MER – Transitional Housing

Contact Information | M.E. Roberts Transitional Living Campus

Vince Burgess, Residential Director

For general information about LINC, Inc., email: info@lincnc.org

LINC operates residential programs, including the Marvin E. Roberts Transitional Living Campus (coed) and the soon-to-open STAR Center (males). Programs are designed to support justice-involved individuals with their reentry into the community. Referrals are taken via a confidential online form (click below), and placement is dependent on availability and individual needs.

Referral Form

What We Do

Residential Re-entry Programs at M.E.R.: Transitional Housing

The Residential Reentry Program at the Marvin E. Roberts (M.E.R.) Transitional Living Campus – one of LINC’s flagship programs – provides transitional housing for individuals returning from incarceration, intensive case management, job training, support for educational attainment, substance abuse treatment, and health and medical services in a wholistic therapeutic environment.

A “strength-based” approach is utilized to support reentry by:

Capitalizing on the individual’s strengths
Providing extensive work experience and job training on campus and with partnering employers
Individualized case management services to increase access to substance abuse and mental health services, health insurance, medical services and educational opportunities

Jail Diversion Housing

The Jail Diversion program offers housing for qualified, justice-involved individuals in the community who are employed and who have become unhoused. Residents may reside at the M.E.R. campus for up to six months.

Who is Eligible for M.E.R. Transitional Living Campus Housing

Jail Diversion Housing is open to justice-involved individuals, currently living in the community and employed, who have lost housing. Individuals must be 25 or over.

How to Apply

Applications for Jail Diversion Housing can be made by the person seeking housing, with a call to the M.E.R. Campus Administrator, at (910) 332-1132. Prospective residents will be asked to schedule an interview with admissions staff.