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My Safe Florida Home
Letter from Tom Gallagher, Florida's Chief Financial Officer
Dear Fellow Floridian,
I’m proud to announce that the My Safe Florida Home Program is now open for business and accepting applications from Floridians around the state for free home inspections!
Our mission is to help you learn what specific home improvements can be made to better protect you and your family against hurricanes and to help provide you with the information and resources necessary to make your home stronger and safer from storms. In fact, if you receive a free home inspection and decide to take steps to strengthen your home, you may be eligible to match your money through this program up to $5,000.
Our goal is to serve as many as 12,000 Floridians over the next twelve weeks, and 50,000 Floridians over the next year. To achieve this goal, we are partnering with local governments and non-profit organizations to provide inspections and grants in 22 counties. With the Legislature’s continued funding support, we look forward to providing inspections and grants in all 67 counties.
Our open enrollment period for accepting applications will continue through November 15, 2006. To help you get started, we have set up an easy way for you to apply for your free home inspection on-line. Visit www.mysafefloridahome.com and click on the “Apply for a Free Home Inspection” button at the top of the page to see if you are eligible and, if so, get the application process underway.
We also encourage you to check out the information available through this website, including tips for strengthening critical parts of your home and topics ranging from protecting your home from water damage to selecting a contractor.
Our website, www.mysafefloridahome.com, will continue to be your best source for information and updates on the My Safe Florida Home program, or you can call us 1-800-342-2762 to learn more.
Thank you for your interest. We look forward to serving you and to better protecting you and your family against hurricanes!
Sincerely,
Tom Gallagher
Chief Financial Officer
Posted 8/31/06