Break the Silence
“Break the Silence” highlights the hidden trauma of families experiencing homelessness sharing personal stories to advocate for compassionate policies, community awareness, and systemic support to address housing insecurity.
Can we end poverty and homelessness? Or is this a bridge too far?
In North Carolina, families and children are defined as poor if family income is below the federal poverty threshold.
Equity: The Courage to be Unfair
“Equity: The Courage to Be Unfair” argues for targeted, over‑equalizing efforts like focused training, housing subsidies, and workforce programs to counter systemic inequality and level the playing field.
Bootstraps – Economic Mobility Mythology and Injustice
“Bootstraps” rhetoric overlooks systemic barriers like segregation, wealth gaps, and unequal social capital and perpetuates injustice by blaming individuals instead of reforming policies, hindering true economic mobility.
Charlotte Family Housing’s Fifth Annual Quail Hollow Cocktail Party Honoring Ben Hill
Charlotte Family Housing’s Fifth Annual Quail Hollow Cocktail Party honored advocate Ben Hill and shared stories of transformation from poverty to homeownership galvanizing community support for ending homelessness.
Charlotte Family Housing’s Commitment to Trauma-informed Care
Charlotte Family Housing emphasizes trauma-informed care training staff, incorporating trauma screening, and tailoring services to help families heal from homelessness and poverty, fostering long-term stability and self-sufficiency.
