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YWCA Central Carolinas Families Together
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The ribbon cutting ceremony for Families Together, a transitional housing program for homeless families, was held on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at the YWCA on Park Road. Breakfast began at 9:00 a.m. followed by a short program - guests were then invited to tour the new Families Together facility.
Families Together, the YWCA Central Carolinas' first new program in 40 years, provides on-site support to children and their families as they transition out of homelessness and work towards permanent housing. With the addition of Families Together over 100 women, children and their families will live at the YWCA on Park Road.
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MORE THAN A ROOF CAMPAIGN Update
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May 17, 2008
The YWCA Central Carolinas MORE THAN A ROOF CAMPAIGN has generated over $8 million in total gifts and pledges. With a fundraising goal of $7.5 million, the YWCA MORE THAN A ROOF CAMPAIGN will provide funding for capital improvements, the continuation and expansion of YWCA programming and the maintenance of new and renovated facilities.
Bank of America, Christ Church, the Carroll family, the Crutchfield Family Foundation, Duke Energy Corporation, Faison Enterprises, First Citizens, the Gorelick family, the Luski family, the Merancas Foundation, Sarah Belk Gambrell, the Van Every Foundation and Wachovia all made contributions at or above the $100,000 level. A portion of the funds was used to open Families Together, the YWCA's new transitional housing program for homeless families.
“Support for the MORE THAN A ROOF CAMPAIGN has been extraordinary,” said Anne Benson,president, YWCA Central Carolinas. “The Charlotte community knows that the YWCA offers services that change peoples’ lives and they want to be a part of the solution.”
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Programs of Service
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Click here to view the 2007 YWCA Annual Report
Families Together Program
Families Together, the YWCA’s transitional housing program for homeless families provides on-site support to children and their families as they transition out of homelessness and work towards permanent housing.
Sarah Belk Gambrell Fitness Center
The YWCA is Charlotte's co-ed comfortable fitness alternative, providing effective exercise programs for men, women and children of all fitness levels. Our center features a warm water pool, land and water and aerobics classes, yoga and Pilates, a cardio theater, an outdoor fitness trail, two tennis courts and personal training services.
Women in Transition Program
Serving 105 at-risk women annually, Women in Transition (WIT) Program participants receive safe affordable housing, intensive case management, support services and connections to the web of available community services as they work toward becoming economically stable and permanently housed.
Youth Development Program
A 50 week-per-year program serving approximately 350 children ages 5 to 15 at 13 sites located in Mecklenburg and Union Counties public housing communities and fragile neighborhoods. The Youth Development Tolerance and Prevention Initiative provides weekly workshops to engage at-risk youth in character-building activities that address communication, anger management and conflict resolution.
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