November 2020 As we approach the end of 2020, we can all agree it has been a challenging, often frightening, and unsettling year for all of us. Imagine being homeless on top of all the fears surrounding COVID-19. At Good Shepherd, we remain a safety net for our neighbors in
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New Emergency Rental Assistance Program from New Hanover County Dept. of Social Services (March 29, 2021) *EPP Applications are now closed, as of January 31, 2021* Have you lost income because of COVID-19? Are you having trouble paying your rent or utilities? The Eviction Prevention Project (EPP) may be able
Recently, we found this powerful article containing an open letter written by a woman who has been chronically homeless in the Los Angeles area since she aged out of the foster care system. We are posting this with the permission of the article’s author, and thank the LAist for their
At Good Shepherd Center, our work can be complicated but our approach is simple: Be a safety net for our neighbors in crisis by providing hot and nutritious meals, case management support, showers and restrooms, clean clothing, warm beds, an onsite medical clinic and a pathway to safe and affordable
There is never a good time to experience housing crisis but imagine facing homelessness at the holidays. Horrible, right? Our goal for Giving Tuesday is to raise $9,000 this year. What can we do with $9,000? Rehouse 3 Families. Just in time for the holidays. Your gift–of any amount–will help
As of 8 am on Monday, September 9, 2019: All programs are open and fully functional as normal. Thank you to everyone who came to our aid with bottled water and blankets pre-hurricane. We appreciate you so much!! Post-storm Shelter Needs: Bottled Water Spray Deodorant Men’s and Women’s New Underwear
Things are moving quickly at SECU Lakeside Reserve as we prepare to finish Phase II and the addition of 24 units of affordable housing for chronically homeless adults with a disability. As dirt was moved and underground plumbing installed, we moved on to pouring concrete beds. Soon after the trucks
“I am homeless.” These are three words you hope you never have to say. That’s how we started the draft of this letter in early September. Then came Hurricane Florence and now there are far more uttering these difficult words – neighbors who have lost everything and are looking to