In St. Petersburg, Jilian Bandes, who works at her family's firm, Bandes Constuction, is as eloquent as any non-profit advocate on how a home leads to better outcomes for people whether in education, health care or another social good.

She founded a local chapter of Yes in My Backard, a national effort to change laws to make housing more affordable and accessible...

 

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