$23.8 MILLION RAISED FOR RECOVERY!
Because of you, we’ve raised MILLIONS above and beyond our initial goal set back in 2018! As addiction and overdose rates have continued to increase exponentially around us, the need to expand our on-demand, life-saving recovery services has never been more urgent. And this community delivered! Thank you for helping us build a community where long-term recovery can flourish.
Shean W and Tykeim V are currently in the Motivation and Engagement Track (MET I) of the Healing Transitions’ Long Term Recovery Program. Just days before they moved into the new shelter, both were considering leaving. What kept them there? The new shelter. Shean says the new space offers much more room to move around,…
As Shean and Tykeim shared their thoughts about the new shelter, they were also excited to talk about the spaciousness of the new classroom. Tykeim shares that the open layout of the new classroom means that the peer mentors can see everyone more clearly when they’re teaching class and encourage the group more effectively. “In…
As a result of this campaign, we are:
Residential Expansion & Renovation – adds 115 new beds, restrooms, and
showers; reclaims 32 emergency shelter beds; adds better sight lines for staff
Kitchen Renovation & Dining Expansion – accommodates increased demand
104-seat Classroom – Allows recovery classes to be taught onsite
Vocational Skills & Training Building – Adds Building & Grounds HQ where
participants learn lawn care, repair, painting, etc.; new location for in-kind donations
Future Buildings – While not included in this campaign, there are needs for
additional construction at the men’s campus
Increased Parking – adds 135 spaces
Shelter Expansion & Renovation – adds 16 new shelter beds and 46 new program beds; adds restrooms and showers; improves sight lined for staff
Kitchen Expansion & Renovation – improves kitchen efficiency and adds storage for in-kind food donations
Dining Expansion – accommodates increased participant demand
Interior Renovations – adds 28 new program beds, storage, restrooms, showers, and laundry; enlarges clothing closet and lecture space
Annex Building – adds new classroom and multi-purpose room; adds offices and board room to separate staff workspace and participant living areas
Healing Transitions is a non-profit organization serving those who are homeless, uninsured, and underserved and have alcohol and other drug problems. The organization provides long-term recovery, overnight shelter, non-medical detox and other recovery support services at no cost to men and women across its two campuses, seeing a combined average of over 220 people each night. The program is designed to rekindle a person’s desire and ability to return to a meaningful, productive life. More than 80 percent of the program’s graduates remain drug- and alcohol-free after one year.
Since opening the men’s campus in 2001 and the women’s campus in 2006, Healing Transitions’ success has positioned the organization as a leader in peer-driven recovery services. The impact they’ve made in the community is profound. Healing Transitions is also a compassionate and practical alternative to emergency departments, jails and the streets, and — per person — a much more cost-effective one.
For the past several years, the organization has been operating well over the designed capacity because of its philosophy to offer services on demand. The staff will never turn away anyone seeking recovery support services, even if that means offering a mat to sleep on the floor for the night when all of its beds are full.
In 2018, the organization embarked on a capital campaign to expand both its men’s and women’s campuses in order to continue providing services on-demand, while having the capacity to accommodate demand from continued population growth in Wake County. . Gratefully, through the incredible response from the community, the organization exceeded its $16.75 million goal and raised more than $17 million (as of November 2021). The funds raised will help Healing Transitions serve a total of 500 individuals – 290 at the men’s campus and 210 at the women’s campus. The expansion will add beds, expand facility infrastructure (dining, laundry, bathrooms, and classrooms), expand its programming space for recovery services, and add a new career center.
Healing Transitions is located in southwest Raleigh at the intersection of Lake Wheeler Road and Goode Street and along the border of Raleigh’s beautiful Dix Park. For many years, Healing Transitions was on the same property as Dorothea Dix Hospital, one of North Carolina’s state psychiatric hospitals, a facility established to help those with mental illness in our community.
Nearby access to Dix Park offers space for health and healing and makes the park an ideal neighbor for Healing Transitions’ recovery program and its participants. The expansion of the campus will be adjacent to the existing men’s facility on land leased to Healing Transitions by the City of Raleigh.
After extensive planning and discussion with the City of Raleigh and the architectural team, everyone agreed that the best way to expand the campus would be to utilize existing land on the east side of the campus and along the edge of Dix Park.
Both the men’s and women’s campus expansions are well underway. The organization hopes to open its doors to additional long-term recovery participants at the women’s campus in late 2023 and at the men’s campus in late 2024.
THE VILLAGE THAT MADE HISTORY
Thank you to all the leaders and donors who responded to the urgent need to expand Healing Transitions and help more people find and sustain recovery.
