In Burke County:
  • ​29% of households are considered ALICE [Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed]. This means they are working and have incomes above the Federal Poverty Line but do not make enough to afford basic living expenses. (United for ALICE, NC County Reports, 2025)
  • 21% of households are housing cost burdened, paying more than 30% of their income on housing. This is a key indicator of financial instability. (NC Housing, County Fact Sheets, 2025)
  • 27.5% of households are headed by single mothers, and 84% of female-headed households are living below the ALICE threshold.
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The Open Hearts Place program model is unique in that we provide families a single-family home with an affordable rent along with case management services, coaching, financial education, career counseling, and wellness services and activities as part of a personalized development plan.

Our programming is designed to take working parents from a place of financial uncertainty to a place of stability and homeownership, transforming their lives permanently.. 
6 steps to homeownership

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Read the success story of OHP's first graduate HERE.
Open Hearts Place
201 Shady Rest Rd.
Morganton, NC 28655
​P: 828.430.0417 
​E: [email protected]​

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​The mission of Open Hearts Place is to provide homes and purposeful opportunities for families to increase life skills, gain stability, and become more self-sufficient.