Board of Directors: Welcome Our Newest Members

Supportive Housing Communities welcomes Amanda Glowacki, Amanda Kate Home and Ryan Borg, Ally Financial to our Board of Directors. Amanda brings her expertise on housing and real estate in the Charlotte area and her business management skills to SHC. Ryan brings with him his knowledge of finance and his passion for affordable housing. We are so fortunate to have them both help lead SHC during the time that permanent supportive housing is so very much needed.  Welcome Amanda and Ryan!

SHC and Encampment Site in Charlotte: A Story of Success

Charlotte’s Tent City has been in the news recently and there may be questions about what happened to the 200+ individuals living there until recently. We are thrilled to report that they are safely housed in warm hotel rooms until the end of June. This means access to all the basic necessities that many of us take for granted each day. Hopefully, this will serve as the starting point for a new life full of better opportunities. These are a few words from the SHC team member who helped lead this effort:

“I am truly grateful that SHC has been able to play a part in these efforts through our PATH team, and I believe that SHC will continue these collaborative efforts moving forward.”

Angela Dreher, Manager of Special Initiatives

McCreesh Place: A Story of Autonomy

The staff at McCreesh Place works tirelessly to provide supportive services to the formerly chronically homeless who have been homeless for at least a year and have a disabling condition. This vulnerable population needs our case managers’ support to coordinate their mental health, medications and medical services, among others. Our phenomenal staff helps clients navigate through their daily lives and to eliminate as many barriers as possible, from providing bus passes for transportation to at times attending their medical appointments.

McCreesh Place is a permanent supportive housing program, although occasionally some residents successfully transition out of the program or move back to a family support system. Quennetta Kirby Thomas, McCreesh Place Program Coordinator, recently told one of her success stories:  “I am proud that I have reconnected one particular individual back with his family and he was able to move back to his state and be connected with the services and support he needs to maintain his physical and mental health. I also am very proud to have successfully assisted two other former McCreesh Place residents in transitioning to a more independent living on their own. Each one of the residents continue to maintain contact with me on their independence.”

Scattered Sites Program: A Story of Hope

Donna was recently housed at St. Johns Place after periodically sleeping in her car, couch-surfing and staying at a shelter. Now with the stability of a permanent place to live, Donna is hopeful for a new day and a new life.

For more than a year, Jerry felt more comfortable sleeping in his car rather than staying in an overcrowded shelter.  Now that he has a stable home at St. Johns Place, he is focusing on the important things in his life–his health, his sobriety and his overall well-being.