Habitat Community Leader Pays Off Her Home

A Homeowner with Deep Ties to Habitat Gloria has seen her fair share of Habitat families reaching milestone moments. As a respected community leader, dedicated Immokalee staff member and proud Habitat homeowner, Gloria has the pulse on all things Habitat. And now, she...

Jobsite Superstar Reaches Life-Changing Milestone

Accomplishing the Milestone Staff members at Habitat Collier left their offices to the sound of a ringing bell to discover fellow coworkers in tears of joy, eventually congregating in the building’s common area. To great delight, the staff discovered that their...

Three Generations Break Free From Trailer

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....

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...

Paid in Full

Every month Jose and Rosaura Navarrete come to the Habitat Collier office to make their mortgage payment.  In March, the couple proudly walked in and paid their final payment. “It’s our last one!” said Jose. It was 20 years ago that Jose and Rosaura learned about...