FANNIE HILLMAN + ASSOCIATES CARES

ARMY OF ANGELS is a non-profit Fannie Hillman + Associates is greatly invested in the Central Florida community. We believe in serving and giving back to a community that has so well supported our business for over 40 years. In that light, Fannie Hillman + Associates picks a few organizations every year to support.

Here are some of our community partners we recently partnered with, and the amazing efforts they give to Central Florida:

The Fannie Hillman + Associates (FH+A) team spent a morning at New Hope for Kids volunteering at their Center for Grieving Children. We assisted with yardwork, cleaning, organizing, and preparing crafts in this facility which hosts children and helps them to work through their grief.

Since 1996, New Hope for Kids has been helping Central Florida children in need. Their purpose is to bring hope, healing and happiness to children and families suffering from grief, loss or life-threatening illnesses. New Hope for Kids achieves this through two programs:

• The Center for Grieving Children helps children and families cope with the feelings of grief and loss after the death of a loved one.

• Wishes for Kids grants wishes to children up to the age 19, diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

Their Center for Grieving Children aids children and their families during some of life’s most difficult challenges. New Hope for Kids also provides support services such as family events, resource information, and referral to other agencies for assistance when necessary. New Hope for Kids programs are available to children ages 3-19 who live in the Central Florida area.

New Hope for Kids continues to grow and is funded through charitable donations by individuals, foundations, and community service organizations.

For more information on how to become involved please visit newhopeforkids.org.

Every December, FH+A partners with the Winter Park Housing Authority. The family support partnership between Fannie Hillman + Associates and the Winter Park Housing Authority (WPHA) goes back 20+ years and is very dear to everyone at FH+A. The agents and staff come together to raise funds, so we can collectively buy and wrap gifts for the families in need at WPHA. We at FH+A are honored to be the “givers”, and love putting smiles on the children’s faces who will now be able to experience a wonderful holiday. However, we feel the real impact, is the gift of caring, generosity and hope. There is no better gift than that.

Year after year, families tell us how they would not have been able to provide gifts for their children. The challenges of limited income, low-paying jobs and higher rising bills leaves nothing for the special touches everyone wants to enjoy during the holidays. The long-term effects of receiving the generous gifts of others is well documented. In fact, many families go on to “pay it forward” when they get back on their feet and make economic strides. Children who are now grown remember that special Christmas when strangers touched their lives in a very meaningful way.

The Winter Park Housing Authority (WPHA) helps low-income families and individuals find and keep safe, sanitary, nondiscriminatory, attractive, affordable homes in nurturing Winter Park communities. This provides stability and peace of mind needed to reach goals and achieve greater self-sufficiency. WPHA also connect residents to additional resources of benefit. They assist good people from all walks of life. Many are elderly, disabled, or have experienced hardships that have prevented them from achieving financial stability.

To learn more visit winterparkha.org.