Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance will begin accepting applications on Feb. 22 for a new affordable apartment community being constructed in Immokalee. During a symbolic signed wallboard installation on Feb. 16, Arol Buntzman, co-founder and chair of the nonprofit, announced that families soon will be able to prequalify for units. Demand is expected to be strong.

Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance has welcomed retired commercial banker Hal Hills to the nonprofit’s board of directors, which sets policy, offers direction and oversees finances. Hills joins the board after having served on the organization’s communications committee since the summer of 2020. A registered 501(c)(3), Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance was created in 2018 by a.

Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance has received a $25,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase energy-efficient outdoor lighting for the nonprofit’s new affordable apartment rental community currently under construction in Immokalee. The Collier Community Foundation awards annual grants through a competitive application and review process. Selected organizations receive grant.

Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance welcomes David Millstein to its board of directors. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance was created in 2018 by a group of concerned citizens who saw the damage done by Hurricane Irma to already substandard trailers and shacks rented by farmworkers, essential workers and other low-income families in Immokalee. The.

Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance is nearing completion of the exterior construction of the first of eight, two-story buildings that, when finished, will allow qualified families in Immokalee to move from substandard housing into quality, affordable rental apartments. Since construction began in March, the first- and second-floor exterior and interior walls have been completed. Walls are.

In honor of Arol Buntzman’s 80th birthday and his steadfast dedication to bringing affordable housing to Immokalee, a generous local donor has pledged to match donations of up to $25,000 to Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance. The “80 for 80” campaign requests gifts of $80 or more to be doubled by an anonymous donor, making twice.

– Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance celebrated the start of construction for the first of eight apartment buildings the nonprofit is constructing in Immokalee. More than 100 community and business leaders participated in a “Wall Raising” event held March 1 at the construction site off Lake Trafford Road and 19th Street in Immokalee. Attendees had opportunities.

On March 1, Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance will host a “Wall Raising Event” to celebrate construction on the first of eight new apartment buildings for low-income families in Immokalee. The community is invited to attend the complimentary signature event at the new site during which guests will sign the walls to emphasize support and celebrate.

Arol Buntzman, chair of the Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance, announced that the alliance has received a $1 million donation from the NoVo Foundation to help build a safe, affordable apartment rental community in Immokalee for farmworker and other low-income families. The NoVo Foundation was founded in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett with a mission.