Program Description
The Family Unification Program provides Section 8 rental assistance to families whose lack of adequate housing is a primary cause of the separation, or imminent separation, of a child or children from their families.  This program is funded under the Section 8 voucher program. 

Eligibility
To be eligible to receive a Section 8 voucher under the Family Unification Program, a family must be eligible for the Section 8 program, and the Florida Department of Children and Families must certify that the lack of adequate housing is a primary reason that the family's child(ren) may be placed in out-of-home care or prevented from returning to the family from out-of-home care.  "Lack of adequate housing" means that the family is living in substandard housing or is (or will be) involuntarily displaced. 

Application
Persons interested in applying for Family Unification can call 954.497.4170 to place their name on the waiting list.