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Making A Difference In Our Community

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From Classroom to Community

Rather than having students learn in a classroom, Coastal Carolina University’s Social Inequality 309 class is trying to give its students work experience while also

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Nardmoor Sign that says A Place For Those Who Served
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Fully renovated facility providing home & hope to veterans

“It’s awesome…if I had to put it in one word.”

That’s how Joey Smoak, CEO of the Eastern Carolina Housing Organization, or ECHO, described their fully renovated NardMoor facility in Myrtle Beach.

The former nursing home now provides temporary housing to homeless veterans.

While ECHO has been using their John’s Place program to help out vets for years, they’ve finally wrapped up work on the NardMoor site, which is top of the line when it comes to temporary housing.

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Chef Dimich Cooking at Nardmoor
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Yes, Chef: Myrtle Beach native to cook for homeless vets

Renowned chef and third-generation restaurateur Sam Diminich beat homelessness and addiction — 10 years and counting without drink or drugs.

He beat the COVID-19 pandemic, opening the Your Farms Your Table gourmet meal delivery service in Charlotte when the virus made dining out unpalatable.

The American Culinary Institute alumnus even beat Bobby Flay in 2020 on the celebrity chef’s competitive cooking show on The Food Network, wowing the judges with lobster risotto.

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Making a Difference 2023 Highlights
Provided HOPE to over 4,000 people navigating the challenging journey of homelessness
Moved more than 650 men, women, and children out of homelessness into safe and stable HOMES
Furnished and equipped 325 homes with household essentials through donations to our volunteer-operated My Home Donation Center
Prevented eviction and avoided homelessness for 1,926 individuals and families
Provided 167 veterans an average of 60 days respite at our Nardmoor bridge housing facility. Moved over 100 of those veterans into their own homes
Supported over 300 individuals fleeing domestic violence or struggling with substance use, providing a total of 31,093 nights of crisis housing
Assisted 972 people who recently experienced homelessness with financial aid and ongoing supportive services for independence and life rebuilding