Harlem Heights

A nonprofit group that shepherded rebuilding in Harlem Heights after Hurricane Ian inundated the south Fort Myers neighborhood in 2022 recently declared: Mission Accomplished.Adventures in Missions helped residents of 258 homes and partnered to rebuild 176 homes along with hosting more than 5,000 volunteers to support hurricane recovery, said Chris and Sarah Horvath, disaster relief leadership for the interdenominational organization.

A community celebration of thanks was experienced for the second year Saturday by 650 Harlem Heights residents at the Heights Foundation/Heights Center.

A volunteer group is committing another seven months to rebuilding homes in the Harlem Heights community, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Ian. Adventures in Missions, a Christian-based group in Georgia, helps the needy all over the world. It's sending more volunteers to the lower-income neighborhood in Lee County.

Volunteers helped distribute solar-powered lights Saturday to several Southwest Florida neighborhoods hit hard by last year’s hurricane as part of the "Be The Light" initiative sponsored by Better Together.

Around 1,000 members of the faith-based group, Eight Days of Hope, took to Harlem Heights to help residents who have been living without roofs or drywall and other parts of their homes since Ian bullied through last September. While they were making those critical fixes, they were getting a lot of emotional energy in return.

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.

Harlem Heights Charter Community School is a tuition-free public school off Gladiolus Drive in Lee County. The school is in its seventh year, with classes ranging from kindergarten through fifth grade. The school addresses challenges faced by kids who are growing up in poverty, who are growing up in families with limited educational exposure, and who are not native speakers of English.

The Harlem Heights section of Fort Myers was slammed five months ago by Hurricane Ian. But a recent donation will help it rebuild.

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

In South Fort Myers, there are still some neighborhoods flooded out from Hurricane Ian. People in the Harlem Heights neighborhood aren't getting the help that they need and that led some aid workers going door-to-door to check in on residents.