Applications reopen on Aug. 18 for the Hometown Heroes Housing Assistance program. The program helps those who qualify with down payment assistance and closing costs.
You can get up to $35,000 to use towards buying a home. The program only applies to those who qualify as hometown heroes. That includes healthcare professionals, educators, active military, public safety employees, Coast Guard, and veterans employed by a Florida-based employer.
Christiana Calderon is a nurse who used the program to buy her home in Lakeland. She is a critical care nurse working overnights to take care of her patients. She told me she started her career in 2020, and her goal was to save enough money to buy a home…