In the News

2024

Hope and homes: Regions Bank offers financial and volunteer support to Habitat for Humanity – Doing More Today, 6/27/24

‘It means life’: Jacksonville human trafficking survivor begins anew in Habitat house – Florida Times-Union, 6/5/24

Human trafficking survivor buys first home with the help of HabiJax – News4Jax, 5/31/24

Jacksonville woman defies odds to become homeowner through HabiJax program for affordable housing – Action News Jax, 5/31/24

HabiJax provides 11th ‘Women Build’ home for Jacksonville grandmother – First Coast News, 5/31/24

HabiJax dedicates home for human trafficking survivor in Women Build program [PICTURES] – Florida Times-Union, 5/31/24

Community First Credit Union invests $2 million in HabiJax affordable housing mission – Florida Times-Union, 4/12/24

Community First partners with HabiJax on affordable mortgage funding – Jacksonville Business Journal, 4/5/24

‘Trust the process’: HabiJax builds home for airwoman and her two daughters – First Coast News, 3/5/24

‘It feels like a miracle’: Jacksonville reservist now homeowner thanks to affordable housing program with HabiJax – News4Jax, 3/3/24

HabiJax launches 2024 Women Build initiative empowering women to help other women with housing solutions – News4Jax, 1/19/24

2023

From shelter to homeowner: Lutheran Social Services ‘Steps 2 Success’ client overcomes the odds – Lutheran Social Services, 4/21/23

Five best car donation charities – Forbes, 4/20/23

A new vision in New Springfield: Future of Cities buying up neighborhood – Jacksonville Daily Record, 4/14/23

Former President Jimmy Carter on his 2000 HabiJax work: ‘Jesus was also a carpenter’ – Florida Times-Union, 3/8/23

“Out East” takes big step toward national historic designation – Jacksonville Today, 1/24/23

2022

Eastside gearing up for renaissance on its terms – Jacksonville Today, 8/31/22

Westside park for Jacksonville youth reopens after $200,000 renovation – News4Jax, 7/23/22

After 50 years, American Import Lighting comes to generous end – Jacksonville Daily Record, 6/10/22

Tiny Houses on Navaho: Jacksonville’s first tiny-home community an answer to affordable housing – Florida Times-Union, 3/8/22

CSX Partners with HabiJax to provide affordable housing for local veteran – Jacksonville Free Press, 1/7/22

2021

Myles Jack highlights Habijax on his cleats Sunday as part of the NFL’s ‘My Cause, My Cleats’ campaign – First Coast News, 12/5/2021

Here’s a whole community of tiny houses, built with a giant mission – WJCT News, 10/29/21

Volunteers build furniture for future tiny house community on Jacksonville’s Westside – Action News Jax, 8/20/21

Westside tiny home community opens door to affordable housing solution – Action News Jax, 5/21/21

Small wonders: Construction underway for 1st HabiJax tiny homes project – News4Jax, 1/26/21

After 23 ‘inspirational’ years, HabiJax CEO retires to her home ‘after helping so many others find theirs’ – Florida Times-Union 1/11/21

2020

New HabiJax CEO finds nonprofit’s affordable-housing mission ‘compelling’ – Florida Times-Union, 7/7/20

HabiJax moving forward with plans to develop a tiny home community – Jacksonville Daily Record 4/27/20