In a guest column for the Orlando Sentinel, President & CEO Catherine Steck McManus writes: “It is tempting to treat homeowners insurance and affordable housing as separate issues, but the two are intertwined in what policy experts call a ‘wicked problem.'”
Knetha has always wanted to provide a safe home for her sons. That’s why she was overjoyed to partner with Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County to purchase a home, with custom accessibility features, that truly fits into her budget.
Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County President & CEO Catherine Steck McManus held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 30 to celebrate their combined efforts to provide Central Floridians with affordable opportunities to become homeowners.
Mary sees folks buying homes every day in her work as the financial policy processor for a title company. But the 72-year-old didn’t think homeownership was within her own reach until she found Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County. Now, after a...
Naomi was so desperate to move her three children away from their unsafe neighborhood that she lost $5,000 trying to buy a house through a predatory real estate dealer. “She wouldn’t show me the houses I wanted to see,” she said, and was repeatedly redirected to the...
When Wonda reflects on her past and all the obstacles she has overcome, she can hardly believe that she is about to achieve her lifelong dream of owning a home. “It’s so exciting and is a huge relief to finally have something that is my own,” Wonda said. “After all...