Homeless No More welcomes new families to Waites Way, a new affordable housing community.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (November 10, 2025) — Homeless No More (HNM) will host a wreath hanging ceremony on Thursday, November 13 at 10:30 a.m. to welcome new families into Waites Way, a seven-unit affordable housing community.
The wreath hanging ceremony will take place at 2330 Waites Way and include community partners such as South Carolina Housing, the City of Columbia, and Truist. One vacant unit will be available for tours, along with photo and interview opportunities.
Waites Way is the newest development in HNM’s Live Oak program, which provides attainable housing for families with children. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, there is a shortage of nearly 80,000 affordable rental units for extremely low-income renters in South Carolina. Live Oak aims to address the shortage by creating mixed-income communities for Midlands families.
“Through our Live Oak programming, HNM is committed to the development of affordable housing for families throughout the Midlands,” said HNM President and CEO Lila Anna Sauls. “Waites Way is another example of what we know works, a small development designed to complement the surrounding neighborhood with mixed rents that are affordable.”
The wreath hanging ceremony is a special tradition at HNM that celebrates welcoming families to their new homes.
“We are especially excited to welcome these seven families as the holidays approach,” Sauls said. “What a special time – especially for the children!”
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HNM is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating family homelessness. The organization serves homeless and at-risk families with children through emergency services (Family Shelter), transitional services (St. Lawrence Place), and affordable housing development (Live Oak). HNM remains the only shelter system in the state of South Carolina that keeps the entire family together, including fathers and boys over the age of 12. For more information, visit www.homelessnomoresc.org.