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WELCOME TO FAMILY HOUSING MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.

Family Housing Management Company, Inc. is an independent, not-for-profit corporation that provides management services for North Florida’s affordable housing community. Under the leadership of Executive Director Alma C. Ballard and with the assistance of an experienced management team and the guidance of a talented board of directors, Family Housing Management Company continues to provide the highest quality of Senior living to our Residents.


History

The Diocese of St. Augustine formed Family Housing Management Company, Inc. in 1986, to manage and maintain properties within the Diocese.  The existing low-income HUD subsidized facilities for elderly and persons with intellectual and developmental differences & physical disabilities were already incorporated when the company was formed.  Family Housing also managed the Providence Center that housed the Diocesan ministries such as Catholic Charities and the Multi-Cultural Ministry from 1987 until December of 2019.  


Mission Statement

The mission of Family Housing Management Company, Inc. is to provide housing to the elderly and /or persons with intellectual and developmental differences and physical disabilities in meeting the physical, social, and psychological needs of everyone and to promote the health, security, happiness, and usefulness in longer living.

Our Team

Mariela Guerra-Marcos
Accountant

Mariela found out her interest in an accounting career when she interned for an accounting department in the hospitality business during her high school years.   This experience pushed her to continue her studies and graduate from an accounting trade school in her hometown of Havana, Cuba.  In April of 2017, Mariela joined the management team at Family Housing bringing with her a wealth of experience and knowledge as well as her bachelor’s in accounting from the University of Havana, with a major in Arts of Economics.   As a lifelong Catholic, working for a nonprofit, and giving back to the community has been Mariela’s passion throughout her career, and she has been able to meet those goals in our organization.