Through a grants program the housing foundation for the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association awarded $10,000 to five orgainizations that are helping to met unmet needs in the community. The five recipients as reported in the September 1, 2009 Charlotte Observer, were the Wesley Community Development Corporation which received $2500 to help with predevelopment costs for a house to be built for 3 mentally disable adults in Cornelius, the Latin American Coalition received $2500 for its foreclosure prevention workshops, the Urban Ministry received $2,000 for the agency's substance abuse education & recovery drug program. The money will be used for phone lines that clients use to secure stabilized housing and employment, the Salvation Army received $2,000 for its Center of Hope to buy bus passes for female residents who are seeking employment and housing and the Hope House received $1,000 to help builde a children's rec room at Hope House in Huntersville.
Pretty impressive from a group that obviously feels that everyone deserves a roof over their head.