Herrman Family

The Herrmans were living from paycheck to paycheck when Kevin Herrman broke his foot on a construction job last spring. The injury left the 32-year-old husband and father unable to work and pay the bills, for a couple of months. As a result, the Herrmans and their three children, two boys ages 7 and 8 and a 4-year-old daughter, were evicted from their Milton home.

“We just didn’t have income,” said 28-year-old Tiffany Herrman. “We were trying to play catch up and just had too many bills, then we got an eviction notice.”

That’s when they got help through a program launched by the EscaRosa Coalition on the Home-less called, “One Family, One Home.” They’re now staying in a former Habitat for Humanity home in Milton, rent free, with four bedrooms. “It’s a big blessing,” said Herrman. “Thankfully we got a house. It has helped us tremendously.” Kevin Herrman, also a volunteer firefighter, is working again and the family is saving money.

The One Family One Home program has a one hundred percent success rate for families who have entered this program to move into permanent non-supported housing.