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Welcome! We've created this area of our web site so that you can stay up-to-date on all of the latest happenings at Habitat Sarasota. We include recent news articles and video clips (see below), our calendar, our e-mail newsletter, and a page devoted to "Homeward Bound", Habitat Sarasota's quarterly print newsletter. We update our news pages regularly, so please check back often.

Latest News

Habitat to benefit from New Lowe's Store Opening -
As part of a week long grand opening celebration, all Lowe's gifts cards purchased on Thursday, March 20th will be matched dollar for dollar (up to $5,000) read more...

Hammers and Hope Celebration-
Our big event of the year is nearly here. Please join us in celebrating on March 27th at 6 p.m. at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium! read more...

New Executive Director-
Habitat for Humanity Sarasota is proud to announce the new Executive Director position has been filled by our own, Tony Souza read (pdf)

Habitat director to step down (published in Herald-Tribune on October 20, 2007) read

Habitat board member James Frederick featured in Monday, October 8 edition of Herald-Tribune Business Weekly read (pdf)

Leading the cheer for Habitat (The Pelican Press features Cardinal Mooney's volunteer day at Habitat) read (pdf)

Volunteer Effort (The Sarasota Observer highlights The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Young Professional Group's volunteer day at Habitat) read (pdf)

Natural Habitat - Real estate author John Schaub on profiting from a down market and his passion for Habitat for Humanity (Published in October issue of Biz 941) read article (pdf)

Habitat for Humanity receives two large grants (Herald-Tribune Community Central section, September 11, 2007) go to heraldtribune.com to read article

Habitat's partnership is philanthropic (Herald-Tribune, September 11, 2007) go to heraldtribune.com to learn more about the playground located at Habitat's Cohen Way property

Home is where the heart is (published in September, 2007 issue of Style Magazine) Get to know Habitat Executive Director, Mike Jacobson. read copy of article (pdf) or check it out in color at www.heraldtribune.com.

The new philanthropists - young, eager and involved, they're out to change the world - NOW - ( published in Sarasota Magazine, September 2007)
After 27-year-old Zeb Portanova finished helping to build a Habitat for Humanity house with his Leadership Sarasota class last year, he was so impressed with the organization that he told executive director Mike Jacobson he'd like to stay involved, perhaps with a place on its board. more

Cardinal Mooney students work on Habitat communities (published in the Herald- Tribune on August 29, 2007) read (pdf)

Affordable housing effort laudable (letter to the editor published on August 28 in the Herald-Tribune) read (pdf)

Habitat making a dent - Doing what they say can't be done (published in the Herald-Tribune on August 27, 2007)
Two years ago when Michael Jacobson took over as chief of Habitat for Humanity Sarasota, the conventional wisdom on affordable housing was that there was not room for any - at least not close to downtown Sarasota. Within the past two years, Jacobson and his team have stood that idea on its head. more

Go to www.heraldtribune.com to view audio slide show about Habitat for Humanity.

