homelessness

Staff members with Mecklenburg County's Community Support Services are struggling to find landlords who will rent to the former residents of the homeless encampment known as "Tent City."

Each Wednesday, three local organizations distribute food and supplies to Charlotte residents experiencing homelessness.

Charlotte's Inlivian has received $2 million through the federal government's American Rescue Plan to pay for 178 emergency housing vouchers.

A South Carolina nonprofit bought a home, now called Her Place, that will soon offer beds for 15 women experiencing homelessness at a time.

Charlotte is allocating nearly $6 million to house 75 former "Tent City" residents for a year. We will learn how the money will be used and what more needs to be done to help combat homelessness in Charlotte.

Seventy-five people who used to live in what became known as Tent City near uptown Charlotte will get permanent housing and support thanks to a federal CARES Act grant City Council announced Monday. The council also plans to spend money to help the Salvation Army buy and convert a hotel into a shelter.

In February, Mecklenburg County declared the homeless encampment near uptown known as Tent City a health risk. More than 200 people were made to vacate. Many residents were offered housing for 90 days, but issues around homelessness and affordable housing are far from over. Now a Charlotte artist is recreating a version of Tent City to raise awareness and to make sure the residents of the encampment are not forgotten.

A community health center is now immunizing the local homeless population. But vaccination logistics, already complex, are compounded by the additional barriers in communication and transportation.

The trials and tribulations of 2020 have exposed our community's strengths and weaknesses. Over the next year, we'll examine it all through our new series Rebuilding Charlotte. WFAE will look at both challenges and opportunities as families, businesses and institutions struggle to recover from the pandemic. In our first installment, reporter David Boraks talks to Charlotteans about the challenges ahead.

In North Carolina's largest city, Magena Morris, Tyler Bone and Nic White are on a mission to help homeless people, a population that has grown during the pandemic and economic downturn. Once a month they bring racks loaded with clothes into Charlotte's largest homeless encampment and invite residents to shop their free store.