Affordable Housing for Seniors on Former Segregated Housing Site (02/01/22)
- Fox13 Tampa Bay-Formerly Segregated Housing, Affordable Senior Living Complex Opens in Newtown (02/01/22)
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Celebrates Opening of Affordable Senior Development (02/01/22) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
2021
- Herald Tribune-Lack of Affordable Housing Affects Business Community (12/27/21) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- ABC Action News-Priced Out Of Paradise (12/02/21)
- ABC7-Books and Badges Event Aims to Make a Difference in Sarasota (07/14/21)
- SNN-Sarasota PD Hands Out Books (07/14/21)
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Housing Authority hosts Books and Badges (07/14/21) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- ABC-Books And Badges Brings Hundreds Of Books To Kids In A Low-Income Sarasota Community (07/14/21)
- Herald-Tribune-Sarasota Moms Get Furnished Homes Thanks To Habitat (07/13/21) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Sarasota Housing Authority Helps Families with Digital Access (03/05/21) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald Tribune-Affordable Housing Vouchers Available (02/16/21) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Fox 13 Tampa Bay-Affordable Development Targets Housing for Hometown Heroes (01/13/21)
- Herald-Tribune-Sarasota Housing 'Lofts on Lemon' Breaks Ground (01/13/21) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Move to Relax Affordable Housing Requirements Criticized (01/12/21) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SRQ Magazine-Affordable Projects (01/08/21) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
2020
- 10 Tampa Bay-Sarasota Housing Authority Survey Shows Students Need Internet, Devices (08/24/20) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Walker & Dunlop-Financing for 84-Unit Affordable Housing Dev (08/19/20) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Affordable Housing Coming to Sarasota's Rosemary District (08/10/20) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Wrecking Ball to Demolish Orange Ave. But Not Memories (03/27/20) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
2019
- YourObserver-Affordable Housing: New projects seen as signs of progress (10/30/19) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- YourObserver-Sarasota residents, officials grapple with affordable housing shortage (10/30/19) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Affordable Housing Project in Sarasota Gets Design Approval (09/04/19) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Police Officers Give Free Books to Kids in Low-Income Areas in Sarasota (07/17/19) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Attacks on Teachers - Housing Funding (04/23/19) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Hotel Evicts (04/09/19) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Lofts on Lemon Affordable-Workforce Housing Project Progressing (01/09/19) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
2018
- Herald-Tribune-Housing Project Low-End Concept (11/17/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- WTSP10-New Program Pushes For School Attendance (11/05/18)
- Herald-Tribune-SHA Attendance Program National Acclaim (11/01/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SRQ Magazine-Affordable Projects (10/25/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Betty Schoenbaum A force for good (08/02/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-A Chance for Affordable Housing (07/22/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Carson Put Power of Books to Work (07/15/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-HUD Secretary Ben Carson visiting Sarasota (07/10/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-HUD Secretary Could Learn from SRQ Editorial (07/10/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Workforce Housing More Than Just Talk (06/12/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- YourObserver-Housing Authority Lands $14 Million Award (06/01/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-More Affordable Housing Coming to Sarasota's Rosemary District (06/01/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SNN-Affordable Housing Project in Rosemary District Seeks Additional Funding (06/01/18)
- ABC7-Lofts on Lemon Expected to Relieve Affordability and Traffic Issues (06/01/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Wall Street Journal-Rent Reform (05/09/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- YourObserver-SHA Talks Affordability (03/22/18) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
2017
- Shop with A Cop 2017 (12/09/17)
- Herald-Tribune-Federal Policies Fuel Affordable Housing (11/20/17) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- YourObserver-SHA hopes to bring an affordable apartments to 9th and Lemon (10/12/17) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Partnership Promotes Early Literacy in Public Housing Communities (08/11/17) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Back to School Backpacks (08/09/17) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- ABC7-Rosemary District Could See Improvements (08/03/17) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SNN: Book 'Em Cops and Kids Book Giveaway (07/13/17)
- A Reading Oasis (06/20/17) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Helping Children Read (06/20/17) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Herald-Tribune-Sarasota-Manatee wins All-America City Award (06/16/17) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Sarasota-Manatee and Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading win All-America City Award (06/16/17)
- Shop with A Cop (01/12/17) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
2016
- Shop with A Cop 2016 (12/12/16)
- Campaign For Grade Level Reading Goals (10/18/16) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SHA Receives Recognition by Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (9/30/16) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Janie’s Garden Replaces Eyesore (7/29/16) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Janie’s Garden ‘a dream come true’ (7/28/16) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- How History Helps Keep A Community Alive (6/5/16) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- SHA Sponsers Reading Program (Spring 2016) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Making Ends Meet: The search for affordable housing on the Suncoast (2/10/16) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
2015
- SNN: Smoking Ban Proposed for Public Housing Units (11/12/15)
- DCF Council on Homelessness-2015 Annual Report (6/30/15) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Sarasota Housing Authority to Host Cops & Kids Literacy Event (6/18/15) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Newtown Salon Owner Rewards Academic Success with Spa Treatment (5/2/15) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- In Environmental Mandate, Trouble For Affordable Housing (1/31/15) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Student Finds Success After Foster Care (1/21/15) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221
- Affordable-Housing Gap Widens (1/9/15) For help downloading, please call 941-361-6210 x221