Dec 15, 2022
LaShawn’te, a mother of four, has worked in early childhood education for 25 years. Her passion for working with children began in college when she started babysitting for other students on her campus. In addition to her full-time job, she is pursuing her bachelor’s...
Dec 2, 2022
Special needs teacher, Johntrice, her 8-year-old daughter, Promise, and her 2-year-old son, Rylain, will be moving into a Rehabbed Habitat home in early 2023! Since leaving her childhood home, Johntrice has moved every one or two years due to sub-standard housing...
Sep 6, 2022
As a third-generation Manatee County native, Michelle cherishes her deep-rooted connection to the community. Whether it be in her career or through volunteering and board work, she is intentional about connecting her efforts back to Manatee County. Michelle...
Jul 8, 2022
On the first of July, 2022, Habitat homeowner Renee dropped into Manatee Habitat’s offices for a momentous occasion: to pick up her Satisfaction of Mortgage documents. Like so many Habitat homeowners, Renee’s purchase of a house with a zero-percent interest rate has...
Jul 6, 2022
Janira and Wilfredo have been on a real estate roller coaster for the past few years. They thought they were settled into a good rental home only to receive 30 days’ notice due to a foreclosure—they had been faithfully paying rent only to discover the owner had not...
