Month: May 2019

Realtor® Association Supports Habitat Sarasota with a $5,000 Donation

The Realtor® Association of Sarasota and Manatee (RASM) presented a $5,000 donation to Habitat for Humanity Sarasota at our new Hammock Place neighborhood. This donation to Habitat Sarasota goes directly toward the construction of permanent, affordable housing for income-qualified families. In addition, members of the Association will volunteer at Hammock Place throughout the year. Last…
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Achieva employees put on their hard hats to help Habitat Sarasota

Volunteers from Achieva Credit Union recently joined Habitat for Humanity Sarasota to help with the build of three homes at Hammock Place, Habitat Sarasota’s first planned community, which will have 40-single family homes. A group of 15 Achieva employees volunteered with Habitat Sarasota on-site at Hammock Place on May 18, 2019 doing everything from painting,…
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Habitat Sarasota and Suncoast Technical College Complete Affordable Home Funded with SHIP Dollars

An innovative partnership between Habitat Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College (STC), and the Sarasota Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) tackles two growing problems: the lack of affordable housing and the growing shortage of skilled workforce in the home construction industry. In August 2018, Habitat Sarasota formed a partnership with STC to provide their industrial…
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President and CEO of Habitat Sarasota Joins Women in Business Leadership Circle

On May 2, 2019 at the 5th Annual SRQ Hear Me Roar Award ceremony, Renee Snyder, President and CEO of Habitat Sarasota, was inducted into the Women in Business Leadership Circle. SRQ Magazine’s annual Hear Me Roar Leadership and Awards Luncheon recognizes leading women in business from the Sarasota community and announces the finalists and…
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SHIP Funds Build Three Homes

$500,000 Awarded through the City of Sarasota Office of Housing and Community Development Habitat Sarasota and the City of Sarasota Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) partnered to build three homes through the SHIP Program. Habitat Sarasota received $500,000 in funds from the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program to build three affordable single-family…
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