Welcome New CEO Bernie Quinn

Welcome New CEO Bernie Quinn

Roger Arnholt, Chairman of the Board stated “The Manatee Habitat Board is excited to welcome Bernie Quinn as the next President/CEO. His long history of involvement with community organizations and developing responses to address community issues fits well with...
Giving Challenge 2022

Giving Challenge 2022

Wow, just wow! Brainchild of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, with individual donations between $25 and $100 matched by The Patterson Foundation, the Giving Challenge happens every other year. There were 669 non-profit organizations from 4 counties...
Dreams CAN Come True

Dreams CAN Come True

Ariyanna and Ja’sai have been living the dream for the past 11 months. That’s how long it has been since their mom Jasmine, completed our home buyer program and purchased her home. When she entered the program, Jasmine was working two jobs, and raising two children,...
How We Build

How We Build

Future Manatee Habitat homeowners are selected locally, with the criteria centering on their need for decent housing, their ability to repay an affordable mortgage and their willingness to partner with Habitat to build or improve a place they can call home. Those...
Why We Build

Why We Build

Because Millard Fuller’s words still ring true today: “A house is to a family what soil is to a plant. A plant needs to be rooted. A family is like that. If a family is not rooted, it will not flourish. But once a family is well-rooted, all kinds of wonderful...