Manatee Families Thankful for Habitat Homes
By Claire Aronson Skye Reyes still remembers the Bradenton two-bedroom duplex she lived in with her mother and four siblings. “It was very crowded and small,” the 11-year-old said this week as she sat...
View ArticleManatee County Habitat for Humanity Dedicates New Home in Bradenton Saturday,...
Bradenton, FL (January 26) - Please join Yesenia Garcia and her family and friends to celebrate the dedication of her new house built by Manatee County Habitat for Humanity volunteers. The new home...
View ArticleMTI Students came out to Volunteer on “A Brush with Kindness” Project
Bradenton Times ArticleManatee Spotlight December 9, 2012 Manatee Technical Institute Students in the Community Fourteen Manatee Technical Institute students served as volunteers for Habitat for...
View ArticleHabitat Families Holiday Celebration
Last weekend Habitat Families came together to celebrate the Holidays! Thank you to our Volunteers, Donors, Board Members, and Staff for making this such special day for our Habitat families! Santa...
View ArticleWomen Build Lowe’s Class!
Bradenton, FL (January 3, 2012, 2012) Manatee County Habitat for Humanity is calling for women volunteers to participate in a local Women Build project. Women Build, underwritten by Lowe’s, is a...
View ArticleSpaghetti and Meatball Dinner to benefit Manatee Habitat for Humanity
Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner to benefit Manatee Habitat for Humanity Saturday February 2nd, 2013 On Saturday, February 2nd, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the St Joseph Parish Center, there will be a...
View ArticleWomen Build Educational Workshop this Saturday!
Join us this Saturday, February 9th at 2 PM for our next educational workshop covering Exterior Painting and Caulking. The workshop will be held at the Lowe’s on 70 (7395 52nd Pl. East, Bradenton, FL...
View ArticleSpaghetti Dinner at St. Joseph’s was a success!
St Joseph’s Catholic Church held its third annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, January 26th, 2013 raising $1600 for Manatee Habitat for Humanity. More than 200 parishioners and friends of Habitat...
View ArticleLuncheon Honors Habitat Women
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity will host a luncheon on Friday March 8th highlighting the current Women Build project and celebrating International Women’s Day. The luncheon, sponsored by...
View ArticleNew ABWK roofing project!
Our Team began work to repair Vera Taylor’s roof recently as part of our “A Brush With Kindness Program”. The homeowner pays us a percentage of the cost of the repairs, and our outstanding volunteer...
View ArticleWomen Build Home Dedication June 8th
Homeowner Ana Reyes standing outside her Habitat home with Volunteer Coordinator Ogden Clark and Construction Manager Bruce Winter Please join us Saturday, June 8th at 12pm at Hope Landing in Ellenton,...
View ArticleHabitat Partnering with Home Depot to Repair Bradenton Vets Home
Manatee Habitat is partnering with the Home Depot Foundation in a Veteran Repair project that will provide acritical home repair for a local Bradenton veteran. Lonnie Dixon, an army veteran who...
View ArticleVote for Habitat in the 2015 People's Choice Awards
Vote for Manatee County Habitat for Humanity in the 2015 People's Choice Awards! Bradenton Herald's annual People's Choice Awards voting is open! Manatee County Habitat for Humanity is nominated for...
View ArticleVeteran Build Program Welcomes Juan Garcia and his Family
On Tuesday, February 24th at noon Manatee Habitat breaks ground on the first Habitat home being built for a local veteran. The ceremony will take place at 2004 7th Ave W, Palmetto, the site of the...
View ArticleHabitat Dedicates Home 119
On June 6, 2015, Manatee Habitat dedicated house number 119 and home to Millie Cupeles and Jose Cruz and their 2 sons. Thanks to sponsors Bank of America and PepsiCo. Andy Minor presented a plaque to...
View ArticleGround Broken on Thrivent Build Home
Manatee Habitat kicked off a Faith Build in collaboration with the Thrivent Builds Program with a ground breaking ceremony on June 16th, 2015. The location of the future Habitat home is 1212 3rd Ave W,...
View ArticleWhy I Donate: Volunteering turns into a Passion
Debra Pashkowsky arrived at a Manatee County Habitat for Humanity jobsite in 2012, just weeks after she handed in her resignation at her former desk job at the County Clerk’s office. “I always knew I...
View ArticleManatee Habitat Partners with Boar's Head to Build Home for Veteran
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity is partnering with Boar’s Head Brand® to build a Habitat home for a local veteran and his family. Boar’s Head Brand employees began working alongside future Habitat...
View ArticleManatee Habitat Receives #GivingTuesday Proclamation
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity accepted a proclamation on behalf of #GivingTuesday at the Board of County Commissioners Meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at 9am. The proclamation designated...
View ArticleVolunteer of the Month: January 2016
Manatee Habitat would not be able to accomplish our vision and mission without the assistance of our most precious asset-our volunteers. Because we value our volunteers, Manatee Habitat will begin...
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