FORT MYERS, Fla. - TelAve -- Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties has strengthened its longstanding partnership with Shadow Wood Charitable Foundation through a $390,000 grant to help local families achieve affordable homeownership.

Funds from the grant supported the construction of two new homes in Habitat's McNeill Village community, a 36-home HOA-managed community in North Fort Myers. With help from Shadow Wood residents volunteering at the build sites, both homes were completed and dedicated to local partnering families earlier this year.

"We are deeply grateful for Shadow Wood's generosity and for a partnership that stretches back more than two decades," said Rachel West, Habitat's director of donor development. "That kind of consistent, hands-on support has helped many of our local Habitat families to achieve their dreams of affordable homeownership and financial stability."

What began in 2004 as a dedicated group of Shadow Wood residents volunteering and supporting Habitat's mission grew into a dedicated charitable foundation in 2012 to expand their impact even further. In the years since, the Foundation has supported Habitat in acquiring land for future development, developing infrastructure in new neighborhoods and funding the construction of affordable homes throughout Lee County.

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Habitat for Humanity partners with private, gated communities like Shadow Wood to further its mission of building homes, communities and hope. For more information or to get involved, contact Habitat's Director of Donor Development at rachelw@habitat4humanity.org or call 239-652-1695.

About Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties

Habitat for Humanity is a faith-based, private nonprofit organization that is one of the leading affordable housing builders and developers in Lee and Hendry counties. Habitat for Humanity partners with families to realize their housing and financial goals through HUD-approved housing counseling services. The organization offers pathways to affordable homeownership, serves as a mortgage lender and restores homes to safe and whole conditions through repair services. Since 1982, Habitat has built more than 1,950 homes, repaired over 400 homes and counseled more than 3,000 families to achieve their housing and financial goals. Everyone who engages with Habitat's mission is working to address the critical need for affordable housing in Lee and Hendry counties. For more information, visit Habitat4Humanity.org (http://www.habitat4humanity.org/).