Every now and then, heading out of the office for an off-site event and incorporating some team building into the process can be a great way to keep employees engaged and connected. Our team hit the lanes recently for some bowling fun! Food, strikes, gutter balls, and fellowship make us an even stronger family!

We appreciate the Pee Dee Mental Health Center for bringing the Highway to Hope (H2H) Mobile Response Clinic to our office for staff to tour! This outreach program on wheels offers integrated mental health and primary health care to adults and children ages 3 and older. The clinic provides basic acute and primary care and mental health services, including patient education, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses. Learn more about this program by visiting their website at https://www.peedeementalhealth.org/highway-to-hope/.

We had the pleasure of partnering with First Bank, Chick-fil-A West Florence, and PDRTA to host the 2nd Annual Holly Jolly Trolley.  Visit the PDRTA Facebook page to view more pictures from the event.

The week of February 28, 2022-March 3, 2022 ZetaPhi Beta Sorority, Inc. displayed a table in our Church Hill Apartments lobby. This project was funded with funds received from Health Disparities Grant and the March of Dimes. ZetaPhi Beta Sorority, Inc. works with this organization annually. For this project they focused on Prematurity "Preemie" Awareness. Our residents were given free supplies and literature on premature birth. We thank ZetaPhi Beta, Inc. for all they do for our residents at Housing Authority of Florence

The Stand Fast project, nonprofit organization was grateful to be able to serve the Pine Acres community in Pamplico, SC Saturday, January 15, 2022. We understand where there is a need, there is a way. When you see our logo, you're also see our focus is keeping our communities out of poverty! Big thanks to housing authority (Hazel Mouzon & Chasidy Graham), sponsors, volunteers, and (Harvest Hope) donors. Our mission is to alleviate poverty, suffering and injustice through sustainable change. Come visit us on all social media platforms (FB, Tic Tok, Pinterest, Twitter instagram, youtube). All donations are welcome & we can be contact through our website at https://www.thestandfastproject.org.

The Holly Jolly Trolley visits the Florence Housing Authority in Pamplico. PDRTA along with First Bank and Chic-fil-a teamed up to deliver gifts and free meal vouchers to the children and parents this Holiday season. Joy was spread and you could tell by the kids faces as they received their gifts and took photos with the infamous Chic Fil a mascot. This was the 1st annual Holly Jolly Trolly event.

Our Executive Director participated in Florence County Legislative Day at South Carolina state capitol with Leadership Florence class 2019-2020. Mrs. Elmore is pictured with the Lt. Governor at the state capitol.

PHADA and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, are pleased to announce the 2020 graduating class of the Executive Director Education Program (EDEP). The graduates were celebrated at a luncheon on Tuesday, January 7 at PHADA’s 2020 Commissioners’ Conference in Phoenix, AZ. PHADA and Rutgers congratulate the graduates on this extraordinary achievement and wish them continued success in their careers as housing professionals.

December 4, 2019 was a very special day for the residents of Creekside Village. The installment of this 150 KW Generac Generator means that the residents in the 100 apartments will still have electricity even when Duke Power is out at Creekside Village. The installment is being completed by Welch’s Quality Builders and Roofing.

The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout is an annual event that encourages and offers support to smokers who want to quit smoking. The event took place on November 21, 2019 at Parkview Plaza.

Chief Danny Brown and other associations of the Pamplico, SC community partnership with Housing Authority of Florence to have a Back to School party for the residents at Pine Acres. The children enjoyed the giant inflatable water slide at the Back to School party. Some of the parents stated that they just enjoyed watching the children come down the water slide. A “Big Thanks” to all the supporters who help to put this event together.

On Thursday, June 13th the Housing Authority of Florence along with family and friends celebrated the Class of 2019.

We celebrated our annual company picnic on June 15 at Brooks McCall Park. We had lots of food and music by DJ Pank. We danced and learned new line dances. This is a time for us to meet new family members. We played BINGO and several winners received great prizes. All children in attendance received a gift card.

Housing Authority of Florence held their Annual Training on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The training sessions included Fair Housing presented by Mrs. Pat Green, Fair Housing Director with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Active Assailant (Shooter) presented by Lt. Robert Drulis and Lt. Cody Jordan, City of Florence Police Department and Ethics presented by Attorney Mark W. Buyck III with Wilcox, Buyck & Williams.

Nurse-Family Partnership and WellCare Health Plans Inc. partnered with the Housing Authority of Florence to host a baby shower for new and expectant moms. It was held at the Housing Authority of Florence community room at Church Hill on Thursday, May 9th from 6-8 pm.

Housing Authority of Florence held their Annual Training on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The training sessions included Fair Housing presented by Mrs. Pat Green, Fair Housing Director with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Family Health and Wellness Fair took place on June 13, 2019 at the Housing Authority of Florence, South Carolina. Residents were offered health screenings such as; cholesterol, blood sugar, high blood pressure, HIV and Hepatitis C, speech and hearing. They also received information on how to obtain and/or use insurance and learn about healthy foods. There was information and fun for the entire family. Service providers included Hope Health; Welvista; Nurse-Family Partnership; Francis Marion University Speech-Language Pathology; Let’s Go South Carolina; Circle Park Behavioral Health Services; BioSpine Health and Wellness, LLC; Healthy Blue; Wellcare|Health Connections, WIC.

May was Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. The Florence County Collaborative Council in collaboration with the Housing Authority of Florence hosted an informative event that will help to bridge the gaps for teens seeking services in the Florence area.

The Mother’s Day Luncheon was held at the Housing Authority of Florence Parkview Plaza on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The luncheon was put on by Amemdisys, an organization that aims to help people with home health, hospice, and personal care services.

Our Executive Director, Mrs. Clamentine Elmore was featured in The Community Times Magazine this month in their 'Women of Excellence 2019' Article. Congratulations to Mrs. Elmore for all your hard work and dedication to the affordable housing industry and the Florence community!

This 60 day challenge was open to all employees as an opportunity to lose weight and improve their overall health.. We had 9 2 person teams and the team that lost the most weight collectively was awarded a certificate and well as a prize. There were 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. We also had a prize for the individual who lost the most weight within the entire group. It was exciting, healthy, and rewarding to all who participated. THE BIGGEST LOSERS WINNERS are Penny Hennigan and Steve Sellers in 1st Place, Marla Kunza and Diane Garris in 2nd Place, and Denise Eaddy and Keisha Waiters in 3rd Place.

The Housing Authority of Florence partnered with PDRTA to provide 150 free bus passes to the residents.

Historically Black Colleges & University – Student Fair

Employee Benefits Meeting

March 29th, 2018