One More Reason to Celebrate

A Mortgage-Free Christmas After 17 Christmases in their Habitat home, Jose and Ana are giving themselves an extra-special gift this year: a fully paid mortgage. They stopped by the Habitat office in early December to make their final mortgage payment on the Habitat...

The Holiday Gift of Home

The gift of hope Each year, we are so happy to welcome families into their new homes in time to celebrate the holidays under their very own roof for the first time ever. But for so many other families, a Merry Christmas at home is a distant dream, marred by the...

AmeriCorps VISTAs gain experience through giving back

Giving back as a way of life After volunteering with a Habitat affiliate through her campus service group for an alternative spring break trip, Abigail Nelson knew she was meant to be of service to others. “The experience changed my life. It was the first time that I...

Habitat responds to neighbors in need

A community in crisis In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, residents of the 55 and over manufactured home community, West Wind Estates, found themselves overwhelmed by the damage wrought by the storm. The community was hit hard, with yard debris, siding and twisted...

Habitat stands tall, before and after the storm

Habitat homes weather the storm Hurricane Irma made landfall in Marco Island on September 10th as a strong category 3 hurricane, just miles from many Habitat homes and Habitat Collier’s main office in East Naples. As our staff and partner families took cover in...

Volunteer finds comfort on the jobsite after loss

Saying goodbye For Tami Welford, Tuesdays in the fall were reserved for building Habitat homes with a group of volunteers she organized from her community. While Tami was keeping her hands busy on the jobsite in Immokalee, her thoughts were with her sister who was...