Grant will help Habitat for Humanity build 5 area homes
Habitat for Humanity in Wayne County recently announced it has been awarded $50,000 from the Wayne County Community Foundation. These funds will be used to help build five affordable homes and also will serve as matching funds for two other grants.
“The addition of these funds will help by providing the necessary means to build additional homes and futures of deserving families throughout our community,” said Lorrie Tignor, Wayne County Habitat board president.
Habitat Executive Director Beth Weaver said funds will help address the need for homes in Wayne County.
“We’re convinced that our organization can be a big part of the affordable housing shortage in our community,” Weaver said. “Funding is a key part of our strategic plan, which includes increasing our house production. This grant through our wonderful Wayne County Community Foundation is a great blessing and an important building block toward future grant opportunities.”
The houses will be built during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, with homes being located in Wooster, Orrville and Apple Creek.
The grant award also will be used as matching funds for a Habitat for Humanity Capacity Building Grant and for a Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program Grant.
Habitat for Humanity in Wayne County has been serving the community for 37 years and has built 89 homes. These homes are sold to people who have met income requirements, completed homeownership and financial classes, and who have put in 300 hours of sweat equity building their homes or working at other Habitat builds.
For more information about Habitat in Wayne County, call 330-263-1713. One way to help support Habitat’s mission is to shop at its ReStore, located at 2700 Akron Road in Wooster, Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wayne County Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1978 to accept contributions, create and administer funds, and make grants for the benefit of the people of Wayne County. Since 1978 the foundation has awarded more than $112.8 million in the form of grants and scholarships from its 570 separate funds.
Its community and field-of-interest funds permit the WCCF Board of Trustees to be responsive to the changing needs of the community. Donations to these funds by individuals, families, businesses and service organizations help to increase the amount available for grants each year. Contact Melanie Reusser Garcia, WCCF executive director, for more information.