About Us
For over 25 years, United Housing Connections has been on a mission to make homelessness a brief, rare, and nonrecurring event.
Through meaningful partnerships with nonprofits, community leaders, companies, and generous donors and volunteers, we’re able to advocate on behalf of our neighbors experiencing homelessness. We do this by providing an array of safe housing options and holistic care for homeless youth, individuals, and families. This approach sets our clients up for success by empowering, supporting, and offering resources on their path to become housed and independent.
We help prevent low income and at-risk people from entering the cycle of homelessness, including unaccompanied youth, families, individuals, victims of domestic violence, veterans, the elderly, and mentally and physically disabled people who are currently experiencing homelessness.
I have experienced being homeless but never knew how to keep stable. Thanks to this program I can rest assured with stability and resources to keep me from being homeless again. I feel blessed and have a safe place to live in a wonderful home and community! I am extremely grateful!
Iyanna Holmes
Want to Learn More?
Read our UHC Annual Report here and the Annual Homelessness Report here.
Our Mission
To connect people at-risk for or currently experiencing homelessness with safe, sustainable and affordable homes.
Our Vision
We envision an Upstate SC where all people have the opportunity to live in a safe, sustainable and affordable home.
Our Values
Accountability
Commitment
Compassion
Collaboration
Dignity
Integrity
Leadership
Respect
Transparency
Meet Our Team
Candace Timmerman
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
GREENVILLE HQ
Leadership
Staff
Board of Directors
Brian Thomas
OWNER, AeGIS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC
BOARD CHAIR
Alyson Rainey
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION, HK CUNSTRUCTION
Britt Gillespie
GREYSTEEL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Dr. Mark O'Rourke
RETIRED ONCOLOGIST, PRISMA HEALTH
Julia Mullen
GREENVILLE MENTAL HEALTH,
RETIRED
Judge, Jessica Salvini
EMERITUS
13th CIRCUIT FAMILY COURT
Naomi Rusktikova
FINANCE CONSULTANT/CFO
Denise Franklin
REALTOR, BLACKSTREAM/CHRISTIE'S
VICE CHAIR
Jim Boyd
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, UNITED BANK
TREASURER
Irene Hamilton-Jones
MCKINNEY-VENTO LIAISON
Greenville County Schools
Leslee O'Kelly
BUTLER WOODCRAFTERS
Jack Read
EMERITUS
READ LAW FIRM
Gary Stancell
OWNER, STANCELL ENTERPRISES
SANDLER TRAINING
Statement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
United Housing Connections boasts a passion for tackling the complex issues necessary to interrupt the cycle of homelessness. We embrace the idea that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion contribute to our success and strive to look at everything we do through this lens. United Housing Connections stands firmly against racial injustice in any form. Our organization will continue to raise its voice in support for equity for people of color and all those who suffer disparity across our community, in our country and around the world.
Read our full statement of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion here.