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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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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$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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Every day, Habitat Sarasota hears from families struggling because of their substandard living conditions. One Sarasota family with two small children is less strained today after receiving a donation of clean water. Habitat Sarasota and The Home Depot collaborated to provide a supply of clean water to Austin and Rachel, who are currently renting a…
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Habitat Sarasota dedicated Hammock Place, our new affordable housing community, at a Block Party attended by approximately 175 of our donors, volunteers, partners, and community supporters. The event, sponsored by ACHIEVA Banking for Good, was catered by Walt’s Fish Market, with dessert provided by Sun ‘n Fun and drinks provided by Publix and The Home…
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Habitat Sarasota announced the 2019 Board of Directors during our Fellowship Breakfast and Annual Meeting held on January 25. The Executive Committee members, effective January 1, 2019 are: Chair – John R. Peshkin, founder and principal at Vanguard Land, a private real estate investment group, continues his term as board chair. Peshkin has served on…
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Habitat Sarasota relies on hundreds of volunteers every year. We have volunteers on our build sites, in the ReStore, on various committees, in the administrative office, and Team Build volunteers. Celia Cooper was among the Top 100 volunteers that we celebrated at the Fellowship Breakfast and Annual Meeting. For 13 years, if a build site…
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Two years ago, Habitat Sarasota committed to doubling our impact in the community by setting a goal to serve 66 families with permanent, affordable housing by end of year 2021. As of January 2019, we are halfway to that goal! Fiscal year ending June 2018, Habitat Sarasota served 22 families, including 34 children, with permanent,…
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Habitat for Humanity Sarasota, Inc announces the addition of Jay W. Berman as their Major Gifts Officer. In this newly created position, Berman is responsible for cultivating donors to support the fundraising goal of $7 million toward Lives Transformed: The Campaign for Hammock Place. Berman is a Sarasota native with a 30-year career as a…
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The Road to Hammock Place The excitement is mounting as we get closer to breaking ground on our first home in Hammock Place. Our Construction Administrator, Danny Bilyeu, is steadily working on the final projects that need to be completed before we can pour the first foundation. Rough grading of the roads and home sites…
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