{"id":1488551,"date":"2022-05-23T13:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1488551"},"modified":"2022-05-23T13:30:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T17:30:32","slug":"gov-ron-desantis-announces-hometown-heroes-program-to-help-first-responders-purchase-their-first-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-ron-desantis-announces-hometown-heroes-program-to-help-first-responders-purchase-their-first-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces Hometown Heroes Program To Help First Responders Purchase Their First Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-ron-desantis-announces-hometown-heroes-program-to-help-first-responders-purchase-their-first-home%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1488551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday the launch of the Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program to help Floridians in more than 50 critical professions purchase their first home.<\/p>\n<p>The new initiative will be available to state law enforcement officers, firefighters, educators, healthcare professionals, childcare employees, and active military or veterans as part of the $100 million program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Florida, we value the contributions of our police, firefighters, teachers, and nurses,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2022\/05\/23\/governor-ron-desantis-announces-launch-of-florida-hometown-heroes-housing-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hometown heroes are the backbone of Florida communities and making sure that they can afford to be homeowners is a great way to give back to them and support the future of the American Dream,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gov. DeSantis Launches Hometown Heroes Program <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7NhYe82jp2\">https:\/\/t.co\/7NhYe82jp2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1528736236659089409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trey Price, Executive Director of Florida Housing Finance Corporation, also spoke at the event announcing the program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida Housing is extremely grateful to those who have remained committed to serving their communities, especially during these challenging financial times,\u201d Trey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHometown Heroes will provide the financial assistance necessary to help these hardworking individuals finally achieve the American Dream of homeownership, and we look forward to the positive impacts this accomplishment will have on so many Florida families,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Melba Lugo, a second-grade teacher at Florida\u2019s Mid Cape Global Academy, shared the impact the housing program will make for teachers and other \u201chometown heroes\u201d in her state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been a teacher for 25 years,\u201d\u00a0Lugo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2022\/05\/23\/governor-ron-desantis-announces-launch-of-florida-hometown-heroes-housing-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cIn one day, I changed cities, I changed jobs and I bought a house. Thank you for this program and I want to thank all of these people that have made this possible. Owning a house seemed like such a distant, far away dream. I am 63 and at this age you are supposed to be paying off your mortgage, but everything is good and beautiful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday the launch of the Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program to help Floridians in more than 50 critical professions purchase their first home. 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