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[[Front Porch Pensacola]] is the local arm of a state agency, The Governor's Front Porch Florida Initiative, that was created by Governor Jeb Bush in [[1999]] "as a means to rebuild distressed communities [and] revitalize underserved communities."<ref>[http://www.floridacommunitydevelopment.org/fpf/ Front Porch Florida homepage]</ref> It operates under the State of Florida's Office of Urban Opportunity. The Pensacola branch was established in October, [[1999]], through the efforts of [[Johnny Crawford]]. Crawford became the group's first director before being ousted for excluding community input and soliciting funds without direction from the state office<ref>http://ricksblog.biz/?p=1455</ref>.

At the local level, the organization is administered by a volunteer council. The currently community liaison is [[Thelma Manley]], who replaced Crawford and is paid a part-time salary of $24,999 a year. Front Porch Pensacola serves operates out of the [[Long Hollow]] Community Center at 1040 North [[Guillemard Street]].