St. Johns Housing Partnership Teams with Council on Aging to Provide Resource for Southern Villas Residents
ST. AUGUSTINE – Meet Claudia Marcus. She’s a fixer of sorts. After one and a half years volunteering with the St. Johns Council on Aging (COA), a partnership between COA and the St. Johns Housing Partnership (SJHP) has Marcus on the property at Southern Villas as Services Coordinator . But her work goes much deeper than that, benefiting residents at the affordable housing community in numerous ways. “It must be an open door. We have numerous scheduled activities and events, but the crux of my work is to help residents navigate a variety of issues ranging from technology to Medicaid, to transportation, to applying for food stamps or learning how to prevent scams,” Marcus said. By the way. She loves her job. “There is joy, comfort, and fun. Providing a resource is very satisfying. It’s like my home away from home. Buoyed by the fact that most of the residents really appreciate what we are trying to do,” she said. SJHP owns Southern Villas, a USDA subsidized multifamily prope...