Conference registration is SOLD OUT for 2025! If you have any questions, please email Jessica.
We are excited to welcome you to our 2025 Habitat Florida Affiliate Conference! This year’s theme is Building Tomorrow, Together. As a network, we are embracing change, overcoming challenges, and finding innovative ways to serve our communities. Across Florida, the affordable housing crisis has required our affiliates to continually adapt. Yet, in the face of these challenges, the spirit of Habitat remains strong. Affiliates across the state are scaling up, building more, and serving more families than ever before. Together, we are forging a future where safe, affordable housing is within reach for all.
We have lined up an incredible slate of speakers and sponsors to share their wealth of knowledge with our affiliate network! Thank you for your participation! If you are looking to book your rooms for the conference, you can do so here. The hotel will discount the taxes with a copy of your tax-exempt certificate. This conference, from April 28-30, 2025 at The Shores Resort and Spa is exclusively for Florida affiliate employees and volunteers.
Learn how to underwrite applications in-house with an objective system from an affiliate who does all underwriting with a QLO team and whose Homeowner Selection and Support Committee has created a system that is easy to use and very objective.
Speakers: DonnaLea Askman, Program Director, Habitat St. Lucie & Okeechobee
We are at the beginning of a very busy advocacy year! Join us to learn more about our statewide policy priorities for 2025 and beyond and how YOU can get involved. This session will be presented by Jessica Meyer, Habitat Florida Director of Engagement, and a representative from our lobbying team, Robert Stuart, Angela Drzewiecki, or Carlecia Collins.
Director of Engagement, Habitat for Humanity of Florida, Inc
Jessica is the Communications Manager for Habitat Florida. Prior to working in the nonprofit industry, Jessica worked in healthcare communications and taught Civics.
Tuesday April 29, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT Bill France B1st Floor
The story of how Greater Volusia changed their approach and increased their historic build rate. The good, the bad and the ugly of our journey to increase our construction capacity and serve more families. We will share lessons learned, hurdles faced and how we gained alignment, built enthusiasm and created momentum in the community. No matter the size of your affiliate if you want to accelerate your build rate, please join us for a fun story followed by open discussion.
Speaker: Jeff Beck - Vice President, Supply Chain- TopBuild and Immediate Past President and Construction Committee Chair - HFH of Greater Volusia County
Learn the ins and outs of a successful homeowner recruitment program including how to use innovative techniques and partnerships to connect with future homeowners.
Speakers: Donald Smith, VP of Homeowner Services, Habitat Broward
