Winkler's Grove Baptist Church Youth Give Exodus Homes a Landscaping Make-Over!

On Sunday evening June 29, 2008 a 30 member youth group from Winkler's Grove Baptist Church in Hickory descended on Exodus Homes' main complex to learn about the faith-based United Way supportive housing program and give it a landscaping make-over. The group saw a film about Exodus Homes, participated in a question and answer session with Assistant Executive Director Susan Smith, and talked with Exodus residents who shared their success in recovering from drug addiction, alcoholism, and incarceration. The youth and their adult leaders then proceeded to weed all of the flower beds in the 14 unit apartment complex at 122 8th Ave. Dr. SW in Hickory, and then decorate each unit's porch with beautiful flowering plants in attractive pots. At the end of the project, the group is seen here celebrating what they learned about Exodus Homes, and their contribution to the program.