CHARLOTTE FAMILY HOUSING
Programs
Program 1 [2021]
CHARLOTTE FAMILY HOUSING, INC. IS A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTERPRISEWHICH WORKS TO SOLVE FAMILY HOMELESSNESS BY DOING THREE THINGS:1. HOUSING FAMILIES: WE ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEED OF HOMELESSNESS BYSHELTERING HOMELESS FAMILIES AND HELP THEM FORGE A PATH BACK TOHOUSING, ALONG WITH PROVIDING SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE INAPARTMENTS ALL AROUND THE COMMUNITY2. BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS: WE PARTNER WITH FAMILIES IN THE AREAS OFFINANCIAL SELF-RELIANCE, CAREERS, EDUCATION, SUPPORT NETWORKS, ANDHEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND VOLUNTEERS FORM INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS OFENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O3. EMPOWERING CHANGE: WE OFFER MATCHED SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, FINANCIALASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED EMERGENCIES, AND A HOLIDAY STORE WHEREFAMILIES BUDGET FOR AND PURCHASE GIFTS FOR A PORTION OF THE PRICE, INORDER TO PRESERVE DIGNITY AND SELF-ESTEEM, INCREASE PERSONALACCOUNTABILITY, AND DECREASE DEPENDENCY.CFH SHELTER PHASE: THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS TWO SHELTER SITES: PLAZAPLACE AND HAWTHORNE PLACE. IN THE SHELTER PHASE, ASOCIAL WORKER AND HOUSING RESOURCE COORDINATOR WORK CLOSELY WITHFAMILIES OVER A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO OBTAININGHOUSING.1. PLAZA PLACE IS A FIFTEEN-BEDROOM FACILITY LOCATED ON THE PLAZA ANDPROVIDES SHORT-TERM TRANSITIONAL SHELTER FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES WHILEPROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT. FAMILIES HAVE THEIR OWN BEDROOM ANDMOST HAVE THEIR OWN BATHROOM (SMALLER FAMILIES MAY SHARE A BATHROOM). ALARGE LIVING ROOM IS SHARED FOR GROUP MEETINGS AND FOR FAMILY TIME INTHE EVENINGS. EACH FAMILY HAS ACCESS TO A SMALL REFRIGERATOR ANDCABINETS TO STORE THEIR OWN FOOD AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COOKING THEIROWN MEALS.2. HAWTHORNE PLACE IS A SIX-BEDROOM FACILITY LOCATED INSIDE ST. JOHN'SBAPTIST CHURCH AND PROVIDES A SHORT-TERM TRANSITIONAL SHELTER FORHOMELESS FAMILIES WHILE PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT. ALL FAMILIESHAVE THEIR OWN BEDROOM AND MAY SHARE A BATHROOM WITH ANOTHER FAMILY"JACK AND JILL" STYLE. MEALS ARE SHARED "FAMILY STYLE" TWO NIGHTS AWEEK AND FOR SUNDAY LUNCH. FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR OWNREFRIGERATOR/CABINETS TO PREPARE THEIR OWN MEALS THE OTHER NIGHTS OFTHE WEEK. STAFFING IS PROVIDED BY A COMBINATION OF PAID EMPLOYEES ANDVOLUNTEERS. DURING THE DAY, FAMILIES CAN GO TO A DAYCENTER AT PLAZAPLACE WHERE CHILDREN ARE PICKED UP AND DROPPED OFF FOR SCHOOL.DAYCENTER AMENITIES INCLUDE SHOWERS, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, LOCKERS,COMPUTERS, TELEPHONE, CABLE, AND AN ADDRESS FOR MAIL PURPOSES.CFH HOUSING PHASE: THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING TOAPPROXIMATELY 200 HOMELESS FAMILIES PER YEAR. HOUSING IS PROVIDED VIA VACANTAPARTMENTS ALL AROUND THE COMMUNITY. THE SIZE OF THE APARTMENT AND THERENT RANGE ARE DETERMINED BY ORGANIZATION STAFF, WHILE THE PARTICIPANTHAS INPUT INTO THE LOCATION OF THE APARTMENT (AS AVAILABILITY ALLOWS).THESE FACTORS ARE DEPENDENT ON FAMILY SIZE AND THE AMOUNT OF INCOME OFEACH PARTICIPANT. EACH CLIENT'S PORTION OF THE RENT IS CALCULATED USINGA CONSISTENT FORMULA, WITH THE ORGANIZATION SUBSIDIZING THE REMAININGBALANCE. ONE YEAR OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IS PROVIDED TO EACH FAMILYWITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A ONE YEAR RENEWAL IF THE FAMILY CONTINUES TO MEETELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. ALL FAMILIES IN THE CFH HOUSING PHASE RECEIVETHE SUPPORT OF A CLINICAL FAMILY SOCIAL WORKER TO HELP ELIMINATE THEIRBARRIERS TO MAINTAINING HOUSING, ESPECIALLY RELATING TO AREAS OFFINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE, CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS(INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SUPPORT). FAMILIES WILL ALSO BEOFFERED A HOPE TEAM, A GROUP OF 4-6 VOLUNTEERS THAT PROVIDES SUPPORTAND ENCOURAGEMENT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.3MFamily Homelessness Solutions
