St. Johns Housing Partnership Receives $550,000 Grant from The Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP), a nonprofit developer of affordable housing, today announced the receipt of a $550,000 grant from the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida.

The Legacy 2024 grant to St. Johns Housing Partnership, Inc., is to support the retirement of outstanding construction debt for Patriot Place. Patriot Place comprises six new, low-income housing for at-risk and homeless veterans in St. Johns County.

“Mrs. Weaver’s grant is an incredible gift that will last for decades providing housing for some of our local at-risk and low-income veterans. We hope the gift will not only support Patriot Place but also inspire other donors who want to create more truly affordable housing in our area,” said St. Johns Housing Partnership Executive Director Bill Lazar.

Delores Barr Weaver has an extraordinary legacy of philanthropy in Northeast Florida since moving to Jacksonville as co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1993. Since establishing the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund in 2012, she has partnered with The Community Foundation on her philanthropy through numerous, multi-million-dollar gifts, including the Foundation’s largest-ever gift of $61 million in 2023, the source of this grant to the SJHP.

“I am deeply grateful for the hard work that our Legacy 2024 agencies do every day,” said Delores Barr Weaver. “They share an unwavering commitment to making our world a better place for all. The work they do comes directly from the heart and touches our hearts, as well.”

Founded in 1996, the SJHP provides low- to moderate-income housing solutions by working with the public and private sectors to rebuild neglected homes and revitalize neighborhoods in disadvantaged areas.

“Delores Barr Weaver is a transformational force for good through bold, local initiatives, such as Patriot Place,” said SJHP Board President Don Mullinex. “We are grateful to be among the beneficiaries of her generous commitment to improving our community and the lives of residents.”

This generous contribution is poised to play a pivotal role in furthering SJHP’s mission to ensure every person has a safe, clean, affordable place to live and a vision for solving the enormous challenges of affordable housing.

Patriot Place became a reality through MountainStar Partners, SJHP, and St. Johns County. MountainStar Partners committed over $500,000 for the land acquisition and construction costs. Bryan McCloskey served as the architect with construction completed by Robert Marshall of World Island Builders. Patriot Place has earned Gold Certification under the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) Homes Standard. Patriot Place is also the most recent development to receive the Florida Water Star certification.

“For years, our local veterans’ office has struggled to help veterans who need a one-bedroom apartment to remain living in St. Johns County,” added Lazar. “Getting homeless vets on the path to affordable housing is just one of the goals of the St. Johns Housing Partnership in its collaboration with the UF/Flagler Health+ and MountainStar Partners.”

Additional funds, materials and time to build Patriot Place were provided by The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors; Bo Strange, owner of Lovely Loo; the Snodgrass Family Foundation; The Home Depot Store # 6334; Eagle Scout Michael Korfhage; Boy Scout Troup 243; the University of Florida IFAS Master Gardeners; and FGBC certifying agents Bill Kachman and Ralph Locke, military veterans who waived their fee and volunteered their time. Everybody Solar, JinkoSolar and Synergy Solar donated the solar panels.

The concept for Patriot Place was conceived by Suzanne Konchan, the county’s former Development Services director.

If you are interested in joining Delores Barr Weaver in making a gift of any size to the St. Johns Housing Partnership, contact Bill Lazar at blazar@sjhp.org or call 904-824-0902. For more information on St. Johns Housing Partnership visit www.sjhp.org or follow @sjhp on social media.

About the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds

Delores Barr Weaver has an extraordinary legacy of philanthropy in Northeast Florida since moving to Jacksonville as co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1993. Since her historic gift of $50 million in 2012 establishing the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund, she has partnered with The Community Foundation on her philanthropy through numerous, multi-million-dollar gifts, including the Foundation's largest-ever gift of $61 million in 2023. She has established permanent endowments for more than four dozen nonprofits, including 20 that receive ongoing annual support through the Delores Barr Weaver Forever Event Fund, est. 2015. Today, her grantmaking exceeds $209 million, with support for more than 300 organizations in Northeast Florida and beyond.

About the Community Foundation

The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida (www.jaxcf.org), Florida’s oldest and one of its largest community foundations, works to stimulate philanthropy to build a better community. The Foundation helps donors invest their philanthropic gifts wisely, helps nonprofits serve the region effectively, and helps people come together to make the community a better place. Now in its 61st year, the Foundation manages more than $700 million in assets as of 12/31/2024 and has made more than $850 million in grants since inception.

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