Kernersville, North Carolina

No veteran should come home to no home at all.

Operation Hope and Home is building transitional housing and supportive services for veterans facing homelessness — a safe place to land, and a path back to stable, independent life.

10
Transitional Beds
~33k
Vets Homeless Nightly*
100%
Veteran-Founded
501(c)(3)
Status In Progress
Our Mission

Built by a veteran, for veterans who served and came home to nothing.

Operation Hope and Home was founded on a simple conviction: the men and women who served this country deserve a dignified place to rebuild when they fall on hard times.

We are a North Carolina nonprofit corporation creating a 10-bed transitional housing program in Kernersville. Our residents won't just get a bed — they'll get case management, peer support from those who've walked the same road, and a structured path toward permanent housing and self-sufficiency.

"We don't hand out a cot and call it charity. We walk alongside our veterans until they're standing on their own."

Safe Transitional Housing

Stable, supervised housing that gives veterans the breathing room to recover and plan their next step.

Peer & Case Support

Wrap-around services led by people who understand military life and the road back from crisis.

A Path to Permanence

The goal isn't a longer stay — it's a permanent home and a self-sufficient life beyond our doors.

How It Works

A clear path from crisis to stability.

Every resident moves through a structured program designed to restore dignity and rebuild independence — not to warehouse people indefinitely.

1

Intake & Stabilization

A veteran arrives, gets a safe bed, and meets with a case manager to assess immediate needs — health, benefits, and goals.

2

Support & Skill-Building

Through peer support and connection to VA services, residents address the barriers that led to homelessness and build toward stability.

3

Transition Home

We help secure permanent housing and the income to keep it — then stay connected to make sure the progress holds.

A Sustainable Model

Funded responsibly, built to last.

Our facility is designed to be funded primarily through the VA's Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program, alongside community partnership and responsible financing — a model built for long-term stability, not a one-time fix.

VA Grant & Per Diem Community Partnership Responsible Financing Local Support
Get Involved

Help bring a veteran home.

Location

Kernersville, North Carolina

Email

info@operationhopeandhome.org

Organization

NC Nonprofit Corporation · EIN 42-2943469

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status is in progress. Contributions may not yet be tax-deductible until IRS recognition is granted.

*National estimate of veterans experiencing homelessness on a given night (HUD point-in-time data); figure shown for context.