Miracle Hill Ministries Inc

MIRACLE HILL EXISTS SO THAT PERSONS MOST IN NEED RECEIVE FOOD, SHELTER, AND COMPASSION, WHILE HEARING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND BECOMING PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

THRIFT MINISTRIES - MIRACLE HILL'S FIRST THRIFT STORE OPENED IN 1957 TO RAISE OPERATING FUNDS FOR THE ORGANIZATION. TODAY, OUR EIGHT STORES NOT ONLY PROVIDE A VALUABLE REVENUE STREAM BUT ALSO GIVE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SHELTERS AND PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, HELPING THEM RE-INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR THRIFT MINISTRY VOUCHER PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A CRISIS. OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFITS PARTNER WITH US IN THIS PROGRAM BY MAKING REFERRALS AND REQUESTS. ON AVERAGE, THRIFT EMPLOYS OVER 300 PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

SHELTER SERVICES - MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES OPERATES FOUR RESCUE MISSIONS/SHELTERS IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA: GREENVILLE RESCUE MISSION FOR ADULT MEN; SPARTANBURG RESCUE MISSION FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN; CHEROKEE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, AND SHEPHERD'S GATE SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. WE PROVIDE HOUSING, FOOD, CLOTHING, CHRIST-CENTERED COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP, CASE MANAGEMENT, ON-SITE HEALTH CARE, CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MOST OF ALL, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. THIS HOLISTIC APPROACH HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES REGAIN HOPE AND THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY EXIT HOMELESSNESS. GUESTS ENROLLED IN THE NEW LIFE PROGRAM LIVE AT OUR SHELTERS FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS AND OFTEN SIX MONTHS OR LONGER TO ESTABLISH EMPLOYMENT, SAVE MONEY, DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS, IMPROVE PHYSICAL/MENTAL HEALTH, SECURE TRANSPORTATION AND PREPARE FOR A SUCCESSFUL EXIT INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. TWO OF OUR SHELTERS ALSO OPERATE SOUTH CAROLINA'S ONLY RESPITE CENTERS WHERE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL CAN RECOVER. LAST YEAR OUR RESCUE MISSIONS CARED FOR 1,992 INDIVIDUALS, SERVED 235,031 MEALS, AND PROVIDED 109,331 NIGHTS OF SAFE SHELTER.=== GREENVILLE RESCUE MISSIONGREENVILLE RESCUE MISSION IS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR MEN THAT PROVIDES REFUGE FROM THE DANGERS OF LIVING ON THE STREETS. SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN TWO TIERS: ONE FOR GUESTS WHO NEED TEMPORARY SHELTER AND THE OTHER FOR GUESTS IN NEED OF MORE COMPREHENSIVE HELP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW HORIZON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, THE MISSION ALSO PROVIDES RESPITE CARE BEDS FOR MEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO HAVE JUST BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL OR WHO HAVE SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS.=== SHEPHERD'S GATESHEPHERD'S GATE IN GREENVILLE PROVIDES SAFE SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SHORT-TERM SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A CRISIS PROGRAM AND MORE IN-DEPTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A NEW LIFE PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN NEED OF COMPREHENSIVE CARE. SHEPHERD'S GATE ALSO PROVIDES BEDS FOR LADIES WAITING TO ENTER RENEWAL, MIRACLE HILL'S ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR WOMEN. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW HORIZON FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, SHEPHERD'S GATE ALSO PROVIDES RESPITE CARE BEDS FOR MEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO HAVE JUST BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL OR WHO HAVE SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS.=== SPARTANBURG RESCUE MISSIONSPARTANBURG RESCUE MISSION IS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER THAT SERVES MEN, WOMEN, AND MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. HOUSED IN SEPARATE WINGS, INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE THE BASIC NEEDS OF SHELTER, FOOD, AND CLOTHING ALONG WITH COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND DISCIPLESHIP. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEERS FROM THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL FIELDS, A FREE ON-SITE MEDICAL CLINIC PROVIDES SERVICES ONCE A MONTH FOR OUR GUESTS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY.=== CHEROKEE RESCUE MISSIONCHEROKEE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION, LOCATED IN GAFFNEY, PROVIDES SAFE SHELTER FOR A VARIETY OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING MEN, WOMEN, AND MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN IN TWO DIFFERENT DORMITORY-STYLE WINGS. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT INCLUDE PERSONAL COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND BASIC LIFE SKILLS ADVICE ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO NEED EXTRA CARE. TEMPORARY SHELTER IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ONLY NEED A FEW WEEKS TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.

ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS - MIRACLE HILL OPERATES TWO RECOVERY PROGRAMS THAT OCCUPY THREE CAMPUSES. BOTH PROGRAMS EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO OVERCOME ADDICTION USING A BIBLICAL ADAPTATION OF THE 12-STEP RECOVERY MODEL. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ATTEND CLASSES DAILY AND RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. CLASSES COVER TOPICS SUCH AS COGNITIVE SKILLS TRAINING, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HEALING BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS, RELAPSE PREVENTION SKILLS, AND DEVELOPING TRANSITIONAL PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER GRADUATION. IN ADDITION, BIBLE STUDY, CHAPEL, DEVOTIONAL SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, PERSONAL TRAINING, AND OTHER RELEVANT SEMINARS ARE ALL AVAILABLE SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN BEGIN TO REBUILD HEALTHY, STABLE LIFESTYLES. MIRACLE HILL PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES FOR GED AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND OFFERS A POST-GRADUATION RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION PROGRAM WITH ASSIGNED MENTORS TO HELP EQUIP GRADUATES FOR SUSTAINED SUCCESS. OUR RECOVERY PROGRAMS SERVED 501 INDIVIDUALS LAST YEAR, PROVIDING 51, 449 DAYS OF COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND COUNSELING. NINETY-FOUR (94) INDIVIDUALS GRADUATED. OUR LONG-TERM SUCCESS RATE FOR GRADUATES IS 60%.=== OVERCOMERSTHE OVERCOMERS CENTER IS A 27-WEEK, 80-BED, RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR MEN SUFFERING FROM LIFE-DOMINATING ADDICTIONS. WE IMPLEMENT A BIBLICAL ADAPTATION OF THE TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM TO HELP MEN DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO LIVE A LIFE FREE FROM THE SIN OF ADDICTION. EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, BIBLE STUDY, DEVOTIONAL SERVICES, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND SEMINARS ARE PART OF THE FOUR-LEVEL CURRICULUM. AFTER GRADUATION GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY IN A MIRACLE HILL TRANSITIONAL HOUSE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS THEY MOVE TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING.=== RENEWALRENEWAL IS A 27-WEEK, 44-BED, RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. IN THIS CHRIST-CENTERED, RESIDENTIAL FACILITY OUR GUESTS COMPLETE FOUR LEVELS OF A BIBLE-BASED TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM TO QUALIFY FOR GRADUATION. GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, DEVOTIONAL SERVICES, AND DISCIPLESHIP HELP THESE LADIES FOCUS ON GOD AS THEY LEARN TO LIVE A LIFE FREE FROM ADDICTION. AFTER GRADUATION GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY IN A MIRACLE HILL TRANSITIONAL HOUSE FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS THEY MOVE TOWARD INDEPENDENT LIVING.