Operating from the Robert M. Moore Administration Building at the Gulf County Courthouse Complex, 1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Boulevard, Port St. Joe, FL 32456 ((850) 312-3932, Fax (850) 229-7180, ship@gulfcounty-fl.gov) and administered in partnership with the Apalachee Regional Planning Council (ARPC, SHIP Administrator Kwentin Eastberg, keastberg@arpc.org) under Florida Statutes §§ 420.907–420.9079 and the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC), the Gulf County State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program is Gulf County's primary statutory aging-in-place and owner-occupied housing rehabilitation program. Because over 78% of Gulf County older adults live in owner-occupied site-built or manufactured homes across Port St. Joe (32456), Wewahitchka (32465), Highland View, White City, Overstreet, and Dalkeith—many impacted by Hurricane Michael and coastal storms—Gulf County coordinates four complementary home-preservation programs for low- and very-low-income senior and disabled homeowners: (1) Gulf County SHIP Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation, Emergency Repair & Disaster Mitigation Grants ((850) 312-3932) for wind-mitigated roof replacements, ADA wheelchair ramps, roll-in showers, grab bars, electrical/plumbing upgrades, and septic repairs; (2) the Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc. (CACAA, Florida Sunbiz Document #709088) Gulf County Office at 401 Peters Street, Port St. Joe, FL 32456 ((850) 222-2043) administering the federal Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) for high-efficiency HVAC/heat pump replacements, attic/floor insulation, and LIHEAP utility relief; (3) the Citizens of Gulf County Recovery Team / Home Alliance at 610 East 4th Street, Port St. Joe, FL 32456 ((850) 270-8911) providing post-storm home repair navigation and workforce/affordable housing development; and (4) USDA Rural Development Section 504 Very Low-Income Senior Home Repair Grants (up to $10,000 in lifetime health-and-safety grants for rural homeowners age 62+ via the Marianna USDA Area Office at (850) 526-2610).