Affordable Rentals & Housing Programs on Sanibel Island, Florida FL

Sanibel CHR, Community Housing and Resources, Inc., is a non-profit private corporation which develops housing and programs with the purpose of providing affordable housing for persons who work on Sanibel but can't afford to live there, and for longtime residents who can no longer afford Sanibel rents.

CHR was created by a group of Sanibel residents who had been striving for several years to find a solution for the growing need for affordable housing. At the same time, the City of Sanibel was looking at ways to accomplish the same goal.

In 2007, CHR will complete its 24th year as Sanibel’s Housing Foundation, responsible for the operation of the Below Market Rate Housing (BMRH) program which provides affordable housing opportunities to many individuals and families who otherwise could not afford to live in Sanibel. In turn, the BMRH program helps maintain diversity in age and income in the Sanibel community.

Having affordable housing opportunities near Sanibel employees’ jobs can help attract and retain qualified workers for a variety of positions to the island. Sanibel has low unemployment and high competition for the same potential employees. Having island employees living close to their work sites on Sanibel would also provide enhanced services to the community, especially in emergency situations. In turn, employees would spend less time and money on an often lengthy commute and would allow them to be residents of and participants in the Sanibel community. Retention of qualified and skilled workers would also significantly lessen the costs associated with employee turn-over and training.

For some time local, state and national media have reported about the increasing difficulty many people and families have in locating housing they can afford. Sanibel’s Below Market Rate Housing program continues to do its part to help address this need by providing affordable housing for many persons and families of low and very low income. CHR believes deeply in the critical value of BMRH to those who are less affluent, and also to the Sanibel community as a whole.

Community Housing & Resources, Inc. 5 Year Plan

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