Everyone Deserves a Home: A place for New Beginnings
Building Cottages
Providing Affordable Housing
Creating Community
Stats and Community Impacts
Mecklenburg County Homeless
As of January 2019, there were
1,476 homeless people in Mecklenburg County.
Affordable Housing Crisis
Currently, there are over 20,000 families priced out of affordable housing. This includes police officers, teachers, and other first responders.
Our Military Veterans
In Mecklenburg County, over 10% of the homeless are veterans.
The Impact on Children
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There are more than 4,000 children who are homeless in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools.
The Impact On Charlotte
In Charlotte, the average cost to provide support for a homeless person is $40,000. This drops significantly to approximately $14,000 once in supportive housing.
Breaking the Cycle
Good community housing programs have over a 97% housing stability rate. Individuals who have been chronically homeless, but can get in, can sustain that housing.