Habitat for Humanity

A program at the Youth Haven shelter in Collier County helps young people learn a trade and make a living.

FGCU’s Softball team will help build three homes this weekend in Lehigh Acres in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties. The team works on Habitat projects multiple times a year.Head Coach David Deiros has maintained a relationship with the organization for 15 years. Miguel Fernandez, a late Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry County board member and father of a FGCU Softball alumni encouraged the team to help back in 2009.

Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties achieves its most impactful year during its 40th anniversary, having served a record 1,687 families through affordable homeownership, housing counseling, hurricane recovery services and home repairs.

On Women’s Equality Day, FGCU’s Softball team helped raise the walls for a single mom, Jennifer Silva, through Habitat for Humanity. Jennifer is currently sharing a bedroom with her 11-year-old son and lived her whole life in her parents’ home, but now she’s one step closer to becoming a homeowner.

Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, in partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, held a ceremony in Fort Myers Tuesday to welcome Christie Sowell and her family to their new four-bedroom home. Sowell's home was the firtst completed in the 6-acre Habitat HOA community situated between McCormick St. and Prospect Ave. that will eventually feature 29 single-family homes once completed.

Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties hosted a land dedication ceremony Tuesday morning at the launch of a collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide temporary housing for families who remain displaced due to Hurricane Ian.

Affordable housing solution comes to North Fort Myers; Habitat for Humanity celebrates land dedication for its newest neighborhood for 36 affordable homes

Habitat for Humanity welcomed its first Heritage Heights resident on Friday morning after teaming up with FineMark National Bank & Trust.

Three organizations involved in housing assistance in Lee County will share in $4.5 million in State Housing Initiatives Partnership funds.

Affordable housing in Lee County and Hendry County is a growing need. However, funding for the Sadowski Housing Trust Fund remains in question in the…