Helping People Recover From Homelessness, Poverty, And Addiction

When life takes and unexpected turn, we stand ready to meet the needs of those in crisis.

Our mission is to help people recover from the crises of homelessness, poverty, and addiction by providing basic needs, connections to resources, and community support.

Tonight, over 800 individuals will find themselves homeless in Horry County.

But together, we can change that.

If you are in crisis, we’ve been where you are. And we can help you get where you need to be.

Your new direction can start right now.

“New Directions was more than a shelter. It's a safe place. A second chance. The beginning of a new life.”

— Amanda Ingle, Former Family Shelter Client

Thank you, NAARVA - Eastern Region, for supporting homeless families with children along the Grand Strand. Our Family Shelter Case Manager, Danielle Walters, had a chance to share all of the ways we help families recover from a crisis at their confer
Shout-out to TWO MEN AND A TRUCK (854 Kingswood Dr, Conway, SC) for their support of New Directions. Each year, they host an annual collection drive as part of the Movers for Moms initiative to support homeless women and mothers in our shelters. We a
Help us meet our #needoftheweek, copy paper. You can donate a ream or a box from our Amazon Wishlist at our link-in bio or drop off in-person at our administrative office. Thank you!
#MotivationMonday Tina is a client at Snug Harbor, our transitional apartments, and has been working so hard. She was just promoted to shift supervisor at her job and bought herself a car. We are so proud of her!
The strength of a mother never ceases to amaze us. Each and every day we are inspired by moms working to overcome the struggles of homelessness and poverty to achieve a better life for themselves, their families, and their children. Since last Moth
The Breakers Resort made our week with a donation of 15,000 bars of soap on Thursday. We are grateful to have the support and partnership of our local hospitality community and resorts like The Breakers, providing donations, volunteer support, employ
Thank you, CCU Campus Salvage, for donating to our shelters this week! Campus Salvage is Coastal Carolina University's annual collection and donation program designed to divert unwanted items from the landfill when residential students move-out at th
#FeelGoodFriday Robert bought a car this week! We love it when we get to see our clients' efforts pay off. This big step will open up so many doors for Robert and we are so excited to see what the future holds for him. Congratulations! #SuccessStory
Introducing the New Directions Horticulturist Society. Our clients are loving gardening so much they decided to make it into a club! Thank you, Danny, for the photo and for organizing!
Our clients have been really into gardening lately and we are here for it! Thank you Costco (Myrtle Beach, SC) for your donations of flowers, plants, soil, and gardening supplies to help grow good at our shelters.
It's our favorite day of the week - Tuesdays for Hope! Today our Board Chair, Charles Jordan, will be joining Kathy Jenkins, CEO, to talk about all of the great things going on at New Directions. Listen live at 9:35 at https://www.talk945.com/ Tuesd
Our #NeedOfTheWeek this week is high efficiency laundry detergent. Help us keep our operating costs low and serve more people by donating in-kind via our Amazon Wishlist or dropping off donations at our administrative office. Thank you in advance for
Shout-out to @wellspringmb for volunteering this weekend! Wellspring spent Saturday at our Women's Shelter for their annual Love Weekend event and built a new bike rack, moved a fence, and freshened up some landscaping. Thanks for loving Myrtle Beach
Several of our staff had a great time at the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce’s member appreciation cookout today. We are proud members of the Chamber and appreciate all they do to promote, protect, and improve the Grand Strand. Thank you
02.03.2024.💃👏 Announcing the 8th Annual Compassion Through Fashion Event, coming to the Myrtle Beach Convention Center Saturday, February 3, 2024. More details to come!
We were almost out of some essential cleaning supplies this morning, but not anymore thanks to Renovia. They brought two truck beds full of bleach and pine-sol to donate. We love to see local businesses step up to meet needs in our community! Thank y
#FeelGoodFriday A big part of helping people recover from crisis is giving them a chance to rest, and part of that rest, includes having a bit of fun. Clients at our Women's Shelter took advantage of the beautiful sunshine today to play with bubbles.
Proof that the Easter Bunny DID in fact stop by New Directions last week! Our clients wanted to do something fun for the staff and community at the shelters so they arranged for the Easter Bunny to come and visit us. What a sweet surprise!
From all of us at New Directions, Happy Easter! We hope you have a safe, memorable, and enjoyable day with those you love.
Our office will be closed on 4/7/2023 in observance of Good Friday. We hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend!

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