St. Petersburg Housing Authority Holiday Event Brings Community Together
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (DECEMBER 4, 2025) - The St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) hosted a holiday event in Jordan Park for SPHA residents on December 2, 2025. The 4th Annual Very Merry Holiday Party was a community-focused celebration designed to brighten the holiday season for SPHA families. Families enjoyed an evening filled with entertainment, activities, and community connection.
SPHA extends a big thank you to the St. Petersburg Police Department for bringing holiday gifts for the children. The toys from CSX and First Responders Children's Foundation helped make the season extra special for SPHA families!
Thank You to Event Sponsors:
- Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County: www.jwbpinellas.org
- City of St. Petersburg: www.stpete.org
- Cutting Edge Landscape & Nursery: https://cuttingedgelandscapeandnursery.com
Event Highlights:
- Free health screenings by BayCare: https://baycare.org
- A fresh produce market by Positive Impact ST. PETE: https://positiveimpact.org
- A youth martial arts demonstration by the Shihan School of Survival: www.shihansos.com
- A thrilling tree climb activity by Pathfinder Outdoor Education: www.pathfinderoutdooreducation.org
- A video gaming station by Gamer Events: https://gamerevents.com
- Music & DJ entertainment by DJ Dondy: https://djdondy.com
- Balloon creations by Awesome Austin's Entertainment: www.hopp.bio/awesome-austin
- Face painting by Face Painting Brittni: https://facepaintingbrittni.as.me
- Meet and greet with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus by K Kreations ByQuita: www.instagram.com/quitas_kre8tions
Thank You to Community Partners:
- Bay Area Legal Services: https://bals.org
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tampa Bay: www.bgctampa.org
- Conviva Senior Primary Care: www.convivacarecenters.com
- Devoted Health: www.devoted.com / Divinity Health Solutions: www.divinityhealthsolutions.net
- Empath Health: https://empathhealth.org
- Evara Health: https://evarahealth.org
- Exceeding Grace Christian Center: https://exceedinggrace.cc
- Great Explorations: https://greatex.org
- Kidzonomics: https://kidzonomics.com
- The Sanderlin Center: https://sanderlinfamilycenter.org
- St. Petersburg College (SPC): www.spcollege.edu
- Sofia Forte's Catering: www.sofiafortescatering.com
- Tampa Bay Watch: www.tampabaywatch.org / Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center: www.tbwdiscoverycenter.org
- The HUB - St Pete Hubs: www.stpetehubs.org
Learn More:
SPHA is the leading affordable housing provider in the city of St. Petersburg, serving more than 4,000 low-income households. SPHA's mission is to provide safe, sanitary, accessible, decent, and affordable housing to eligible citizens of the city of St. Petersburg, while enhancing and promoting resident self-sufficiency.
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ABOUT JORDAN PARK:
Jordan Park is a historic housing community managed by the St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA). It is known for being St. Petersburg's first African American housing community. It was originally built between 1939 and 1941.
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.