Brevard Family of Housing

In 2006, financing created by the organization was featured in a case study at a regional symposium in Atlanta.

Until 2009, there were three separate local entities for public housing and Section 8 housing in the county. The Brevard Family of Housing was established as an umbrella organization to create an effective, community-service–oriented, public housing agency with innovative ideas and a different attitude. The primary goal was to provide safe, clean, affordable housing for eligible low and moderate income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. The secondary goal was to provide effective social services, work with residents to improve their quality of life, encourage employment and self-sufficiency, and help residents move out of assisted housing.

In 2007, the city of Melbourne voted "no confidence" in the Housing Authority as then constituted for failing to deal with local issues of public housing.

In 2009, the prior Executive Officer was allowed to resign when authorities discovered that he had comingled US federal funds designed for Section 8 housing with local funds and used federal money for local expenditures.

In 2010, a federal court convicted a former employee for accepting a bribe to influence contract selection. An employee of the contracting company was also convicted of bribery and sentenced to jail.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development took control of the Cocoa Housing Authority in 2013 when it defaulted on a contract with the federal government.