exodushomes

Empowering Lives Through Work and Community

ABOUT EXODUS HOMES

Restoring Lives. Rebuilding Hope.

Serving the Community for over 28+ Years (Founded in 1998)

Every day, men and women leave prison, treatment centers, and the streets determined to start over. But without safe housing, employment, and support, the barriers can feel impossible to overcome. Exodus Homes exists to change that. Founded in 1998, we provide 73 beds of supportive housing in Hickory, North Carolina. Our program is built on structure, accountability, and opportunity—giving people the tools they need to rebuild their lives and return to the community stronger.

Restoring Lives & Safe Housing

Founded in 1998, Exodus Homes provides 73 beds of safe supportive housing in Hickory, North Carolina, helping individuals start over.

Exodus Works & Recovery

Through our vocational training and employment program, residents gain real work experience, life-skills training, and full recovery support.

Proven Impact & Support

Serving 149 individuals with a 92.5 % success rate, we ensure everyone gets a second chance. Contact Darlene Sanders at 828.324.4870.

URGENT NEEDS

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149

Between 2024 and 2025, Exodus provided safe housing and support for 149 individuals

92.5 %

92.5 percent of our residents remain sober and employeder

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Supportive Housing

Provides structured, closely supervised living in sequential levels with complete support for employment, budgeting, coping skills, and spiritual growth.

Peer Support & Mentorship

Offers personalized guidance from trained mentors with firsthand recovery experience, providing constant encouragement, accountability, and community reintegration.

In-House Recovery Meetings

Features two mandatory weekly recovery meetings led by senior members, building a strong, connected support network to maintain long-term sobriety commitment.

Vocational Training & Job Readiness

Delivers hands-on job training and work experience through Exodus Works and corporate partners, empowering residents to rebuild confidence for the workforce.

FEATURES

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Incarceration Burden

Over 57,000 people are in jails/prisons in NC. (cost of over $3 billion a year).

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Cost Savings & Impact

For every 1 person in NC that breaks the cycle, over $55,000 is saved

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Annual Re-Entry Rates

In the US, approximately 10 million people are released from prisons and jails a year.

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Homelessness Crisis

Of those, 1 million do not have a place to go when they are released.

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FEATURES

Donate To People In Extreme Need

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Exodus helps break the cycle of addiction, incarceration, and homelessness by providing a community that includes housing, food, job training, jobs, and peer support.

Incarceration Burden

Over 52,000 people are in jails/prisons in NC. (cost of over $3 billion a year).

Cost Savings & Impact

For every 1 person in NC that breaks the cycle, over $42,000 is saved

released from prison

In the US, approximately 9.5 million plus people are released from prisons and jails a year.

Homelessness Crisis

Of those, 1 million do not have a place to go when they are released.

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Team

Our Leaders

Teresa Rice

Records Coordinator

Johnny Williams

Assistant Thrift Store Manager

Thelma Harold

Administrative Assistant

TESTIMONIALS

Client testimonials

Reverend Longcrier’s personal story is well worth the read. He has experienced so much in his lifetime and that has enabled him to positively impact others.

Rev. Reggie Longcrier

founder/CEO of Exodus Outreach Foundation

My life is living proof that real change is possible. My journey—scarred by addiction, crime, and incarceration—has been transformed by faith, community, and the opportunity to serve others.

Daniel

Job Coach & Corporate Sponsor liason

I was born here in Hickory. I was raised in an alcoholic family. All my life, I saw my father, mother, uncles, and friends drink and do drugs, so I thought that this was the way of life—until it led me to juvenile detention.

Joseph

client/resident