State Farm recently provided a $10,000 grant to Alachua Habitat for Humanity, specifically directed toward essential materials and supplies to construct a home for a woman called Shinda and her three sons in the city of Alachua. 

Shinda and her sons currently live in a three-bedroom apartment in a neighborhood with a history of gun violence, according to the press release. Shinda and her eldest son, age 17, will help build the home. 

To qualify for an Alachua Habitat for Humanity home, a family must demonstrate a need for housing and also contribute 250 hours of work to build their home and someone else’s. They must also attend financial literacy and homeownership classes, and be able to assume an affordable mortgage payment at the end of the build. 

In addition to the funds, State Farm has pledged the time of its agents to volunteer on various Alachua Habitat build sites in 2024. 

“We are thrilled to partner with State Farm, a dedicated supporter of Habitat for many years,” Stevie Doyle, executive director of Alachua Habitat for Humanity, said in a press release. 

Alachua Habitat has built 179 homes in the local community through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials.