Resident Council
The role of a resident council is to improve the quality of life and resident satisfaction and participate in self-help initiatives to enable residents to create a positive living environment for families living in public housing.
Purpose of the Resident Council:
- Maintain a viable resident council organization representative of the residents who elected its officers.
- Promote programs which will provide improved educational, recreational and social service opportunities.
- Expand resident participation opportunities for Public Housing residents of Punta Gorda.
- Represent legitimate concerns of the Punta Gorda Housing Authority (PGHA) public housing residents to housing authority management and other units of local government.
- Provide input to housing authority management and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on policy matters affecting residents.
- Inform residents of their rights and responsibilities under existing federal, state and local laws, as well as under the corporation’s by-laws.
- Work cooperatively with housing authority management and HUD on matters of mutual self-interest.
- Provide technical support to new and existing resident organizations throughout the State of Florida.
Resident Council meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m.
at the following location:
Jean Farino Community Center
340 Gulf Breeze Avenue
Punta Gorda, FL 33950