Like many young adults who graduate college, Alexis Aupperlee was unsure of what the future would hold. “It seems like I completed my degree with more questions than answers,” Alexis said about her post-collegiate plans. Alexis started at an entry-level job, but felt...
Already worried about their living conditions, Ammi and Carlos quickly realized their reservations about the quality of life they could offer a new baby. “We pay over $700 for a bedroom that we share with our eight-year-old son,” says Ammi. “We had outgrown our space...
Join Habitat Collier’s Monday Crew for their Annual Picnic that benefits Habitat’s work in southwest Florida. This wonderful event allows for construction crew members to get together and celebrate each other and the work that they are doing so that...
The current affordable housing crisis in Collier County has been particularly detrimental to low wage earning families and their dreams of owning a safe, decent place to call home. Making matters worse, the crisis empowers many landlords to raise rents, refuse...
Off a Dirt Road Off to the side of a dirt road in Immokalee, a single number hangs from a washed out sign designating the address of four dilapidated trailers clustered in a field, one of which three generations of the Hipolita and Jose’s family call home....
“Dean can fix anything, from a pair of earrings to… well, just about anything!” says Kim Btiyk, eagerly describing her husband. Dean volunteers at Habitat for Humanity of Collier County’s Home Store, as a handy-man of sorts. While shopping for gently-used furniture at...
Box of Nails $50.00
A Child's Bedroom $10,000.00
Bronze Level $50,000.00
