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GoodNewsFL.org 33 JULY 2018 OUT AND ABOUT &RPH DV \RX DUH DWPRVSKHUH 6XQGD\V # 30 : 6DPSOH 5G &RUDO 6SULQJV :H PHHW LQ WKH /XWKHUDQ &KXUFK %XLOGLQJ J %ULQJ WKH ZKROH IDPLO\ ÍŗƄȥŰćȪXōƙĩŽćĀȆȪ (TXLSSLQJ_(PSRZHULQJ_(QJDJLQJ ZZZ FLW\FKXUFKFRUDOVSULQJV RUJ 'HOUR\ 'DZQ 5RELQVRQ /HDG SDVWRU Marica Barry-Smith, Direc- tor of Community Outreach and ProgramServices for Habitat for Humanity of Broward, has been elected Chair of the Broward Housing Council. “To be elected by the Coun- cil for this role is an honor. There are complex issues that must be addressed and my esteemed Council members and I will be looking closely at the many facets of the affordable housing crisis in Broward County,” said Barry-Smith. Barry-Smith has worked in the area of affordable housing in banking and non-profit boards and management since 1994. Highly regarded as an expert in community development around the nation, Barry-Smith’s nation- ally acclaimed program ‘Home- less to Homeowner’ has placed hundreds of formerly homeless families into homeownership, empowering themto reach for in- dependenceand financial fitness. The Housing Council was established in 1974 and serves in an advisory capacity to the CountyCommission and to facil- itate coordination between the County, Municipalities, the busi- ness community and not-for- profit groups to address housing issues including, but not limited to, affordable housing, workforce housing, and homelessness. Habitat Broward’s Marcia Barry-Smith Elected Chair of the BrowardHousingCouncil Marcia Barry-Smith