Programs

Day Shelter

Our Day Shelter is located at 210 2nd Street, SE, in Hickory, NC  28602.  Here, we provide safety, shelter, and positive programming during daytime hours for homeless women and children.  Currently, we are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am until 3pm.

Our Day Shelter offers:

  • Needs assessment and spiritual hope
  • Wholesome lunch and snacks
  • Bible study
  • Life skills seminars and classes
  • Clothing ministry
  • Link to other community resources
  • The opportunity to earn points for bus passes, personal care items, and hair care.

We have a van that picks up women and children from the local homeless shelter in the morning and returns them in the afternoon.

Our Residential “Whole Woman” Program

Our residential facility, also located at 210 2nd Street SE in Hickory, provides the setting for a unique one-year program for women – the only such program available for women in the Catawba County area. Our goal is to provide women with the opportunity and necessary resources to heal from past wounds and resulting coping behaviors.

We believe a holistic approach is the most effective for life change.  Thus, our program is built upon five key components:

  • Spiritual RENEWAL
  • Meaningful RELATIONSHIPS
  • Lifetime RECOVERY tools
  • RETRAINING the heart, mind, and body
  • Access to needed RESOURCES

Please contact our office for more details about specific goals, guidelines, and criteria for the program, or for information about the application process.

Our “Good Friends” Transitional Housing and Program

A donation of a 16-unit apartment complex within our neighborhood has made it possible for women to continue to improve their lives and well-being while pursuing economic independence.  There continues to be a high level of accountability and expectation while allowing time for working through a higher level of responsibility.  Good Friends is an extension for women who began in Whole Woman.

Our “Greenleaf” Apartments Program

This program is geared toward providing housing for young, single mothers who seek a fresh start.  Not as intensive as Whole Woman and Good Friends, Greenleaf allows for a woman to spend up to 18 months in an apartment overseen by Safe Harbor, as she seeks out what new direction her life will take next.  There are currently no openings in this program.

Our Social Enterprise – ReSource Warehouse and Gallery

The two goals for this unique business venture are:  1) to provide job skills and career experience for our residents while offsetting a portion of program expenses; and 2) to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse.  See the ReSource website for more info:  www.resourcewarehouse.org.