Community Service Foundation, Inc.

Community Service Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit agency in Clearwater, FL, that has served Pinellas County residents since 1957. The organization focuses on affordable housing, working with families and individuals across the county to provide a stable living environment, support services, and training aimed at financial self-sufficiency. Its portfolio includes apartment communities such as CSF at Myrtle Village, CSF at Tilley Village, Scranton Village, Fulton Apartments, Foundation Oaks, Foundation Village, and single-family homes at Ramona Circle in Palm Harbor, along with other properties around the Clearwater area. CSF also runs the Going Home Clearwater Project, a homelessness-reduction initiative, and hosts an annual Golf Classic at the Bayou Club each December. The agency is funded through Pinellas County, the cities of Clearwater, Largo, and St. Petersburg, and the U.S. Department of HUD.

Chartered on October 29, 1957, by Willis T. and Lenore W. Spivey as a 501(c)(3) organization, CSF began with day care services for underprivileged families in Largo and Safety Harbor before shifting to its current housing mission. Its program offerings include affordable housing, educational training in homeownership and household budgeting, Fair Housing counseling, and related housing services. A resident portal allows tenants to make payments, submit maintenance requests, view account statements, and access lease documents. The board is led by President William Mantooth and Vice President Lisa Langan, with John Cunningham, Esq., and Bridgette Domingos, Esq., also serving as trustees, and the organization holds a GuideStar Gold rating.

The office sits on Lakeview Road, about a tenth of a mile from South Myrtle Avenue and roughly a quarter of a mile from Lake Belleview. Ed C. Wright Park is within a short walk to the south, while Norton Park and the Ross Norton Recreation Center are both about a third of a mile away.

CSF holds a rating of 4.00 based on customer reviews, reflecting a positive reception from the people it serves. With nearly six decades of continuous operation in Pinellas County, it remains one of the longest-running non-profit housing providers in the Clearwater area.