• In the 2008 Point in Time Count, the N.C. Interagency Council for coordinating Homeless Programs reported 12,371 people identified as homeless with 4206 self-identifying themselves having a substance abuse disorder.
  
  
• Nationally, approximately 3.5 million people are homeless, of which 1.35 million are children in a given year. (National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, 2007)
  
  
• The cost of Hope Haven is $66 per day and the cost of incarceration is $112 per day... Treatment is cost effective and saves Mecklenburg County money
  
  
• The cost of addiction in 2004 in NC was estimated to be $13,119,222,422. according to the National Office of Drug Control Policy!!!
  
  
• 100% of residents who entered the ServSafe® training course successfully completed with 77% gaining certification through the National Restaurant Association.
  
  
• 80% of residents completed on-site workforce vocational training and became employed.
  
  
• 90% of children demonstrate steady progress in school after being at Hope Haven.
  
  
• Hope Haven provides a supportive residential enviornment for individuals and families living with many co-occurring diseases and disabilities, all of whom were homeless.
  
  
• State & Internationally certified Substance Abuse Counselors
  
  
• Hope Haven’s families program keeps families intact and decreases the number of kids in the Foster Care system and the cycle of addiction in families.
  
  
• Seven Hope Haven graduates have successfully built Habitat Homes over the past two years.

The Ability to Have an Impact

Your donation means a great deal to us…but even more to the men, women and families who rely on Hope Haven to help them through the most difficult times of their lives. Your gift affords our residents the opportunity to open the door to new ways to save, thrive and succeed.

Thank you for supporting their successful transition back to the community as law-abiding, sobriety driven, productive members. Your donation will go a long way…every gift makes a difference!