The best intentions do not always create the best outcomes. You may be contributing to deeper problems.
The best intentions do not always create the best outcomes. You may be contributing to deeper problems.
Regardless of the sign, they may not be homeless.
Unfortunately, many panhandlers see their work in the median or the side of the road as a job with flexible hours and decent pay. If you feel like you need to give something, give tangible items — a granola bar, a bottle of water. If you want to help the homeless with more certainty, your contributions are better made to a local agency working to solve the issue.
Your money may be putting them at risk.
Information passes a lot more effectively among the homeless community than people think. When someone is known to have made a decent amount of money panhandling, that could make them a target for attackers looking to rob them.
Panhandling could keep them from seeking needed treatment.
Homelessness is complex, and there is a long list of reasons someone may be asking you for money. Mental health and substance abuse issues are big contributors among many others. However, none of them are being solved through small donations. They are best solved with the help of professionals dedicated to helping others.
It may keep them out of stable housing.
We want these people stably housed and thriving in this community. When that happens, our entire city benefits. Living day to day, from hotel to hotel and shelter to shelter is not a sustainable path toward what we all agree is the ideal outcome for our neighbors.
Charlotte Rescue Mission is transforming lives in the name of Christ by serving people struggling with addiction, poverty, or hopelessness with the goal of returning them to society as productive, self-sufficient citizens.
Charlotte Rescue Mission will be recognized as a leader in providing Christian-based residential recovery programs that help people struggling with the disease of addiction achieve long-term sobriety, find employment and stable housing, and restore and build healthy relationships.
704-333-HOPE (4673)
Rebound for Men
907 W. 1st Street Charlotte, NC 28202
Dove’s Nest for Women and Families
2855 West Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28208
To unite the community to end homelessness, one life at a time.
Every person has the safety, stability, and dignity of home.
(704) 347-0278
945 N. College Street, Charlotte, NC 28206
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
704-348-2560
534 Spratt Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
We fight for the education, health, and financial stability of every person in our community. We are 55,000 donors strong among 2,000 corporate partners, all powering 70+ nonprofits across five counties.
704-372-7170
301 S Brevard Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Coordinated Entry is a community-wide system that aims to connect individuals or families who are homeless, or at imminent risk of becoming homeless, to an existing available shelter or housing resource in the community
Homeless Resource Center (HRC) collaborates with and provides space to, ministries and community service organizations that serve meals during the evening and weekend hours to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Shelter Plus Care (SPC) is a federally funded permanent supportive housing program that links housing with supportive services to move individual adults, or adults with families, who are homeless, have a disability, and have a low income, to permanent housing.
Housing Stability Funding (HSF) is a collaboration among Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, the Charlotte Housing Authority, and Foundation for the Carolinas to coordinate a funding process for supportive housing development, housing subsidies and supportive services to maintain permanent housing stability.
Mecklenburg Frequent Users Systems Engagement (MeckFUSE) is a Mecklenburg County-funded housing program for individuals who are homeless, with health issues, and have been frequent users of the County jail, street camps and shelters. Supportive services are provided to help individuals maintain their housing. The Urban Ministry Center of Charlotte operates the program.
Moore Place is a 120-unit Housing First apartment building for men and women who were once chronically homeless. The Urban Ministry Center of Charlotte owns and operates Moore Place. Mecklenburg County CSS Homeless Services Division provides on-site social work staff to help residents maintain housing and work on their goals.
Housing First Charlotte-Mecklenburg Partnership (HFCM) is a collaboration between Mecklenburg County, The Urban Ministry Center (UMC), and The Charlotte Housing Authority (CHA) to help end homelessness in Charlotte. HFCM seeks to provide affordable homes and accompanying support services for 120 homeless individuals.
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