Nearly 20 years ago, Sarah began volunteering with Habitat while serving in the military. Now, as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County, she’s known for her longstanding commitment to safe and affordable housing and her ability to inspires other community members to get involved.
Donatos, the family-owned, fast-casual pizza chain, is partnering with Habitat to raise funds to support affordable homeownership from Jan. 30-April 30.
The donation will be used to support staff capacity and training, subsidize the cost of adding a FORTIFIED roof to 21 new homes, fund the construction of safe rooms in five homes and more.
Habitat for Humanity today announced it received a grant of nearly $557,000 from AARP Foundation to launch its Here to Stay: Home Upkeep for All™ home maintenance workshop series for low-income older adults, which will be tested by local Habitat organizations invested in serving older adults in their community.
Now in paperback: Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford shares stories of Habitat volunteers and future homeowners in his book, Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World, with a foreword by Jimmy Carter.
With events in more than a dozen locations, City National hopes to help Habitat promote affordable, safe and decent housing across the U.S., including in Northern and Southern California, Las Vegas, New York City, Atlanta, Nashville and Washington, D.C.
For Aretha, the accessibility features in her Habitat home “make a big difference” for her and her two children, 23-year-old Devin and 22-year-old Zacaya.