Built on Stories: Tatianna Cruz

Built on Stories: Tatianna Cruz In 2007, Rose Cruz was a single mother of four girls struggling to get by. She and her family had moved to Florida from New York before her two youngest daughters were born, in search of a better life for their children. Unfortunately,...

Overcoming the obstacles

Overcoming the obstacles Wise beyond his years Emisael, his little sister, and his mother Veronica got the good news that their family had been approved to partner with Habitat in September. At their orientation, they were asked to share a little bit about themselves...

Building New Hope in Historic River Park

Building New Hope in Historic River Park Walls Up This spring, Habitat volunteers and staff were joined by Naples Mayor Bill Barnett and members of the Naples City Council to raise the first walls of a single-family home in the River Park East neighborhood. The lot...

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...

This Mother’s Day, Ammi is expecting to become a mother, again.

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...