Avoiding Foreclosure

I recently received an email from one of our Housing Counselors, Katie Collins, with this success story. I thought I should share a little encouragement with all of you. Katie  had a client with a foreclosure sale date of February 6, 2012.  This client has been working with her for nearly one year, and had [...]

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How we make a house a home

How does an old house become a home for someone who needs it? The Upstate Homeless Coalition takes old falling down houses and puts a new one in its place, giving a decaying neighborhood new life. Check out the renovations happening on  Groce Street in Greenville New beginnings. These two houses near the West Greenville [...]

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Home sweet home.

April found herself homeless with children after a marriage ended badly. She had no real job skills and the economy was down. “There were questions of not only where we would sleep but how would I do simple things like feed [my children] or clothe them. Being homeless is overwhelming and brings a feeling of [...]

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Street mother

Casey** and her child entered our program in August of 2009. Her homelessness was caused by a number of abusive relationships, starting with her own father when she was young. She was referred to us by a shelter she had frequented. The case manager at the shelter recommended her because, despite all, she showed a [...]

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