Nurture Home

Nurture Home

Restoring Hope

Nurture Home is our response to single women and mothers who are homeless, and most often the victims of domestic violence. Nurture Home provides structured interventions to empower each of the women to become self-sufficient. Combined with individualized support to improve the mental health of women and their children, our goal is to end the cycle of homelessness.

South Carolina Shelters

The Cumbee Center, to assist abused persons
(803) 649-0480 if no answer (803) 641-4162
website: http://www.cumbeecenter.org/
135 Lancaster St. SW, Aiken, SC 29801-3821

Salvation Army, for men, women & families
(803) 641-4149
website: www.salvationarmyaiken.org
604 Park Avenue, Aiken, SC 29802

Helping Hands, for abused, abandoned, neglected children (male/female) ages birth-21 y/o
(803) 644-4189
website: http://helpinghandsaiken.org/mainsite/

My Fathers House, for homeless women struggling with substance abuse
(803) 502-0285
website: http://crossroadsaiken.com/
808 York Street N.E., Aiken, SC 29801

Mt. Salem Outreach Ministries, shelter for men only
(803) 593-2276
2121 Augusta Rd, Gloverville, SC

Aiken County 211 Help Line
211 or (803) 641-4143 or if outside Aiken Co.(866) 648-9900
website: http://aikenhelpline211.org/site/
1055-B Silver Bluff Rd, Aiken, SC 29803

Meg's House (Emergency/Transitional Shelter, Domestic Violence/Homeless Women & their Children)
Serving the following counties: Greenwood, Abbeville, McCormick, Edgefield, and Saluda
(864) 227-1890 Primary (800) 447-7992 Toll Free (864) 229-7663 Toll Free
PO Box 3410, Greenwood, SC
website:http://megshouse.org/ email: megsstaff@earthlink.com

The Butterfly House Inc., for senior women
(803) 284-5042 (803) 284-3208
P. O. Box 13, Blackville, SC 29817

Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina, for pregnant women
(843) 722-7526
website: http://www.florencecrittentonsc.org
19 Saint Margaret Rd, Charleston, SC 29402

MACH (Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless)
Emergency Services For The Homeless (Richland*Lexington*Kershaw)
(803) 254-3886
1917 Harden St., Columbia, SC 29204
http://nationalhomeless.org

Mental Illness Recovery Center Inc. (MIRCI), housing programs for clients w/ mental illness
(803) 786-1844
3809 Rosewood Dr., Columbia, SC 29205

Resources

For valuable resources concerning homelessness in the state of South Carolina, go to:
South Carolina – Homelessness & Help for the Homeless SCIWAY: SC's Information Highway

Local homeless assistance agencies provide a range of services, including shelter, food, housing counseling, and job skills programs. Start by contacting one in your area!
Resources for Homeless Persons

If you are facing foreclosure, please talk to a foreclosure avoidance counselor:
https://apps.hud.gov

In Aiken County

Community Development & Improvement Corp.. (CDIC)
560 Jefferson Davis Highway
GRANITEVILLE, South Carolina 29829-2748
Phone: 803-663-6848
Fax: 803-663-9590
E-mail: tbanks@cdic-sc.org
www.aikenhousing.org
- Fair Housing Pre-Purchase Education Workshops
- Financial Management/Budget Counseling
- Home Improvement and Rehabilitation Counseling
- Mortgage Delinquency and Default Resolution Counseling
- Non-Delinquency Post Purchase Workshops
- Pre-purchase Counseling
- Pre-purchase Homebuyer Education Workshops
- Rental Housing Counseling