Community Link offices
601 E 5th St
Suite 500
Charlotte, NC 28202
United States
The mission of Community Link is to enable individuals and families to obtain and sustain safe, decent and affordable housing. We help people across the housing spectrum- from people who are enduring housing insecurity to people who are interested in becoming first-time homeowners.
We serve our customers through two main programs: Homeless to Housing and Asset Building.
In our Homeless to Housing program, we help homeless individuals and families secure affordable places to live. Our front-line staff help customers address the issues that led to homelessness. We also offer a Travelers Aid program to assist people who need to reach a supportive community elsewhere in the country.
In our Asset Building program, low-to-moderate income households can avoid foreclosure, grow savings, or buy a first home. Our financial empowerment workshops include budgeting, saving, and understanding credit to improve participants' financial independence. We also offer a free tax preparation service, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), for low-to-moderate-income households every year.
Many Community Link customers are single mothers with children. We do a great deal of work with survivors of domestic violence to find these families safe housing in our community or elsewhere.
Visit our website if you are in need of our services, or are able to donate to support our cause.
- We opened in 1929 as Travelers Aid at Charlotte's train station to help stranded people return to a safe home in another city.
- In our 2023 fiscal year, we helped 1,194 people through our Homeless to Housing Program
- In our 2023 fiscal year, we educated and counseled 306 people through our Asset Building Program.