Last Year...

• We provided service to 7,401 customers including families and individuals living in homeless shelters, people at risk of losing their homes, women and children fleeing domestic violence, children aging out of foster care, people receiving public assistance, and people who are disabled.
• 140 families in our community were able to get into Supportive or Rental Housing through our programs.
• 214 families became homeowners through our Homeownership Program.

Since 2004 ...

• More than 22,000 men, women, and children have benefited from our casework services.
• 107 families were housed through the Supportive Housing Program.
• Over 670 people have become homeowners through our Homeownership Program, adding to our region's tax base and borrowed more that 76.8 million in mortgage value from out area's financial institutions. 

• More than 468 children of Community Link customers have been able to leave DSS/Foster Care and move back to live with their families saving DSS/Foster Care $27 million.

Since 2004 we created relationships with 233 property providers who will often:

• Lower or waive application fees
• Lower security deposits
• Lower rental rates

In 2004
CL Saved 73,460 Bed/Nights & $1.6 Million for 13 area homeless shelters

• Uptown Men’s Shelter
• Salvation Army
• Charlotte Emergency Housing
• Emergency Winter Shelter
• Urban Ministries Room At The Inn
• Shelter for Battered Women
• Hope Haven
• YWCA
• Women In Transition Program
• Cabarrus Night Shelter

What Some Of Our Former Customers Have To Say…

“My previous experiences with social workers had always been negative. Community Link helped me to see that there are ones out there who care and take pride in what they do.
~Ms. Dargan

Community Link saved my life, and because of them I’m a better person.
~Ms. Harris

Community Link helped with getting me back in housing, having, hope, and encouragement. They were there to help me not give up.
~Ms. Donna

My Community Link Social Worker has taught me how to have confidence in myself, and become my greatest friend
~Ms. Rogers

If it wasn’t for Community Link I would still be living at the shelter
~Mr. Nelson

Thanks to Community Link’s program I was able to purchase a home.
~Ms. Sharon

When we were homeless Community Link stood by us and helped us get a house, food and furniture.
~Ms. Betty