The Need for Services

• Rent is unaffordable for 45 percent of renters in Transylvania County.

• 35 percent of residents are considered low-income (<$55,500 for a family of four).

• From 2022 to 2023, the costs for housing increased by 31 percent, food by 11 percent, and heating sources by 46 percent.

• Since wages have not kept pace with the cost of living, our neighbors struggle to stay in their homes.

What Sharing House Provides

Food Access

Reliable access to healthy food leads to broader societal-level improvements in economic stability. Once a month, neighbors may make an appointment to shop for enough food for approximately one week. Every neighbor is also welcome to select fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, and desserts weekly.

Crisis/Financial Assistance

Our goal is to keep our neighbors in their homes, so we help with utility bills. Call to check eligibility and to schedule an appointment, for help with power, water, gas, heating oil, firewood, and rent costs.

Transportation Solutions

Reliable transportation can be the difference between maintaining employment and housing, or, losing it. Through our Wheels to Work program, we re-home donated vehicles to help people get to work, training, or college.

Empowerment Programming

Our 15-week Getting Ahead classes delve into the causes and effects of poverty, building resources, and planning for future success. We also offer financial workshops and Foodies on a Budget, which focuses on healthy and budget-friendly options. Peer mentoring, The R Rules for Youth, and Stories around the Table build a community of support.

Clothing + Household

Each household is eligible to take up to 20 in-season clothing items each visit, up to once a week. We offer household items as often as once every three months. Towels, blankets, utensils, dishes, pots and pans, are available.

Hot Showers

We offer dignity and support to everyone who walks through our doors. Shower rooms are open during regular business hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

Seasonal Solutions

School-age children are welcome to choose school supplies at the beginning of each school year through Back to School and parents of children up to 18-years-old may pick out gifts for their children from Santa’s workshop through Christmas Blessings.