Charlotte, North Carolina

From incarceration
to home.

Voluntary transitional housing for veterans and others facing homelessness — shared housing, peer support, and a path to work. No forced treatment. A bridge, not a cage.

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Our Mission

Everyone deserves a second chance — and a front door.

The Second Chance Transformational Housing Program develops voluntary transitional and transformational housing for homeless veterans and others facing homelessness. Residents build their lives around their own goals, supported by people who have walked the same road.

How It Works

Three pillars, one bridge.

Shared Housing

Safe, stable homes shared with fellow residents — a real address, a real bed, and the dignity of a place to belong while you rebuild.

Peer Support

Guidance from people who have been through it — incarceration, addiction, homelessness — and come out the other side. Trust earned, not mandated.

Employment Services

Job placement and employment support that connects residents to real work. Housing is the foundation; work is the way forward.

What We Believe

Voluntary. Always.

Supportive services stay voluntary. Residents never feel they are living in a prison or a jail — while we fully cooperate with any parole, probation, or governmental supervision already placed on a resident.

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No forced treatment. Services are offered, never mandated as a condition of keeping a bed.

2

No law-enforcement strings attached. Housing never comes with police coordination requirements — unless supervision already exists, which we honor.

3

Fair to everyone. We do not discriminate against those on probation, parole, or other supervision. Everyone gets the same shot.

The Journey

Three steps home.

Step One

Release

Walking out with a backpack and a plan — met at the gate, not left to figure it out alone.

Step Two

Residence

A shared home, a peer mentor, and space to breathe. Stability first, on your own terms.

Step Three

Rebuilding

Job placement, goals, momentum — the bridge from a bed to a life. "It feels good to be home."

Who We Serve

Built for the ones the system forgets.

Get In Touch

Take the first step.

Know a veteran who needs housing? Want to partner with us? Reach out — we answer.

Ed Hooper, Founder

Phone: (704) 280-0232

Email: 2ndcthp@gmail.com

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