Welcome
Welcome to Greenville Community Shelters (GCS), Inc., compassionately providing shelter and supportive services for the homeless in Pitt County, North Carolina since January 1988. Check out our link to the 2011 holiday Honor Card.
Programs
Emergency Shelter
The Emergency Shelter provides homeless adults and families temporary shelter and meals. On-site programs, Shelter staff, and community volunteers help clients access resources for independent living.
Transitional Housing
Transitional Housing provides structured apartment living for individuals and families that need an agency support network to make the change from homelessness to independent living.
Emergency Assistance Ministry
The Emergency Assistance Ministry is the homelessness prevention component of Greenville Community shelter services. EAM provides financial assistance and counseling to people who are in a crisis state of financial emergency or with past due bills that threaten a basic need.
Solid Ground
Solid Ground provides structured apartment living for disabled homeless individuals and their families. The program offers stable, affordable housing options.
Success Stories
Linda Taft
I was a 34 year old single parent with two children. I didn’t have any job skills. I had no place to call my own. I was drinking alcohol and using illegal drugs. Both of my parents had passed away and I was living with different family members in overcrowded conditions.
I checked in to the Greenville Community Shelter in January 1998. I stopped using alcohol and drugs. I joined church and began going to a 12-Step Program. I began searching for answers to improve my lifestyle. Someone in the shelter mentioned the Transitional Housing Program and I felt it was a great program for me to get involved in. I applied and I was approved.
I didn’t have a job at the time, so my rent was based on my AFDC check. I was receiving Food Stamps and Medicaid. We didn’t have much, but I remained humble and moved …
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