As part of its home building schedule for 2016 – 2017 Manatee County Habitat for Humanity will participate in National Women Build 2017. The official National Women Build week is May 6th - May 14th.
One of the goals of the National Women Build Week is to create awareness of the program and illustrate how women support Habitat’s home building mission. During that week the construction team will be predominantly women and the site will receive additional community involvement, media coverage and visits from local dignitaries.
The homebuyer for the home to be built during National Women Build 2017 is Brittany Holley. Brittany qualified for the Habitat Homeownership program in March of 2016 and is working hard at completing the requirements of the program. She is a working single mother of three and is going to school to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice. Brittany just received a scholarship from State College of Florida which is specifically targeted for a Habitat homebuyer.
Join the Women Build
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity is recruiting women to volunteer in Women Build 2017 as individuals or as teams representing their business, club or organization. There are many benefits both personally and professionally to be gained while participating such as learning a new skill, making new friends and promoting your business or organization.
For more information contact Amy Van Dell, Resource Development Manager at Manatee County Habitat for Humanity (941)748-9100 x. 107 or avandell@manateehabitat.org.
Mission Statement: The mission of HFHI’s Women Build program is to enable U.S. and International affiliates to recruit, educate and nurture women to build – and advocate for – simple, decent and affordable houses in their communities.
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity is a 501c (3) charitable organization ID 65-0484034.