County Partners with Community Volunteers for the Good of Citizens!

Community volunteers from Civitan and Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) constructed a wheelchair accessible ramp for a disabled District 1 county resident this past Saturday, September 7, 2019

In February of this year, the Escambia BCC  approved a pilot program to pay for the materials needed
 to build access ramps for the disabled in our county.  Thus far, this fledgling program has funded ramps at the homes of 8 Escambia County disabled individuals.

What a wonderful thing it is when the community locks arms with one another and works with other volunteers and the county to improve the lives of ordinary citizens!  This is government at it's best in my opinion--working with private groups in a support role to make our neighborhoods better.

The funding for the materials is from the program income realized by the county's low interest Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.  The county is working to make this program more efficient and streamlined--but there is need for this:  Right now the county is receiving an average of 20 calls per month asking about this program.

This past Saturday morning, Civitan volunteers, along with 8 members of the Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP) teamed up to construct a ramp in the northern portion of District 1.  The local Civitan Chapter has constructed 487 such ramps in our area over the last which is AMAZING and AWESOME!

Huge thanks to the community, Civitan, PYP and all other volunteers for stepping up to support this worthwhile endeavor.  And I am proud the county has found a way to help.


Learn more about Civitan here and here.

Learn about Pensacola Young Professionals here and here