Ecumenical Concert a Success!

On Saturday, August 29th, seven local congregations came together for an Ecumenical Concert at Mayflower Congregational Church to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Collier County. Thank you to all who attended and helped to raise $3,500 for Habitat Collier. That money...

Virginia Overcomes Adversity, Drives Semi-Truck

Struggling to find nearby work, Virginia visited an area nursery to inquire about a job. Told that they had no jobs suitable for women, desperate, Virginia said that she would take anything. Now she drives an eighteen-wheeled semi-truck, having been given the...

Celebratory Final Payment: “We did it, Mary Ann.”

Celebratory Final Mortgage Payment Made with the late Mary Ann Durso in Mind Just after making her final mortgage payment, Araceli wanted her celebratory photo to be taken in the lobby alongside her steward at Habitat for Humanity, the late Mary Ann Durso. “We...

Ericaka Davis: Achieving the American Dream

American Dream: New Habitat Collier Homeowner Celebrates First 4th of July as US Citizen While watching American movies with friends as a teenager in Jamaica, Habitat Homeowner Ericaka Davis dreamed of becoming an American Citizen and enjoying the opportunities...

5-Year-Old Makes First Donation of New Fiscal Year

The first donation of Habitat Collier’s new fiscal year came from an unexpected contributor. Elijah Shumaker, age 5½, brought in a Ziploc bag filled with the money he had been saving for his family’s Florida vacation to donate. “When Elijah found out that we were...