Charlotte Family Housing, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit enterprise which works to solve family homelessness through a confidence-building empowerment approach, Charlotte Family Housing focuses on the strength of families and transforms past cycles of trauma through formative, confidence building opportunities of growth and validation. CFH is rooted in empowerment and trauma informed care. At its founding, CFH reimagined a new self-sufficiency pathway (focusing on single mothers) that examined clinical brain research linking trauma and poverty and healthy trauma-informed interventions.CFH provides each family with the opportunity to achieve housing stability and economic confidence through three integrated services: 1. Housing: Families begin in a home-like shelter where barriers to obtaining housing are addressed. Without worrying about where their child will sleep at night, moms can concentrate on goals. CFH assists families in finding rental housing and provides subsidies, preparing them for stable housing within a year or two.2. Trauma Informed Care: CFH's Masters-level clinical social workers (LCSW) provide wraparound services grounded in the practice of recognizing the trauma its families have experienced. Through collaborative, safe relationships anchored in trust, LCSWs address barriers to family stability and facilitate a two-generational pathway to financial literacy, parenting, health, and job readiness. Additionally, CFH families have access to counseling.3. Empowerment Tools: CFH incorporates a stepped approach to empower families to move out of poverty. E.g.: Access reduced rates for critical goods and such as car repairs, computers, and home furnishings Connection to 1:1 financial counseling and banking services Earn Motivational Achievement Points for completing program goals which can be cashed in for gift cards, household items, and transportation gift cards Have savings matched upon program completionCharlotte Family Housing solely focuses on working families who are experiencing homelessness in Mecklenburg County. Soaring rental prices throughout Mecklenburg County are forcing more and more families out of their current residences and into homelessness and housing instability. Due to the current housing and rental market, unforeseen events or chronic circumstances (like a loss of income, illness, family breakup, death in the family, or domestic violence) can result in homelessness. In response to the current housing market, CFH has focused on two different initiatives. First, CFH is working hand in hand with developers to secure access to tax credit units. Partnerships with real estate developers allow access to rental units that might otherwise be inaccessible to the families CFH serves. These new partnerships are expanding the affordable housing inventory. Second, acknowledging that CFH can only minimally impact the affordable housing stock, CFH has placed a greater emphasis on career growth, income increases and work force development. By increasing wages, CFH families are able to better afford housing. CFH measures its progress and success by evaluating how many families maintain housing upon leaving its program. Using Salesforce software for data collection, CFH documents a family's progress at three-month intervals with post-exit surveys for two years after program completion.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.8M
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