Supporting the Uptown Shelter
Last night, between 4,000 and 5,000 people in the Charlotte
metro spent the night without adequate housing. With such
a need, what can you do?
 The
Uptown Shelter is the only permanent, year-round
homeless shelter in Mecklenburg County dedicated to serving
the population of adult homeless men. The Shelter’s mission
is to care for people who are homeless and provide them with
opportunities to rebuild their lives.
The Uptown Shelter is a registered non-profit, 501(c)(3)
organization supported by local churches, corporations and
businesses, civic groups, and individuals in the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg area. We are also a member agency of
the United Way.
Additional funds are received from Mecklenburg County, both
state and federal governments, and private foundations.
We
count on the generosity of our financial partners to ensure
that we are accomplishing our goals. Please consider
stopping by the Shelter for a tour of our facilities and
talking with our Director of Fund Development about a
planned giving program or a monthly pledge gift to help the
homeless men of Charlotte.
Methods of Direct Giving
You are able to give direct donations to the Uptown Men’s
Shelter in the form of
cash, checks, money orders and credit card payments. You
may make your checks or money orders payable to the “Uptown
Shelter.”
 You
can donate right now by clicking
here. Please contact our Fund Development
Department if you’d like to set up a monthly donation draft
on your Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover card.
What Your Dollars Provide
Your gift of $1,000.00 has these benefits:
Your gift of $600.00 provides this service:
Your gift of $300.00 provides a complete evening meal for
all of the clients in the Shelter. We have 200 beds plus up
to 15 extra clients each night in “overflow.”
Your gift of $250.00 could provide any one of the following
benefits:
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Two weeks or more of shelter for one homeless man. Our
experience tells us that a client who stays at least two
weeks is more likely to become engaged in the services
he needs to get out of homelessness.
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Paper products (toilet paper, napkins, bags) and
cleaning supplies for 1 month to help maintain the kind
of environment in which clients feel safe, cared for,
and able to meet each day with dignity.
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Supplies for Independent Livings Skills Training for
clients who are learning how to manage the resources
they have acquired and are preparing to move out on
their own once again.
A gift of $112.50 buys bus tickets for one (1) month to help
men get connected to jobs or training opportunities.
A gift of $16.00 provides the one of the following:
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One hour of case management for a client to make a plan
and learn the resources he needs to access to begin to
turn his life around.
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Provide five gallons of milk for breakfast for the
morning’s cereal.
A gift of $6.50 will purchase an AA Big Book to provide
guidance for a client to learn the benefits of following the
12 steps in his recovery. |
