By the time Shameka bought her home in Rocky Point in 2014, she was already carrying more responsibility than most people her age. Both of her parents were sick, and she was the one close enough to help. She moved from Burgaw not because she wanted something new, but because she needed something workable, something affordable, something that would allow her to be present for the people who depended on her. Shameka The mobile home cost less than the apartment she had been livi

For more than 35 years, Janice has built her life in her home in Burgaw. It is where she started over, where her family grew, and where she intends to remain. After her divorce, Janice used her settlement to purchase land and a mobile home of her own. “A fresh start,” she called it. After 20 years of marriage, she had to relearn how to navigate the world independently while raising two daughters. The home became a place of stability, self-reliance, and pride. Over the years,

Amelia shares how WARM NC’s repairs made her mother’s longtime home safe again, allowing her to age with dignity and remain surrounded by family and community.

Eighty-year-old Lynda shares how WARM NC helped her safely age in her own home, preserving independence, dignity, and the comfort of home.

WARM NC homeowners fight to age in place.

In Willard, North Carolina, a small brick house holds nearly six decades of family history. Ronald bought it in 1967, the year he and his...

Could aging safely—not just surviving—be made possible for every homeowner? Janice’s story shows how that kind of resilience can start within a local community.

“I never thought in a million years this would happen to me.” For years, Ed moved through life in survival mode. At 49, he found himself...

When the floor began to sag and mold crept into the corners of her home, Yasheka faced a decision no parent should ever have to make,...

For Air Force veteran Michael, home had become a place of illness and worry. The heat and humidity of North Carolina summers had...

For Henrietta, home is more than just a house—it’s where she and her late husband built their life together. She has lived in her Duplin...

Cheryl has so many memories in the home she’s lived in for 50 years. Some of her favorites include raising her five children -- teaching...

Martha worked in childcare for more than 20 years and says she loved helping the children and improving their behavior. In 2020, she...

Linda has lived in Wilmington for 70 years and graduated from historic Williston High School in 1967. She attended Cape Fear Community...

Rebecca has been living in her home since 1994. When her family moved in, it needed repairs, but they didn’t have the resources to fix...

William has done his best to try and keep up with the maintenance on his home, but at 76-years-old it has become nearly impossible. The...

Jessie is raising her two grandchildren on her own and she says the kids are the start of her new life at the age of 60.

Mattie’s situation felt like déjà vu. Due to multiple storms, some of the shingles had blown off her roof causing a leak in her den. One...

Mold was slowly spreading throughout Jacqueline’s home. The home she raised her five children in. The home she’s lived in since 1974. And...

Steve grew up in Wilmington and when his mother passed away in 1983, he inherited her mobile home and has lived there ever since. Now 62,...