Myrtle Beach is fighting homelessness in 2025 through a coordinated network of local nonprofits, outreach programs, new youth shelters, healthcare partnerships, and direct service efforts focused on prevention, housing, and support.​
Key Organizations and Partnerships
Multiple organizations are central to the anti-homelessness strategy in Myrtle Beach, including:
Eastern Carolina Homelessness Organization (ECHO)
New Directions of Horry County
Walking Worthy Outreach
United Outreach Ministries
Operation in My Backyard
Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach
These groups deliver emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, food, rental assistance, and direct medical care for people experiencing homelessness.​
Targeted Services and Support
Efforts in 2025 focus on:
Expanding emergency shelters for families, youth, and individuals.​
Opening specialized transitional homes, including Nana’s Hope House for homeless high school students, which provides a safe environment so students can stay in school and prepare for independent living.​
Increasing healthcare outreach through clinics like Health Access, offering medical support regardless of insurance status and helping remove health barriers to stability.​
Providing direct financial, food, transportation, and utilities assistance to prevent homelessness among residents at risk.​
Preventive Approaches and Public Initiatives
Community campaigns, such as United Way’s “Safe Giving,” encourage donations to vetted local organizations instead of panhandlers, thereby channeling resources for longer-lasting impact.​
Enhanced coordination under the regional Continuum of Care (TCHC) connects outreach, assessment, shelter, transitional housing, and long-term support to stabilize and reintegrate people currently unhoused.​
Advocacy continues for expanded affordable housing and universal rental assistance at the city and state level to prevent evictions and fill the gap for extremely low-income households.​
Special Focus Areas for 2025
Efficient use of federal, state, and local funds to scale up affordable housing and preservation projects.
Focused interventions for youth, families, and individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions.
Strategic collaborations with local schools and health clinics to intercept and assist homeless students and their families quickly.​
Myrtle Beach’s approach in 2025 is defined by collaboration, prevention, and access to emergency and permanent housing, with major progress boosted by new youth facilities, stronger outreach, and ongoing support services for vulnerable populations.
SOURCES
[1](https://www.causeiq.com/directory/homeless-service-providers-list/myrtle-beach-conway-north-myrtle-beach-sc-nc-metro/)
[2](https://www.lrmcenter.com/services/homeless/)
[3](https://unitedwayhorry.org/safegiving/)
[4](https://nanashopehouse.org)
[5](https://www.helpinghandmb.org)
