Mission and Vision
Mission
The Servant Center provides hope and services to enable vulnerable, homeless and/or disabled people to be independent members of the community.
Vision
Rooted in faith, The Servant Center strives to be the premier agency in the Piedmont Triad in addressing the human needs of its most vulnerable people.
History
The Servant Center, Inc was established in 1991 after a couple of years as an Episcopal street-outreach serving low-income and disabled under a federal grant with the Social Security Administration.
As a result of working with disabled homeless in hospitals, shelters and on the street, The Servant Center, in 1996, founded the first transitional respite housing program in Greensboro and named the program, Servant House.
That program expanded its two-year transitional program in 2005 to include five hospice beds for the terminally ill Veterans, collaborating with Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro and Veterans Affairs.
After several years with difficulties in finding permanent housing for graduates of the Servant House, the Servant Center founded the first permanent housing program with supportive services in 2004 and dedicated it as Glenwood housing. That program with supportive services helps individuals remain in permanent housing. Glenwood Housing II is now in the planning stages to add 9 additional apartments with supportive services. These units will be called Haworth House in honor of retired executive director and The Servant Center founder, Gail Haworth.
Other programs of The Servant Center include the Food Pantry and Grocery Assistance Program which serve between 500-600 people each month and include a monthly food bag delivery program to low-income elderly, a food grocery distribution to low-income individuals and families, as well as an international food pantry for those not yet documented as legal immigrants.
The Disability Assistance Program dates back to a 1997 contract with Cone Health System that provides assistance with the application process for entitlements through the Social Security Administration.
The Servant Center is the Lead Agency for the AmeriCorps Partnership to End Homelessness program. This program has 26 members serving the homeless and those at risk for homelessness at The Servant Center, Mary’s House, Youth Focus, Family Service of the Piedmont, The Barnabas Network and Greensboro Urban Ministry. Members provide direct client services including food and clothing distribution, financial assistance, life skills training and case management.
