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Storm Safe Home Renewal Program

This Program is no longer being offered.

Manatee County Habitat for Humanity’s Storm Safe Home Renewal Program, a transformative initiative designed to strengthen and modernize homes for long-term resilience. The program provides critical repairs and upgrades for low-income homeowners, restoring weathered homes to a safer, more durable condition. By offering flexible, interest-free repair solutions, the program enhances storm and hurricane readiness, supports aging-in-place for seniors, and integrates green, sustainable building practices to create more efficient, environmentally conscious homes.

Why This Program Matters

In recent years, hurricane activity in Manatee County has become more intense. For many homeowners, costly repairs and upgrades aren’t financially possible—leaving them vulnerable. The Storm Safe Home Renewal Program:

        • Restores safety, stability, and comfort through essential repairs
        • Enables aging-in-place for seniors
        • Integrates green, sustainable building practices for energy efficiency
        • Gives families a chance to remain in their homes long-term

Why This Program Matters

In recent years, hurricane activity in Manatee County has become more intense. For many homeowners, costly repairs and upgrades aren’t financially possible—leaving them vulnerable. The Storm Safe Home Renewal Program:

  • Restores safety, stability, and comfort through essential repairs
  • Enables aging-in-place for seniors
  • Integrates green, sustainable building practices for energy efficiency
  • Gives families a chance to remain in their homes long-term

Building Resilient Homes

Over the past 10–15 years, Manatee Habitat has significantly advanced construction techniques to build safer, stronger homes. Today, our homes feature:

  • Galvanized metal roofs

  • Hurricane-impact windows

  • Impact-resistant doors

  • 6-inch reinforced concrete walls with 2.5 inches of Styrofoam

Through this program, we extend many of these features to older Habitat homes and to qualified non-Habitat homeowners—ensuring that homes across our community can withstand the storms ahead.

Building Resilient Homes

Over the past 10–15 years, Manatee Habitat has significantly advanced construction techniques to build safer, stronger homes. Today, our homes feature:

  • Galvanized metal roofs

  • Hurricane-impact windows

  • Impact-resistant doors

  • 6-inch reinforced concrete walls with 2.5 inches of Styrofoam

Through this program, we extend many of these features to older Habitat homes and to qualified non-Habitat homeowners—ensuring that homes across our community can withstand the storms ahead.

How You Can Help

Your support makes this work possible. Together, we can keep families safe, preserve affordable housing, and strengthen our community.

  • Donate: Fund critical home repairs and green building upgrades.
  • Volunteer: Help us on-site with repair projects and new builds. Your skills make a direct impact!

Your support makes this work possible. Together, we can keep families safe, preserve affordable housing, and strengthen our community.

  • Donate: Fund critical home repairs and green building upgrades.
  • Volunteer: Help us on-site with repair projects and new builds. Your skills make a direct impact!
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Our Storm Safe Home Renewal Program is currently being offered to our 160 Manatee Habitat homeowners, and we are not accepting inquiries from non-Habitat homeowners as well. If you are a Manatee Habitat homeowner and would like more information about the Storm Safe Home Renewal Program, please call (941) 748-9100 ext. 101 or email apply@manateehabitat.org.

Our Storm Safe Home Renewal Program is currently being offered to our 160 Manatee Habitat homeowners, and we are not accepting inquiries from non-Habitat homeowners as well. If you are a Manatee Habitat homeowner and would like more information about the Storm Safe Home Renewal Program, please call (941) 748-9100 ext. 101 or email apply@manateehabitat.org.