Midlands woman finds new home with emergency voucher

By Chris Winston, Chief Communications Officer

June 7, 2022

Gail Simpson was born in Spartanburg, and had spent most of her life in South Carolina. After dealing with deaths in her family, Gail had to make some major life changes. She went to LRADAC and was recommended to go to Transitions. Even though she had family members she could have stayed with, Gail chose to support herself on her own.

Transitions provided her with a place to sleep, take a shower, and three meals a day. Gail enjoyed the peer support classes and the frequent checkups from her case manager.

“Transitions can transform you into who you believe in being,” Gail said.

Gail was able to secure an emergency housing choice voucher through SC Housing and was quickly able to find a new home in the Villas at North Lake in Lexington. The program provides housing opportunities for those lacking housing or facing homelessness, including those escaping domestic violence or trafficking dangers.

In the application process, she expected to wait at least two weeks to actually move into her own apartment. She was pleasantly surprised that she got the keys to her new apartment at the end of her interview. Overall, the process was simple and took only 30 minutes.

“Housing did everything for me. Housing, Transitions, I thank you guys,” Gail said.

If you know of someone in need of an Emergency Housing Voucher, please reach out to your local Continuum of Care agency.