A Way Home

A Way Home housing endowment

Launched in 2014, the A Way Home housing endowment is a $26 million public-private partnership that helps address family homelessness.

A Way Home Mission

To create pathways for families to housing stability by providing financial resources and supportive services in collaboration with community partners.

A Way Home Vision

To be an innovative partner and catalyst in reducing homelessness for families in our community.

A Way Home is NOT a direct service provider, but rather an initiative that partners to support local nonprofit agencies including Charlotte Family Housing, Freedom Fighting Missionaries, Another Chance House of Refuge, The Relatives, and Safe Alliance through targeted programming that helps create a path to long-term self-sufficiency. By subsidizing rent for market-rate apartments, the endowment funds help agencies move families quickly into homes scattered across more than 18 ZIP codes in our community. These efforts also help build social networks for families that increase the probability of economic independence within 24 months – a key objective.

STOP: If you are experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness, please call 704-284-9665 and leave a voicemail for a return call. You may also dial 211 for the information referral hotline.

A Way Home Partners

A public-private partnership, the A Way Home housing endowment was originally funded with $10 million from the City of Charlotte and $16 million raised by Foundation For The Carolinas. The endowment is managed by the Foundation.

Major philanthropic partners include The Leon Levine Foundation, Howard R. Levine Foundation, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Dowd Family Foundation, Elevation Church, Winer Family Foundation, Moore & Van Allen, two anonymous families and other committed donors. In addition, Mecklenburg County partners with A Way Home to provide funding for support services for families receiving housing assistance.

A Way Home Board

The Governance Board, comprised of the major funders, provides oversight for the housing endowment program and allocates funds to agencies serving families experiencing homelessness. The board is chaired by long-time housing advocate and philanthropist, Judy Seldin-Cohen.

Meet the board

A Way Home Impact

The program provides rental subsidies and social worker services for two years, and then tracks families for two additional years after support has ended. Three out four families sustained stable housing, stable employment and with no new evictions in the pilot program 2012-14. More recently, nine out of ten families have been successful after exit.