Welcome to Forest Point Place! “It is Roof Above’s profound privilege to serve as the operator of this vision for Mecklenburg County, this vision to reimagine existing hotels into supportive housing to serve our vulnerable older adults experiencing homelessness in this community. Forest Point Place is a symbol of new life. For our tenants, it’s a door. It’s a key. …
Meet Jim Jim Dobbins first learned about Roof Above in 2021 through volunteering with Room in the Inn at his church, Covenant Presbyterian. When Jim’s pastor told him about Roof Above’s Housing and Employment Resource Centers (HERCs), she said volunteering there would be right up his alley. “To say she was right would be an understatement,” Jim says. “This is …
Roof Above and Atrium Health Begin a New Chaplaincy Training Partnership In October 2024, a dream came to life at Roof Above. The first cohort of Atrium Health Chaplaincy Interns began their rotation at Roof Above’s shelter and housing locations! Director of Education Joe Hamby says that he and CEO Liz Clasen Kelly had long asked themselves: “How could a …
Summit For Shelter: A creative fundraiser to support Charlotte’s nonprofits 11 men. 6 months of physical training. 1 week of intense hiking, with a grueling 13-hour climb to the summit. 226 people contributing to the “Summit for Shelter” fundraiser to raise close to $100K for Roof Above and another Charlotte-based nonprofit. Added together, a huge reminder that, according to Casey Rentch: “It’s …
From Room in the Inn to Housing Room in the Inn is an interfaith ministry that provides emergency winter shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Since 1996, Roof Above has invited faith groups, colleges and other organizations to participate in Room in the Inn as hosts. Innkeeper Cher Lindblom shares that “Room in the Inn is a vehicle that gives our …
Meet the Day Services Center Weekend Crew! Did you know that Roof Above’s Day Services Center (DSC) is open 365 days a year? That means on holidays and weekends, rain or shine, the DSC is open to serve our neighbors experiencing homelessness. This wouldn’t be possible without our incredible weekend staff. Basic Service Specialists ensure neighbors visiting the DSC can …
Homelessness Came as a Shock to the Silvas Mr. and Mrs. Silva had raised their children and become grandparents. He had a stable income as a drywall installer. Then one day his boss noticed that he was sweating profusely and asked if he was OK . . . and that is the last thing he remembers. He woke up seven …
Meet Cherokee Cherokee was one of the first tenants to move into Forest Point Place in the summer of 2023. When asked what it means to her to have the stability of her own home, she says, “I have something I can call mine. I have a key that I can turn myself. That means a lot.” A home is …
Witnessing Hope Written by Joe Hamby, Director of Community Education It was 2:30 on a Friday afternoon at Roof Above’s Day Services Center. I was tying up loose ends when my phone rang. It was one of our neighbors, twenty-seven-year-old LJ. “Joe, I have a job interview.” He’d been applying for jobs with no luck since he returned from prison …
Points of Light Meet Sara Varnado, one of Roof Above’s QT Street Outreach Team members. Sara says “It’s great to be able to hear people’s stories — to hear where they’re coming from, to hear about their lives.” Sara has been working on the seven-member QT Street Outreach Team for over a year. She has more than a decade of …
Meet Mr. Jones Mr. Jones came to Charlotte in 2016. His path to housing was difficult and winding, but throughout his many challenges, Roof Above was a steady presence. Today, he is housed at HillRock Estates, where he has been able to stabilize his health and build his community. Mr. Jones was born in 1972 and raised in Atlanta with …
Spotlight on Peer Support “This is where I start my work every day,” says Toni Love, Peer Support Specialist, as she settles herself at the check-in table at Lucille Giles Center, preparing for that night’s guests to enter at 4:30 p.m. “I can see everything from right here — how people are feeling, who might be worked up. I greet …
McAdams is Making it Happen Last October, the civil engineering firm McAdams treated guests at the Howard Levine Men’s Shelter and Lucille Giles Center to a cookout. The Charlotte McAdams office focuses their philanthropic efforts on housing and hunger through the McAdams SHARES initiative. They’ve been partnering with Roof Above since 2018. The team supports Roof Above through financial contributions, …
Season of Hope Invitation Will you join us for a Season of Hope? Between now and the end of the year, we will be sharing weekly content that explores the many facets of hope. This isn’t meant to be prescriptive. There are multiple entry points into this invitation: Moments of inspiration and response on social media. Minutes or more, with …
Season of Hope Invitation Will you join us for a Season of Hope at Roof Above? Between now and the end of the year, we will be sharing weekly content that explores the many facets of hope. This isn’t meant to be prescriptive. There are multiple entry points into this invitation: Moments of inspiration and response on social media. Minutes …
Season of Hope Invitation Will you join us for a Season of Hope? Between now and the end of the year, we will be sharing weekly content that explores the many facets of hope. This isn’t meant to be prescriptive. There are multiple entry points into this invitation: Moments of inspiration and response on social media. Minutes or more, with …
Season of Hope Invitation Will you join us for a Season of Hope? Between now and the end of the year, we will be sharing weekly content that explores the many facets of hope. This isn’t meant to be prescriptive. There are multiple entry points into this invitation: Moments of inspiration and response on social media. Minutes or more, with …
Season of Hope Invitation Will you join us for a Season of Hope? Between now and the end of the year, we will be sharing weekly content that explores the many facets of hope. This isn’t meant to be prescriptive. There are multiple entry points into this invitation: Moments of inspiration and response on social media. Minutes or more, with …
Season of Hope Invitation Will you join us for a Season of Hope? Between now and the end of the year, we will be sharing weekly content that explores the many facets of hope. This isn’t meant to be prescriptive. There are multiple entry points into this invitation: Moments of inspiration and response on social media. Minutes or more, with …
The first thing you notice about Henry is his smile. The second is his fashion sense. He’s always dressed to impress. He’s also intelligent, creative, and hardworking. Henry is a veteran who served in the Army for three years. He received culinary training after completing basic training, and he spent most of his military career cooking for a general. He …
Joann Markley has been ending homelessness, one life at a time, since the mid-90s. With compassion and care, she has impacted thousands of people, first in her role as a hands-on case manager and later as she led teams of case managers, all serving people moving from homelessness to housing. Joann began as a case manager with a one-year contract …