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  • Anuvia

    This post is pending review by Anuvia… Anuvia is a place where people can change their lives. This is especially true if you’re homeless. Whether it’s drugs or alcohol, their staff is well trained to help you end your substance abuse. In addition to their expertise in treating addictions, they provide a safe, clean and…

  • Nourish Up

    Nourish Up is, by far, the largest provider of food to Charlotte’s needy. The combination of their new distribution center off of Brookshire and I-85 and nearly 50 years of providing food for Charlotte’s under-privileged means they are the most dominant and high-efficient food resource in our area. There are many ways you can use…

  • Hope Haven

    Hope Haven is exactly as named. It’s a center for hope for brighter future and haven for those recovering from substance abuse. Their clients are typically fed from detox centers like Anuvia and the McLeod Center.  Their continuum of care is so good that they actually pick clients up from detox and bring them right…

  • Heal Charlotte Community Housing

     Heal Charlotte – Housing Stability Program They have just opened up a new transitional housing program at the old Baymont Motel at 5415 Equipment Dr.  You must be employed to enter the program and families are given preference over individuals. Based on circumstances, there are some rooms reserved for those who can’t pay any rent…

  • Care Ring

    I visited Care Ring today first as a researcher for this site and second as a patient. (more about that later) They have a big white van that comes to various sites across the city on a scheduled basis. Picture them as a low-cost / no-cost clinic. Their free services include Care Coordination. (They will help you…

  • Promise Resource Network

     Promise Resource Network is a magical place. The minute you walk in their door (actually, the back door) you will sense the love, acceptance and peer-support that’s rare in most places.  To be clear, their mission is not to be a homeless shelter. The previous link will help you see those. Their mission is to help…

  • YWCA – Women in Transition

    As their name implies, they are a resource for employed women in transition. It’s a good program, but it is more difficult to get into than many other programs in town. In fact, they refused to be interviewed for this blog and referred us to their website. The program houses you anywhere from 3 to…

  • Charlotte Rescue Mission

     The Charlotte Rescue Mission has been in Charlotte for over 85 years. Once an addict has come through detox, their 120-day, regimented, rules-based system has a lofty and consistent 70% success rate. This is well above the national average. They clearly spell out the requirements for entry into their program on THIS webpage. That page…

  • Camino

     Camino is one of the largest resource providers in Charlotte. This is just one of the many buildings at their location and serves as their head office.Camino is the resource provider whose native language is Spanish and the overwhelming majority of their clients are Hispanic. They are conveniently located just around the block from the…

  • Block Love Charlotte

    Block Love Charlotte opened their facility on North Graham for day-time services for the homeless on 4/20/24. Their new facility is located at 2738 N. Graham St. They serve lunch there every weekday and still provide Sunday lunches at “The Wall” at 100 Montford Point Dr. They offer later hours (10a ~ 8p) during the…

  • Homeless Services Network

     Charlotte’s Homeless Services Network is a group of resources who’s target audience are the homeless population of Charlotte. Members of this association join to learn from each other and use that knowledge to improve the way they help the homeless. Many of the resources on this site are members. 

  • Freedom Fighter Missionaries

     Freedom Fighter Missionaries fights / advocates for the formerly incarcerated. They have services and counseling to help find ID’s, jobs, housing, job readiness courses and financial literacy training. As of this writing, they have a waiting list for clients, but don’t give up. Keep contacting them until a spot opens up for you. Their number…

  • Samaritan House

     The Samaritan House of Charlotte is a 12 bed facility designed to provide recuperation from hospital stays for Charlotte’s homeless population. Entry into the facility requires a referral from a hospital worker. The patient should be transported directly from the hospital to Samaritan House They do not accept discharges from: Behavioral Health, jail, or detox…

  • The On Ramp for 18 ~ 24 year-olds

    On Ramp… is a program that specializes in needy and homeless 16-to-24-year-olds. At this time, it is not a full-blown housing program.  They occasionally help clients who have been in their program for an extended amount of time and are connected to a case manager, with some housing. And it is certainly not an emergency…

  • VA Clinic

     VA Clinic – Charlotte Many homeless vets miss out on the many services provided by the local VA Clinic. You will find this facility at 3506 Tyvola Blvd. They are open Monday to Friday 9a to 3p. (except on Federal holidays) But you might also want to know that they virtually visit Roof Above’s Day Services Resource…