SPHA Engages in Pinellas County PIO Meeting to Prepare for Hurricane Season

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL - The St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) is getting prepared for hurricane season. SPHA Director of Communications, Nick Fokianos, participated in the Pinellas County Public Information Officer (PIO) meeting on May 15th. The theme for the meeting was hurricane preparedness, featuring speakers from FEMA, NOAA, and Pinellas County Emergency Management. They held a roundtable discussion about the upcoming hurricane season.

• FEMA: fema.gov
• NOAA: noaa.gov
• Pinellas County Emergency Management: pinellas.gov/department/emergency-management

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The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1st and ends on November 30th.

ABOUT THE ST. PETERSBURG HOUSING AUTHORITY (SPHA):

An independent quasi-governmental entity and a political subdivision of the State of Florida, operating under Chapter 421 Florida Statutes, SPHA is the local administrative agency for housing assistance programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). SPHA offers a variety of programs and services that provide affordable rental housing to low-income families, seniors, veterans, and the disabled in the greater St. Petersburg region. For more information, visit www.stpeteha.org.