Eric Allen's schedule for Habitat Florida 2025 Affiliate Conference

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.

Eric Allen

Habitat for Humanity International

ReStore Development Consultant

Saint Joseph, MO

About me

My experience with Habitat for Humanity began almost 9 years ago as a Donation Ambassador (Driver) for the Springfield, MO ReStore. After completing a degree in Environmental Science, I eventually moved to the position of ReStore Manager; and ultimately, ReStore Director. I was blessed to have an amazing community to work with and, with the help of outstanding staff and volunteers, in just a few short years the Springfield ReStore grew to be one of the most profitable operations in the nation. Since joining the ReStore Support Group in February 2013, I have participated in dozens of consulting engagements and have visited over 100 ReStores in two countries. In addition to consulting duties, I have participated in curriculum development and implementation; including ReStore University and the National ReStore Safety Initiative. When the opportunity to work with the ReStore Support Group presented itself, I was very excited to join the team and continue my work with Habitat for Humanity. The mission of Habitat is an essential and worthy effort and I feel fortunate every day to be a part of such a great organization.