The mission of Nurture Home is to provide homeless women with mental illness a safe place to thrive and restore stability within the Aiken community.
Nurture Home Program Overview
Nurture Home is our response to women who are homeless with a mental illness. Nurture Home provides structured interventions to empower each of the women to become self-sufficient. They are combined with individualized support to improve the mental health of women.
We offer weekly support groups that enable residents to become empowered and confident in their choices and relationships. Parenting classes, health and nutrition classes, and various volunteer activities are provided. Residents are provided credit counseling and budgeting financial literacy education through Security Federal Bank. After-care services and a new opportunity to facilitate transition will stay a sustained program this year through our Thriving Together aftercare support and The Cottage at Nurture Home as a residence for heads of households who have demonstrated progress in their independence and stability.
The structure of Nurture Home and the direct support from staff through daily interaction facilitates stability for each resident. Since 2015, we have had over 95% successful outcomes.
Did You Know?
According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the annual homeless report states that 25% of all American homeless (140,000) were seriously mentally ill individuals. 45% of homeless individuals suffered from some mental illness (250,000). This shows the great need for a shelter for ladies diagnosed with a mental illnesses.
Our Impact
Our Nurture home has changed many lives. We are proud to say that since 2009, we have safely housed 89 women and 81 children and counting.
We are housing and feeding our ladies and working with them to ensure that they reach their goal of getting on their feet, healthy, and into independent living in a safe home of their own. Given the rising inflation rate and the ever-increasing cost of staples for everyday living, we see the need to integrate meals into the daily services we off our residents. This will require creativity, but we will not allow our ladies or their children to go hungry.
Since 2009 we have provided a safe place for 60 women and 74 children.
36 women were fleeing from domestic violence.
100% of women received assistance through financial literacy, resume writing workshops, interviewing skills, and sessions on positive relationships, cooking, nutrition and parenting.
30 women furthered their education upon admission (GED, Tech School, or job-specific certification).
16 women began working within 3 months of entering Nurture Home.
77% of women who entered have been successful through increased income, education, and exit into stable housing.
Children aged l day to 5 have resided at Nurture Home.
10 women had a diagnosis of a mental health disorder upon admission to Nurture Home.
3 residents entered upon graduating High School.
Nurture Home Impact Story
How You Can Help
Your donation can empower those with mental illness with lasting access to the help they need and deserve and the hope and opportunity it brings. There are so many ways you can help bring our mission to the lives that need it most.
Our Partners
Acts, Inc.
United Way
Aiken Barnwell Mental Health
Child Advocacy Center
The Clyburn Center
Community Medical Clinic
Aiken County School District
Security Federal Bank
New Springs Church
Nikita N Hanif
Salvation Army
