Although winter in the Queen City started out pretty warm, temperatures are beginning to drop. Colder weather poses as a threat to those who are homeless. To help keep them warm this winter, volunteers from the nonprofit group Greater Rise Charlotte handed out blankets, coats and warming supplies Monday night. As of June 2021, 3,137 people in […]
This pandemic has taken a tremendous toll on Carolinians. After the Cares Act moratorium expired in July, many people were back where they started and helplessly facing evictions. However, on Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper signed a new Executive Order to prevent ALL North Carolina residents from being evicted. Click here to read the full story. […]
This week, it was reported that over 40 million Americans were facing eviction. Are you one of them? Did you know that there is a resource that could help you? It’s the Declaration Form! There is a moratorium that prevents landlords from evicting renters until the end of the year (December 31, 2020). However, renters […]
About Face Charlotte will unveil its Wall of Compassion at the historic Grace AME Church April 27 from 6-9pm as part of the Uptown Crawl. Abput Face Charlotte’s mission is to share the stories of some of the 147,989 people living in poverty in Mecklenburg County. Their website says, “To give voice to the voiceless. To […]
Chris Bentley and Carlos Miller, Florida natives, began a non-profit called, "Live Fresh Palm Beach County." Bentley and Miller converted a 29.5-foot trailer into an air-conditioned mobile shower and personal hygiene facility. The trailer has a total of six private wash rooms, and makes three weekly stops in the Palm Beach area.
Sybil Wilkes sits down with a remarkable teen who is helping the homeless one sock at a time. 13-year-old Princess Jackson with the help of…
Smith, who was previously homeless, was staying with his friend and her two granddaughters, ages 8 and 10. He was awakened from his sleep when he heard a loud noise in the middle of the night. He told reporters he believed someone was breaking in, but then he saw smoke.
James Moss of Colorado was reminded how strong the power of kindness can be after thousands of strangers raised over $30,000 for him and his son.
Following a heightened interest in law enforcement reform, some police officers are paying the price for abusing their authority.
Two St. Louis Rams players were homeless for a day. Why? To raise awareness for homelessness. Listen to the audio player to hear which players…
You are not your circumstances. That statement couldn’t be any more true for the phenomenal Trameka Pope, a Chicago high schooler who graduated at the top of her class at Chicago’s Wendell Phillips High School, even though she was homeless and a teen mom. After giving birth to her daughter when she was in the […]
Some of our faith in humanity has been restored. A GoFundMe initiative has raised enough money to move Samaria Rice out of a homeless shelter and into a new…
