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Marion County Habitat for Humanity Warehouse Sales!

Our warehouse sales facility is located at 222 Bobby Gerald Pkwy., Marion, SC (the old Coca-Cola Bottling Plant located across from The Marion Chamber of Commerce). Our hours of operation are from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm each Saturday.

  • Used furniture & appliances
  • Home decor items
  • Home lighting
  • Cabinets
  • Doors & Windows
  • Building materials
  • Hardware
  • Tools

If you have items you would like to donate to Marion County Habitat's Warehouse Sales, please contact our office at 423-4663 to arrange pick up. All contributions are tax deductible. All proceeds from our warehouse sales helps us build more decent, affordable homes for families living in poverty within Marion County.

 

New Board Members
We are pleased to announce that Beth Lett and Jimmy Gray have accepted positions of service with the Marion County Habitat Board of Directors. Welcome aboard Beth & Jimmy!

Homeowner Orientation Meetings

Families interested in homewnership are required to attend one of our homeowner orientation meetings in order to receive an application. Meetings are conducted on the first Monday evening (7:00 pm) of each month at Marion Regional Medical Center and last about 2 hours. These meetings are designed to inform prospective families about Habitat for Humanity's mission and how the program works. To apply for a Habitat home you should:

  • Live in bad housing (i.e. no indoor plumbing, leaky roof, poor heating, overcrowded living conditions, unsanitary conditions)
  • Have lived in Marion County for over 1 year
  • Have a steady income, enough to handle a house payment of at least $350/month
  • Have shown a willingness to partner with Habitat as determined by a reputation for honesty, a stable and close family, good relationships with neighbors and others in the community (personal references and criminal records will be checked)
  • Have acceptable credit (credit checks will be done). Any applicants who have judgments against them are disqualified
  • Be willing to spend at least 300 hours in sweat equity in the HFH program helping build your home and someone else's home
  • Show a concern for cleanliness in your present home as living conditions permit. You must be willing to maintain your Habitat home once it is built and be willing to attend Habitat homeowner meetings
  • Have about $1,000 for necessary closing costs. You will have some time to save this money before closing if your family is selected

 

Items Needed to Bring to the Meeting

 

  • Social Security cards for those who will live in the home
  • A copy of last year's income tax return
  • Your latest pay check stub(s)
  • Present and past landlord's names and addresses
  • Credit account balances and account numbers
  • Checking and savings accounts numbers
  • Bank(s) name and addresses
  • Three (3) personal references, their names and addresses (i.e. pastor, co-worker, boss, etc. -- NO RELATIVES)
  • Two (2) credit references, their names and addresses