Have you ever helped a family or individual with a place to stay when they have been evicted from housing?  If you’ve given to United Way you have.  Have you ever fed a family three meals a day that didn’t have food to eat?  If you’ve given to United Way you have.  With the services at Peachtree Landing, families are provided a warm place to sleep, a hot meal, and the support they need to help move from homelessness to self-sufficiency.

  “Building a better community” starts with a basic foundation of giving hope and support for homeless families and individuals.  There is a continuing need in our community for temporary emergency services.  Whatever the reason for homelessness, food and shelter are basic human requirements which must be supplied while rebuilding is under way.  Rebuilding individuals and families to self sufficiency is where Peachtree Landing begins.

The mission of Peachtree Landing is to offer temporary emergency shelter and food and make the necessary referrals to other social services to answer the immediate needs of homeless families and individuals while helping them to become self sufficient.

Admission to the emergency homeless shelter is limited to families and single females who have an immediate need for shelter and no reasonable means for obtaining permanent housing.  In the next step for families towards permanent housing, Peachtree Landing operates a six unit transitional living apartment building, which is available to assist the homeless in making the transition from homelessness to independent living.  Life Skills classes and case management are critical to making this change. While meeting the immediate need for food and shelter, Peachtree Landing provides a variety of services: persons staying in shelter are offered continuing education classes which teach basic life skills such as; money management, food and nutrition, parenting, and health and recreation.  All of these services and more are directed at rebuilding lives.

The 15 member agencies supported by United Way of Ponca City work together like a construction crew each program building on the other.  These agencies each provide services to help build a better community one person and one family at a time.  “With the help of United Way and Peachtree Landing we are able to provide shelter and food for homeless families and individuals,” says Carmaleta Wesbrook, executive director. 

Peachtree Landing is governed by a volunteer board of director’s.  Funding for the shelter is  provided by United Way, community events, My Favorite Things Resale Shop, local churches, individual contributions, state and federal grants, and private foundations.  To learn more about Peachtree Landing or if you would like to become a volunteer please contact Carmaleta Wesbrook at 762-3208.