“Oh, Habitat wouldn’t want to help me, I am too old.” This senior, who I will call Jane, had called Habitat for Humanity hoping we could point her in the direction of an affordable rental unit. “I am not looking for anything for free from a charity, I just need an affordable...
We had a great time celebrating our volunteers at our volunteer appreciation party! Check out some of the photos of this great event. The families currently in the Habitat Homebuyer Program and the Habitat staff members worked together to decorate this banner with hand prints and thank you...
Habitat Seminole-Apopka is grateful to have a few AmeriCorps members on our team every year. These individuals donate their time full-time to the cause of affordable housing for a full ten months of service. This week is the end of Stacy’s AmeriCorps term and she shared about her experience: “I...
Habitat Seminole-Apopka has started an all new program, the Financial Focus Program! This program includes 7-weeks of financial education and a 6-month mentorship program. In our search for new Focus Mentor volunteers we decided to interview a volunteer from the H.O.M.E. Mentor Program- Michelle...
Today we celebrate the completion of Juniper and Arbor Bend by looking back at our three-year journey… On March 16, 2017, despite the freezing weather, over 100 individuals attended the groundbreaking for Juniper and Arbor Bend, a subdivision in South Apopka that would contain 58 single-family...
A Habitat home is built with a common cause in mind- the human right to decent and affordable housing and the American dream of homeownership. There is an incredible amount of thought and detail put into every element of a Habitat home. Building a home is an expensive undertaking and we...
With these uncertain and unprecedented times, Habitat is turning to what we do best: building homes, communities, and hope. We are also participating in Giving Tuesday Now; a global day of giving and generosity through unifying causes, including affordable housing. Our goal for the month of May is...
Thanks to our volunteers across central Florida who made our homebuyers’ dreams possible this past year. We had over 2,000 volunteers who came out to our ReStore and build sites this past year. That is 2,000 people dedicated to serving their neighbors. Thanks to their hard work we were able to...
