2026 Women Build
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build campaign is a powerful movement that empowers women from all walks of life to come together and provide a single mother and her family with a safe, affordable place to call home. Please join us in fundraising, building, and event planning yearlong to get our 2026 Women Build homeowner into their home. Donations and volunteering are key to the success of our Women Build Campaign. We rely on individuals like you to chip in and help us fund the construction of the home and plan our many Women Build fundraising events through out the year.
This year, our 2026 goal is to raise $50,000 to help Yarisbeith, a single mother, achieve her dream of safe, affordable homeownership, and thanks to a generous $50,000 matching challenge from a major donor, every dollar raised will have double the impact.
Our Women Build Wall Raising Day Is Almost Here!
Our highly anticipated Women Build Wall Raising Day is just around the corner this summer, and we’re excited for supporters to lay hands on Yarisbeth’s new home and help raise the walls that will soon become a place of stability and hope.
To participate, you must either:
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Be part of a qualifying fundraising team that has raised a minimum of $100 per person, or
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Make an individual donation of at least $100 toward Yarisbeth’s future Habitat home.
Stay tuned—we’ll be announcing the official date soon! We can’t wait to raise the walls together.
2026 Women Build Homebuyer, Yarisbeth’s Story
Yarisbeth was born and raised in Elgin, Illinois, the youngest of four siblings. At just 12 years old, her life changed dramatically when her parents divorced and her father began facing serious mental health challenges. The instability at home deeply impacted her early teenage years, but despite these hardships, Yarisbeth persevered and graduated early from high school.
At 16, she moved to Florida in search of a fresh start. Three years later, she learned she was expecting her first child, Jenaiah. Determined to build a better future, Yarisbeth balanced work, motherhood, and education. Despite housing instability and limited resources, she continued pushing forward, earning credentials in legal studies and later becoming a certified medical assistant. During a high-risk pregnancy with her son, Jaivien, she faced serious medical complications, yet still graduated at the top of her class. Since 2014, she has remained with the same employer, a testament to her resilience and dedication.
Today, Yarisbeth is a proud single mother of three. Her oldest daughter, Jenaiah, is in college, her second daughter, Yadieliz, is in high school, and her son, Jaivien, is in middle school. With the support of her mother and sisters, the family currently shares a small two-bedroom home.
With their Habitat home, Yarisbeth and her children, Yadieliz, Jenaiah, and Jaivien, will finally have the space and stability they deserve—moving from a crowded two-bedroom residence into a four-bedroom home. For Yarisbeth, homeownership means more than shelter; it represents security, opportunity, and a lasting foundation for her children. With housing stability secured, she hopes to pursue her dream of returning to school to become a registered nurse.
Every dollar raised through the 2026 Women Build goes directly toward building Yarisbeth and her family’s forever home.