To make the impact we envision, we stay ahead-of-the-curve when it comes to innovative practices, challenging the status quo, and we share what we’re learning along the way to offer insight that we hope will encourage others to band together with us in shaping the future of this city and others.
We’re experts in being curious, paying attention to the world around us and learning together every single day.
Charlotte’s recent leap to No. 38 from No. 50 in the national ranking for upward mobility is more than just a number—it’s a beacon of hope.
So what does this mean for our city? It suggests that children born in Charlotte today have a greater chance to rise out of poverty than in previous generations. But while this progress is heartening, we can’t forget that affordable housing is still a critical piece of the puzzle.
Change is inevitable, and that’s both a blessing and a shame.
We witness change for the better every day at Freedom Communities as we watch people transform their lives.
Some changes we’re more reluctant to embrace. Rev. Marc Dickmann’s upcoming departure is one of those.
According to the year posted on the cornerstone, 3501 Tuckaseegee Road in Enderly Park has been home to a church since at least 1955. Now home to Freedom Communities and all that goes on at the Tuck Opportunity Hub, there is still a church worshiping there on Sundays.
It’s 4:30 in the morning and the baby starts to cry again. I feel my heart beating faster in my chest wondering if she’ll stop. If she’ll wake up her sister. If my husband will take one for the team and rock her back to sleep. Or if it’s my turn.
I called Janet* to inform her that we would be able to cover the cost for her and her children to stay at a hotel. A single mother of four children, Janet had spent the last two years living in a hotel—a hotel that had recently shut down, leaving her and her children, ages 13 - 19, on the hunt for another temporary housing situation.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life as we knew it. Our organizations, the restaurants we frequented, and our children’s schools are all scrambling to keep up with the latest news and information.
We might think housing discrimination is an issue of the past with Fair Housing regulations in place, but Charlotte renters continue to face challenges.
Before I started working at Freedom Communities, affordable housing wasn’t something I had thought much about – yes, I acknowledge my privilege that, fortunately I did not have to.
The release of the Harvard/UC Berkeley Report study ranking Charlotte, NC 50th out of 50 large US cities for economic mobility was a wake-up call for many across our city.
