Women Come Together To Build Habitat For Humanity Home In Clearwater

CLEARWATER, FL — The power of women was evident Wednesday when women volunteers came together to complete the construction of a home in Clearwater for a single mother of two.

Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties' 2022-23 Women Build group, Hammers & Heels, converged on 1125 Tangerine St., Clearwater, to put the finishing touches on a home for a family in need in honor of Women's History Month.

Since 1991, Women Build volunteers from all walks of life have come together to build homes for Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers, working under the guidance of construction professionals, were joined by new homeowner Erica Baker, who said she has been looking forward to this day for a long time.

Approximately 70 members and sponsors donated to the build, exceeding their goal of raising $50,000.

For Baker, the director of De La Fontaine Montessori Trilingual School and mother of 18-year-old Antavion and 9-year-old Avionna, it was a labor of love, knowing that her children would have a permanent place to call home.

To qualify, Baker took 32 homebuyer education classes through Habitat for Humanity and put 350 sweat equity hours in building her home.