Ms. Dorothy's House

A Place to Land
on the way back home.

Get Home Soon operates Ms. Dorothy's House — a state-licensed Staff Secure residential treatment home for children and adolescents in Gastonia, NC. Small by design. Intentional by purpose.

NC DHHS Licensed · MHL-036-410
24/7 Staff Secure Care
4-Bed Family-Sized Home
Get Home Soon

We named it Get Home Soon because that's the goal — for every child in our care to find their way back to their family, stronger than before.

Denise Banks-Wilson, Co-Founder

“More than shelter — a foundation.”

We believe stability is where growth begins. Our homes are structured, our staff are present, and our doors open to youth who need both.

24 / 7 Staffed & Supervised
Gaston Co. Serving Local Youth
Licensed NC DHHS Certified
What We Provide

A home built
for real growth.

Every resident receives a structured plan — housing, health, education, and family coordination all under one roof.

Safe, Stable Housing

Real homes with consistent routines and 24/7 supervision.

Life Skills Development

Practical skills built into daily life — not just therapy.

Family Engagement

Where reunification is the goal, we actively support it.

Denise Banks-Wilson, Co-Founder
Denise Banks-Wilson Co-Founder · Ms. Dorothy's House
Our Story

We moved here to
start something new.

Denise Banks-Wilson and her husband left St. Louis with a clear purpose. Both had spent years serving their communities — in family, in faith, in work — and when their children were grown, they asked themselves what was next. The answer was Gastonia, and it was Get Home Soon.

They saw children moving through a system that moved too fast and felt too impersonal. They knew what it meant to have a family that holds you — and they decided to build a home that does the same for youth who need it most.

"We didn't come from institutions. We came from family — and that's exactly what we built."

— Denise Banks-Wilson & Calvin Wilson, Co-Founders
Meet our team
NC DHHS Licensed
Ms. Dorothy's House
4-Bed · Staff Secure

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