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.

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

92.5 percent of our residents remain sober and employeder
Over 57,000 people are in jails/prisons in NC. (cost of over $3 billion a year).
Read MoreFor every 1 person in NC that breaks the cycle, over $55,000 is saved
Read MoreIn the US, approximately 10 million people are released from prisons and jails a year.
Read MoreExodus helps break the cycle of addiction, incarceration, and homelessness by providing a community that includes housing, food, job training, jobs, and peer support.

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

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

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

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