COMMUNITY GRANTS

Group of Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties community grant recipients and leadership holding big check

The Community Grants Program provides financial program support to area nonprofit organizations that address unmet housing needs in Mecklenburg, Iredell and Haywood counties. Launched in 2009, the program awards funds annually to area nonprofits. Applications are rated according to community impact, project feasibility, fiscal strength and Realtor® support. Funding totals may vary depending on availability of funds.

Awarded to nonprofits since 2009

2023 Community Grants recipients

Received $2,750 to purchase approximately 50 tents, 50 sleeping bags, and 50 pair of shoes and work boots for those who are homeless.

Realtor® referral: Blake Lewis, Keller Williams Realty

Received $3,000 to help purchase hygiene kits, pillows, snack bags and comfort items for homeless and impoverished children in the Mooresville and Iredell / Statesville School Systems as well as the public schools in northern Mecklenburg County.  Funds will also be used to assist schools in creating and maintaining a fully stocked ‘Care Cupboard’.

Realtor® referral: Stephanie Richart, Allen Tate Realtors®

Received $3,000 to support the ‘Gift of Care’ program that provides snacks, hygiene kits, stuffed animals and other comfort items to homeless and impoverished children annually in Mecklenburg and Iredell counties.

Realtor® referral: Kristi Vernon, Keller Williams Realty

Received $2,750 to assist six families or individuals who are members of the LGBTQ community with rental assistance at a cost of $500 each.

Realtor® referral: Antwine Mitchell, Trade and Tryon Realty

 

Received $3,000 to provide five one-month residencies in the Ruth Snyder Re-Entry Home which provides stable re-entry housing to women completing their prison sentences.

Realtor® referral: Caroline Grossman, Allen Tate Realtors®

Received $3,000 to assist college students with emergency housing after they have experienced the loss of a parent.

Realtor® referral: Tiffany Johannes, Re / MAX Executive

 

Received $3,000 to provide emergency financial assistance to families facing eviction or utility disconnection in Mecklenburg County.

Realtor® referral: Joe Naccarato, EXP Realty

Received $3,000 to assist in the rent of the current residential property which supports four women while in the residential program.

Realtor® referral: Alyce Walker, RE / MAX Executive

Received $3,000 to provide a matching grant to be used for a specific home repair / pilot project.  Funds will also re-launch a COVID-curtailed home preservation program that will serve low-and fixed income homeowners in Davidson.

Realtor® referral: Michael Orlando, TSG Residential Real Estate

 

Received $3,000 to provide twin mattress sets to community centers and families associated with the Latin American Coalition at the cost of $200 per person.

Realtor® referral: Regis Murphy, Helen Adams Realty

Received $3,000 to be utilized for financial assistance for ten (10) residents of My Sister’s House at a cost of $300 per resident.

Realtor® referral: Andre Tolbert, Giving Tree Realty

Received $3,000 to provide support for the following needs:  1) Rental assistance for three at-risk college students living off campus 2) Filled suitcases for five foster teens aging out of foster care and 3) Bed-in-a-Bag provisions for twenty foster teens.

Realtor® referral: Antonio Worsham, Equity North Carolina Real Estate

 

Received $3,000 to be utilized to assist six families avoid eviction / homelessness at a cost of $500 per family.

Realtor® referral: Jennifer Riser, EXP Realty

Received $3,000 to be utilized to purchase underwear and t-shirts for the shower guests who are homeless and without consistent shelter.

Realtor® referral: Jeff Lynch, RE/MAX Executive

 

Received 1,500 to be utilized to provide rental assistance for three families at a cost of $500 per family.

Realtor® referral: Tracy Gregg, 5 Points Realty

Received $3,000 to be used to provide $500 of rental assistance for six individual facing housing insecurity.

Realtor® referral: Lindsay Smith, Keller Williams

 

Realtor® referral: Debbie Monroe and Abigail Jennings, Lake Norman Realty

Received $3,000 to purchase brand new, clean mattresses for 10 to 12 young adults who anticipate leaving homelessness this year as a result of graduating from the housing program.

Realtor® referral: Carolyn Taylor, Dickens Mitchener Real Estate