About the Heroes Center

Our Story

In June 2021, the organization came under new leadership with a renewed focus to expand their role of assisting Veterans by building strong collaborative relationships within the High Point community with other local nonprofits and organizations that serve Veterans on the state level. In November of 2021, the Heroes Center became a Fort Bragg Chaplain-sponsored organization that supports the Intelligence Electronics Warfare (IEW) Battalion and we also began working closely with the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) at Fort Bragg to ensure soldiers transitioning into civilian life have job opportunities in the Triad and a place to build community with other Veterans. In January of 2022, the Heroes Center became a legally approved support organization for The Wounded Warrior Battalion-East at Camp Lejeune. This will enable us to provide Marines and their families with retreats and renewal opportunities through a collaborative effort with a private farm near Mt. Airy, NC.

Why the Heroes Center is Important

We owe our good fortune to the foresight of our founding fathers and to the brave men and women of our military. Wherever and whenever our rights are freedoms are threatened, they put themselves in harm’s way for us.

Since 9/11, over 2.5 million Americans have deployed to fight the war on terror. Of those, 400,000 have served 3 or more tours of duty. North Carolina is the proud home of over 775,000 veterans and 129,000 active military duty personnel, with over 120,000 living in the Piedmont Triad area. The military contributes $66 billion to the North Carolina economy annually.

Tragically, the challenges our returning heroes face are staggering. Our heroes deserve better.

Homelessness, unemployment, mental and physical disabilities.
Alcoholism and drug addiction are at epidemic levels.
The divorce rate of veterans has gone up over 42% since 9/11.
The bureaucracy veterans face in getting benefits and care is unacceptable.
22 veterans commit suicide every 24 hours, with many more atttempted suicides.

The Heroes Center is offering transitional and emergency housing

Transitional Housing Available

The Heroes Center offers veterans transitional and emergency housing, food, access to VA benefits education, and job placement.

The camp is ideally located minutes from downtown High Point and shopping, outdoor sports, High Point University and Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC).

"The Heroes Center has helped me in many ways in my recovery from trauma during COVID-19. Initially, I called the Heroes Center looking for job resources and volunteer work. However, due to my debilitating circumstances, it soon became clear to me that I needed support and services that the Heroes Center provided. The moment I reached out over the phone, I felt hope for the first time in awhile that I was actually going to get the support I needed to cope with my situation. I immediately drove half an hour to meet with [the Heroes Center] after I hung up the phone and to put it very plainly, [the Heroes Center] saved me...I am in a much better place in my life and working towards a brighter future because the Heroes Center was and has been a saving grace. Thank you!"