About Us
Meet The Need is based in Hoschton, Ga. We have 7 ministry homes that can house 50 men. Four of the homes are located in Gwinnett County and three in Barrow County.
We at Meet the Need receive daily requests from men in many different areas of need.
- Men coming out jail or prison with no place to stay
- Men coming from county rehab centers with no place to stay
- Men coming from local co-ops
- Men coming from church referrals
- Men coming directly from families who can no longer stay at home because of their addictions or incarceration
Our diversity of program participants creates challenges that other programs may not experience. We have a dual goal with each man that comes to us. Around 90% of the men that come here in a position of homelessness also have some type of addiction (drugs, alcohol, pornography, sex, and/or money). Since we are a Christain organization, we make no apologies that our number one goal is to make sure that each man that walks through our doors learns how to facilitate their relationship with the Lord. Simultaneously, with this goal, is to teach a man how to covercome their addictions through Biblical principals.
We offer an alternative to 12-step programs. 100% of all MTN program participants have participated in these programs for years and for them this has not been a lasting solution. Our program is called “One-Step with Jesus”. We teach our men how to overcome their addictions not how to manage them. We teach sin mortification, not sin management.
We currently offer two housing programs as listed below:
“Special Needs” Housing
Requires a 12 month commitment at one specific housing location
Programs offered include:
- Discipleship Development
- Intense Fellowship
- Work Therapy
- Leadership Developement
- Life Skills / Coping Skills through Biblical principals
“Basic Needs” Housing
Programs offered include:
- Employment Assistance (must have job within two weeks of entering the ministry)
- Two 3 hour relapse prevention meetings per week
- Random drug and alcohol testing for accountability
- In home accountability through buddy system and sign in/sign out requirements
- Home Bible studies
***A program fee of $135.00 is required per week from each program participant in “Basic Needs” Housing Program.
