Habitat for Humanity uses donation to help Wicomico Co.
The Philip W. Tawes Insurance Agency took part in Farmers of Salem’s “Earn More, Give” contest to raise money for Wicomico County for the second year in a row.
For every policy written, Farmers of Salem donated fifteen dollars to the agency’s local Habitat for Humanity branch. Tawes Agency was able to donate three-hundred and ninety dollars to Habitat for humanity in Wicomico County.
“I’m so excited the opportunity to have a donation from Farmers of Salem-to be a part of their big incentive program was really fabulous,” says Molly Hilligoss, Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity Wicomico.
Farmers of Salem and its participating agents were able to raise a total of 10 thousand dollars in all. Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County is one of many counties in Maryland that can put the money to good use.
Hilligoss talked with 47 ABC about the local need, “So the needs in Wicomico county are truly enormous we have over 600 homeless children in the Wicomico county schools, so these are children that don’t have a permanent address.”
Habitat for Humanity is doing their best to serve low-income families in the area.
“Children need stability and affordable housing provides that,” explains Hilligoss.
In order to build these houses they need money and volunteers. Hilligoss tells 47 ABC that right now there is a four-year waiting list for subsidized housing making it extremely different for people who need a home to get one.
She explains 47 ABC, “If we can take a family that’s hardworking and get them out of subsidized housing and owning a habitat home then that opens up another home, another opportunity for maybe a homeless family to get that subsidized housing.”
They currently have six partner families right now in the county that will end up buying Habitat homes by June 2017. Although those six homes aren’t a walk in the park. It takes about two-thousand volunteer hours to build just one house.
Hilligoss says, “If we can serve five or more families every year then you know we’re making a big difference.”
