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A Survey of Charlotte Homeless |
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This week, the Charlotte Housing Authority surveyed Charlotte area homeless men and women to determine who is chronically homeless in Charlotte. The Charlotte Housing Authority wants to use this information to learn what it might take to get these men and women off the streets permanently.
It is believed that there are approximately 6500 homeless people in Charlotte. Of those, advocates believe there are 500 who are chronically homeless.
Julie Rose of WFAE, Charlotte's NPR station, spoke this week to a man who has been homeless in Charlotte for over 10 years.
To read or listen to the story from WFAE, click here.
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Assessing the scope of
homelessness in Charlotte.
Picture from WFAE.org.
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What Services are Provided by Family Promise of Charlotte |
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Program Services include:
- Shelter in home-like settings in host congregations for one or two weeks at a time on an ongoing rotational basis
- Intensive case management to identify barriers to self-sufficiency
- Budgeting and debt repayment (Families will be required to save 90% of income not used to pay off debts)
- Help with finding employment and permanent housing, as well as referrals to appropriate community resources
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Contact Kathy Bolster, Network Director at 704.780.1624 for information and initial screenings to determine eligibility.
Families who are eligible must complete a comprehensive psychosocial assessment for each family member before admission. Families who are not accepted to the program will be referred to appropriate community resources. |
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What are the Admission Requirements? |
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- Applicants to the Family Promise Program must be employed or employable
- Applicants must be free from active substance abuse (amount of time in recovery dependent on assessment)
- Applicants cannot be fleeing a domestic violence situation
- Applicants who are eligible after an initial screening must be willing to complete a comprehensive clinical assessment for every member of the family
- Applicants with an established mental health diagnosis must be medication compliant and/or in treatment with a local mental health facility (FPC volunteers are not trained to handle mental health emergencies)
- Applicants must be willing to submit to a criminal background check and drug screens
- Applicants must be willing to provide proof of income earned and money saved while in the program
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