Women Build Event
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....
View ArticleManatee 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 ArticleManatee County Habitat for Humanity Dedicates New Home in Bradenton
Bradenton, Florida (February 7, 2016) – Manatee County Habitat for Humanity dedicated a new home in Bradenton on Saturday, Feb. 4th. “The thing I treasure about a dedication is that it brings together...
View ArticleManatee County Habitat for Humanity Celebrates International Women's Day And...
Bradenton, Florida - March 9, 2017 Manatee County Habitat for Humanity hosted a luncheon at Renaissance on 9th to celebrate International Women’s Day and encouraged those gathered to reflect on the...
View ArticleManatee County Habitat's Revitalization Effort in Washington Park Earns...
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity received an award from Keep Manatee Beautiful for its revitalization work with the residents of Washington Park in Bradenton. The award recognized Manatee Habitat...
View ArticleNew Board Members Join Manatee County Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity has added four new members to its Board of Directors. The new members bring a wealth of experience and community knowledge to the organization. They are: Jill...
View ArticleThis Earth Day, Manatee County Habitat for Humanity looks to encourage more...
BY CLAIRE ARONSON / caronson@bradenton.com MANATEE - Cheryl Roth, a Manatee County Habitat for Humanity homeowner, describes living in a sustainable home as heaven. Since July 2012, Roth, 56, and...
View ArticleManatee County Habitat for Humanity and Lowe's team up for 10th Annual...
Bradenton, FL (April 19, 2017) – Manatee County Habitat for Humanity and Brittany Holley, the future Habitat homeowner will work alongside Lowe’s volunteers and all-female construction crews for...
View ArticleWomen Leaders, Manatee County Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s team up to...
Bradenton, FL (May 3, 2017) – Several notable Manatee women and Lowe’s Heroes will be among more than twenty volunteers to join Manatee County Habitat for Humanity to build decent and affordable...
View ArticleWomen Flex their Muscles at Habitat for Humanity Build Event
By James A. Jones Jr. Bradenton - Brittany Holley climbed all over the building site Thursday, stapling moisture barrier onto window and door casings, drilling holes into the concrete foundation to...
View ArticleWomen Build Week Bolstered Manatee Habitat
Many hands make light work, and that was the case during this month’s Women Build Week for Manatee Habitat. Also evident was the collaborative efforts of experienced and new volunteers, community...
View ArticleCoalition of love sought to help revitalize neighborhood
by Mark Young BRADENTON It only takes a hug from East Bradenton resident May Lizzie Jennings, the unofficial mayor of her impoverished community in Washington Park, to know you are loved. The...
View ArticleManatee Habitat at Community Volunteer Fair
Manatee Habitat will be at the following event. If you are interested in volunteering, please attend or visit our volunteer page to learn more. Selby Public Library will host a Community Volunteer Fair...
View ArticleManatee County Habitat for Humanity Dedicates Second New Home in Bradenton
Rep. Jim Boyd receives a plaque from Habitat for Humanity Florida President Barb Inman, (left) for being a Housing Champion 2017 with Didi Hager, Manatee Habitat Community Programs Manager (right)....
View ArticleGrassroots effort to revitalize Washington Park area begins with Tropicana...
BY MARK YOUNGmyoung@bradenton.com Confucius once said the longest journey begins with the first step, and if Tuesday’s gathering was any indication, a first step has been taken from a grassroots level...
View ArticleRaise your voices for affordable housing -- for everyone
FILE PHOTO: Terrill Symons talks about the solar panels on the roof of his Habitat for Humanity home. Manatee County Habitat for Humanity is focused on making sustainable home building and repairs....
View ArticleCops put on hard hats to provide housing, discourage crime
by Jessica De Leon BRADENTON - Committed to bringing down crime in the city, Bradenton police officers and employees put on hard hats and helped build one of the latest Habitat for Humanity homes....
View ArticleMomentum builds as Washington Park residents engage with coalition
Lizzie May Jennings hugs those who attended the community’s first Washington Park meeting in July as a growing group of residents and outside partners join forces in an effort to clean up and make...
View ArticleSummer News Update
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