Stefan DeArmon had made his share of mistakes. The latest seemed so trivial, but its consequences were profound…
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Just over a year ago, Neil Stephan “The Reverend” DeArmon was a Coast Guard veteran without a home or a job, living on the street. Today, thanks to culinary training at One80 Place and a chance encounter at Charleston Wine + Food, he’s sous chef at Smoke BBQ and the face and co-owner of a burgeoning cornbread company.
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Kirby Campbell, 56, came to Charleston from upstate New York after a breakup. He landed here without a job or a home and soon found himself at One80 Place, the homeless shelter. He was grateful they had a bed for him and space in the culinary training program with Angie DuPree.
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Throughout the month of February, we have been excited to conduct a donation drive benefiting One80 Place, a local nonprofit whose mission is to prevent and end homelessness.
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One80 Place, a local shelter that serves women, children, families, and veterans, has a bike share program for the past year.
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It's about as rare to hear a round of applause in a criminal courtroom as it is in church. But it was no ordinary day in court Thursday at One80 Place.
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One80 Place celebrated the renovation of its Family Center on Friday, Feb 10.
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A chill hung in the morning air at the CARTA Superstop where a woman sat quietly on a bench. Nearby, a large blanket and bags of belongings served as clues to her current living situation.
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Three decades after the founders of One80 Place opened Charleston’s first true homeless shelter on Upper Meeting Street, the organization is planning to turn the now-vacant property into an affordable housing complex – a concept to serve the city's low-income population and maybe even begin eliminating the problem of homelessness.
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Cuthbert Hurtault moves with precision as he swiftly slices an avocado, wielding a long knife to remove the pit before tossing each half into a big bowl.
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Thanks to a very generous donor, One80 Place has a new bike share program. The program is allowing guests of One80 Place an additional and cost-effective mode of transportation.
Read MoreThe Food Rescue Truck has one mission: collect enough fare from area businesses to feed homeless locals at One80 Place seven days a week. Read more about our Food Rescue Program in Charleston Magazine! Each year we collect nearly 500,000 pounds of perishable and nonperishable food items for area grocery stores and restaurants.
Read MoreCheck out One80 Place as the lead story in the Food section of the Post and Courier, Nov. 19, 2014. "One80 Place trains homeless residents for restaurant work," written by Hanna Raskin, details our culinary training program and our efforts to help our homeless guests find meaningful employment.
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