Habiat is an equal opportunity housing lender. Since 1986, Habitat Orlando has helped over 160 families become homeowers.
We accept applicants based on three main criteria: housing need, willingness to partner and ability to pay a mortgage. Habitat homowners come from all walks of life and chances are you probably know or have met a homeowner and may not have known it.
Alice Tolliver was accepted to the Habitat Orlando program in August 2009. She has already completed her 300 “sweat equity” hours and is attending the required homeowner classes. She will move into the 5th building in Stag Horn Villas. Construction on this building of 7 townhomes is scheduled to start in May 2010. Alice is not only a dedicated mother of three but she is also an accomplished writer. Click here to read a poem she wrote for Habitat Orlando to share with our volunteers and donors.
Whitney and her two sons are anxiously waiting to move into their first home. Whitney is an employee at Hilton Orlando and attends Rollins College on scholarship. She is scheduled to move into the next building at Stag Horn Villas.
Representatives from Hannover Life Re America with Ludovic and Marie (holding up her key) at their home dedication ceremony August 18, 2009.
Liz receiving a Bible from Habitat at her home dedication.
The Olivieri Family in front of their new home with a representative from 5/3 Bank (far left). The Olivieri home was the largets home Habitat Orlando has built to date with 6 bedrooms to accomidate their large family of 10.
West Oaks Mall representative presenting Francine (far right) the keys to her new home.
West Oaks Mall representives with new homeowner Joyce (far right) and her two sons at their home dedication ceremony.
The videos below are of two Habitat Homeowners speaking from their hearts at the 2007 Who Will Build It? breakfast fundraiser.