More 2007 News Coverage

Tony Souza (published on August 15, 2007 in Joel Rozen's "Townie" section of Creative Loafing) read (pdf)
Calls for unity at worship service (published in the Herald-Tribune, August, 13, 2007) read article featuring photo of Habitat volunteer Gene Weborg (pdf)
One more Habitat-First Presbyterian beneficiary (article about future home owner Isora Cardenas published in the Pelican Press on August 9, 2007) read (pdf)
Sarasota housing project gets boost - Habitat Sarasota receives $497,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and local partner The Bank of Commerce (published in Tampa Bay Business Journal, August 7, 2007) read article (pdf)
Bank of America Client Foundation, Virginia White Clark Fund, donates $50,000 to Habitat Sarasota (published in Good Deeds section of Herald- Tribune, August 6, 2007) read (pdf)
What you see is what you get (article about Habitat volunteer Daisy Saunders published in SRQ Magazine, August 2007) read article (pdf)
Demolition begins at Cohen Way (story on WWSB Channel 7, July 31, 2007) view video of demolition; read Herald Tribune article from August 1, 2007
Derelict complex to be demolished (published in the Herald-Tribune on August, 31, 2007) read (pdf)
New homes give Moms fresh start (story on SNN 6, July 19, 2007) view video; read Herald Tribune article from July 27, 2007 (pdf)
Some worry home charity is shedding grass roots (from New York Times and www.heraldtribune.com on July 18, 2007) read (pdf)
Demolition to begin on Cohen Way (see story from ABC 7, July 17, 2007)
Churches unite for Operation ReHabitat (published in the East County Observer on July 12, 2007) read (pdf)
A few good plans (published in SRQ Magazine in July, 2007) read (pdf)
City policies stifle the development of affordable housing (published in the Herald-Tribune on June 30, 2007) read guest column by Habitat volunteer, Zeb Portanova (pdf)
Jordan's Crossing home is dedicated (published in the Herald-Tribune on June 28, 2007) read (pdf)
Sarasota County commits to housing program (published in the Herald-Tribune on June 28, 2007) read article about Women Build dedication (pdf)
Sarasota to use $17.7M for affordable housing (published in the Bradenton Herald on June 28, 2007) read (pdf)
Volunteers rejuvenate a home in disrepair (published in the Herald-Tribune on June 25, 2007) read (pdf)
Workshops frustrate commissioners, potential budget victims (published in the Englewood-Sun on June 25, 2007) read (pdf)
Operation ReHabitat looks to help Newtown residents (published in the Herald-Tribune on June 23, 2007) read (pdf)
Sarasota puts projects in own hands (published in the Bradenton Herald on June 19, 2007) read (pdf)
Students learning to fish - figuratively (published in the Pelican Press on June 14, 2007) read (pdf)
Operation ReHabitat (published in Tempo News on June 14, 2007)
Habitat store now selling former resort furniture (published in the Herald- Tribune on June 9, 2007) read article (pdf)
Learning skills for life (published in the Herald-Tribune on June 7, 2007) read (pdf)
Creating community was builder's focus (published in the Herald-Tribune on June 6, 2007) read (pdf)
Small firms, big honors (published in the Herald-Tribune on June 5, 2007) read (pdf)
The new 100 most powerful people in Sarasota today (published in the Summer 2007 issue of Sarasota Magazine) read (pdf)
Prayer day ushers in summer of service (published in the Herald-Tribune on May 31, 2007) read (pdf)
Sarasota County finds three others that tax Habitat lots (published in the Pelican Press on May 24, 2007)
Keeping the thread (published in the Longboat Observer on May 24, 2007)
Pine View School class president volunteers (published in the Herald-Tribune on May, 20, 2007) read (pdf)
Forums set on Sarasota homes - The public's input is sought on an affordable housing project in Newtown (published in the Herald-Tribune on May 6, 2007) read (pdf)
High-Rise Habitats (published in Florida Trend, May, 2007) read (pdf)
Habitat partners with Mothers Helping Mothers (published in the Herald- Tribune on April 25, 2007) read (pdf)
Habitat project helps couple furnish their home (published in the Herald-Tribune on April, 25, 2007) read (pdf)
GOOD DEEDS - GE donates Lookout Clear Storm panels to Jordan's Crossing homes (published in the Herald-Tribune on April 9, 2007) read (pdf)
Girls Incorporated and Habitat for Humanity partner with donor for an exciting new project (published in SCENE, April, 2007) read (pdf)
School program builds skills with Habitat (published in the Herald-Tribune on March 20, 2007) read (pdf)
Habitat group focuses on condos (published in the Affordable Housing Finance Magazine, March 2007) read (pdf)
Development of Palm Avenue creates debate (published in the Bradenton Herald on February 23, 2007) read (pdf)
Habitat moves from single-unit houses (published in the Tampa Tribune on February 19, 2007) read (pdf)
Fundraiser for Women Build wows crowd with musical review (published in the Herald-Tribune on February 14, 2007) read (pdf)
Good Deeds - Furniture Warehouse encourages customers to donate to Habitat (published in the Herald-Tribune on February 12, 2007) read (pdf)
Good Deeds - Manpower presents $1,000 check to Habitat (published in the Herald-Tribune on January 29, 2007) read (pdf)
TOTeMS partners committed to fusing creativity, progressive ideas into designs (published in the Herald-Tribune on January 29, 2007) read article about Habitat's partner in the Leonard Reid project (pdf)
Schools help kick off Habitat building boom (published in the Herald-Tribune on January 28, 2007) read (pdf)
Habitat home to honor dream (published in the Herald-Tribune on January 11, 2007) read (pdf)
Habitat goes condo (published in the Herald-Tribune on January 7, 2007) read (pdf)

4th Quarter 2006 News Coverage

Affordable Habitat planned (published in the Bradenton Herald on December 13, 2006) read (pdf)
Contract will redo Newtown projects (published in the Herald-Tribune on December 8, 2006) read (pdf)
Disease puts strain on family finances (published in the Herald-Tribune on Sunday, November 19, 2006) read (pdf)
Sarasota man donates to ease burden (published in the Herald-Tribune on Sunday, November 19, 2006) read (pdf)
7 new homes dedicated (published in the Pelican Press on November 9, 2006) read (pdf)
Comcast workers pitch in at Habitat apartments (published in the Herald- Tribune on October 19, 2006) read (pdf)
Windows donated to Habitat (published in the Herald-Tribune Community Central Page, Friday, October 13, 2006) read (pdf)
Habitat dedicates homes to seven area families (published in the Herald- Tribune on Sunday, October 5, 2006) read (pdf)
Newcomer tackles affordable housing (published in the Herald-Tribune on Wednesday, September 6, 2006) read (pdf)