How we help

Who we are...

Southern Reconciliation Ministries, Inc is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization operating as Reconciliation House. We are a nondenominational Christian outreach ministry serving Yancey County in Western North Carolina since 1983. Our mission is to provide physical assistance to families in crisis situations. Assistance includes food, clothing, heating, and utility bills. Our services are offered regardless of the recipient’s race, religion, citizenship, age, gender, or orientation.

We help when...

  • Main breadwinner out of work due to job layoff, injury, or illness
  • Families caught up in generations of poverty due to minimal education and illiteracy
  • Disabled and elderly people who cannot make ends meet on low, fixed incomes
  • Households with one adult raising children and grandparents raising grand children
  • Individuals who are underemployed raising families on or barely above minimum wage
  • Seasonal workers who cannot get work during the cold weather months
  • Individuals who are transient, homeless, or stranded

Our Programs

Food Pantry

Our 2000 square foot pantry space includes walk-in refrigeration and freezers, multiple bays for food storage, and a shopping area for clients.

Thrift Store

Donating your gently used goods and shopping for special finds both help to support our community work. There is always new stuff in store...

Client Services

We assist clients that are struggling with physical needs such as clothing, supplies, utility bill assistance or heating fuel.

Healthy Opportunities

An 18 county collaborative effort in Western NC, this program links vulnerable community members to resources of all kinds, from rental assistance, home repairs, or help with transportation. We offer food pantry and utility bill assistance through the HOP program.

Shared Commercial Kitchen

Our commercial community kitchen is available to any local individual or small business that meets our safety training requirements. The kitchen serves as a platform from which new local food business can grow.

Shared Community Room

Our large, bright community room (w/ WIFI, large screen, printer) has available seating for up to 50, and can be used by local groups to meet and hold community events.