WATCH: The faces of family homelessness in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – New research out of the University of South Carolina shows that homelessness does not have to be a chronic condition. In fact, if give the right tools through programs, 80 percent of homeless families will never return to that state of uncertainty again.

While the success rates in the Midlands are encouraging, the assistance available does not keep up with the need for it.

Sharon Scott, 29, is an alumna of the St. Lawrence Place program. She was forced to give up her apartment in February 2014. Luckily, she and her two kids had her mother to turn to. The family of four lived in a one bedroom apartment for 15 months.

“There were days when  I just wanted to leave my kids and my mom,” Scott said. “You can’t do that.”

Scott got on the waiting list for St. Lawrence place, and after eight months she was able to move her family into their own home.

Shatoyia Glasgow, 38, is still waiting for help. Glasgow and her two children live in a hotel off Two Notch Road. They moved out of their apartment a couple months ago, after her daughter developed asthma because of the conditions of the complex, post-flood. Glasgow pays more than $200 dollars a week for a room. She has a full time job, and has done everything she can to get into stable housing.

“You call around for help and it’s like, ‘oh, you’re working? You’re not homeless,'” Glasgow said. “But I need housing. I need shelter.”

Formerly “Trinity Housing Corporation,” “Homeless No More” seeks to connect community resources to provide a broader source of relief for families in need of help. For more information, click here.