Common Wealth Charlotte

Common Wealth Charlotte replaces reliance on charitable and government assistance with financial capability, equipping Charlotte's economically-vulnerable population with trauma-informed education, certified financial counseling, asset- and wealth-building skills, and access to banking services and 0% interest, no-fee loans. Being financially capable is the foundation of true upward economic mobility. More importantly, financial stability brings hope—and hope goes a long way to heal trauma. In Charlotte, 200,000 people work full-time and take home around $1,600 each month – enough to cover housing, transportation, childcare and food costs…unless…a car breaks down, a child gets sick, or an injury causes missed days work. Then, the wolf’s at the door. That is economic vulnerability, and it’s all too real for those who live in it.