Evelyn Barber, Tri-Chair
Barbara Goodmon, Tri-Chair
Maria Spaulding, Tri-Chair
Prentiss Baker
Jerry Bernstein, MD
Holly Blanton
Marion Church
David Crabtree
Scott Crawford
Charlie Engle
Jill Gammon
Nancy Johns
John Kane
Thomas Sayre
Kyle & Matthew Szulik
Helen White
Rosemary & Smedes York
Carol & Robert Bilbro, MD, Co-Chairs
Jeff Barnhart
Cecelia & Mike Condrey
Richard Gaylord
Bob Goodale
Larry Hinnant
Jenn Hogshead
Dan Johns
Stephen Leinenweber, MD
Ann & Glenn Matteson
Scott Mauzy
David Meeker
Terree Montgomery
Linda Quarles
Waltye Rasulala
JP Rotchford
Cecil Sewell
Mark Steward
Brad Turlington
Chris Valauri
Richard Watkins
Jerry Weaver
Tammi Williams, MD
Leon Woodruff, MD
Carol and Bob Bilbro
Cecelia Condrey
Barbara Goodmon
Jenn Hogshead
Agnes Marshall
Ann Matteson
Barbara McGuire
Terree Montgomery
Waltye Rasulala
Travis Tracy
Linda Quarles
June Williams
Giving Level: $1,000,000+
A.J. Fletcher Foundation
City of Raleigh
State Capital and Infrastructure Fund
Wake County Government & ABC Board
Giving Level: $500,000 – $999,999
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC
Healing Transitions Endowment
SECU Foundation
Giving Level: $250,000 – $499,999
Anonymous
W. Trent Ragland, Jr. Foundation
The Stewards Fund
Szulik Family Foundation
Miller Family Foundation
Giving Level: $100,000 – $249,999
Anonymous (2)
Anonymous Recovering Addicts
Baker Roofing Company
Joan & Prentiss Baker III
Evelyn Barber
Bob & Pat Barker Foundation
Cannon Foundation
Cripps Foundation
William C. Etheridge Foundation
Melissa & Chris Matton
Lonnie & Carol Poole Family Foundation
Linda & Cecil Sewell
Ann C. & Hamilton Sloan Foundation
Giving Level: $25,000 – $99,999
Anonymous (4)
4 Others Foundation
Dewey Alley
Dr. Wallace & Kathy Andrew
Chris & Eric Barber
Carson & Bryan Brice
Marion Johnson Church
Carroll & Tim Clancy
Cecelia & Mike Condrey
Josephus Daniels Charitable Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Linda & Bob Grew
Susan & Ray Goodmon
Hillsdale Fund
Lisa & Larry Hinnant
William C. Ethridge Foundation
First Citizens Bank
Seby B. Jones Foundation
Mako Medical
Carolyn C. Maness Family Foundation
Sara Jo Mannung
Courtney & Bowling Mauzy
John McConnell
Prue & Peter Meehan
Mary Cynthia & Jerry Monday
Robert Newcomb Family Fund
North State Bank
Molly & Michael Painter
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Raleigh Medical Group
Bettie & David Sousa
TowneBank
Truist Contributions
Wake Stone Corporation
Sarah & Jerry Weaver
Helen White
White Memorial Presbyterian Church
Mary Earp Worley
Rosemary & Smedes York
Giving Level: $10,000 – $24,999
Anonymous
Dr. Jerry & Peg Bernstein
Dr. Robert & Carol Bilbro
Mary Charles & Robert Boyette
Chris Budnick
Dr. Robert & Bonnie Cerwin
Dr. Steve & Janet Chiavetta
First National Bank
Betsy & Doug Ford
Jill & Roland Gammon
Bonnie & Richard Gaylord
Dr. Richard & Susanne Hayes
Hayes Family Foundation
Jenn & Thomas Hogshead
Ella Ann L. & Frank B. Holding Foundation
Jane & Joe Jordan
Frances & Jim Kerr
Avery & David Knight
Judy LeGrand
Angel Marshall & Bob Auman
Heather & Scott Mauzy
Dr. Al & Jane Mooney
Jocelyn & Greg Patterson
Mary & Mike Patterson
Laura & Gary Pendleton
Terry Reeves
Kristin & John Replogle
Melissa & Dan Shephard
Travis & Phil Tracy
Ameisha & Brad Turlington
Susan & Chris Valauri
Christine & Charles Wagner
Dr. Leon & Bonnie Woodruff
Kenie Wrenn
Nancy Wright Foundation
