ROOF ABOVE INC
PO BOX 31335, CHARLOTTE, NC 28231 www.roofabove.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ROOF ABOVE, INC. IS AN INTERFAITH, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO END HOMELESSNESS, ONE LIFE AT A TIME. WE DO SO BY PROVIDING AN ARRAY OF HOMELESS SERVICES AND HOUSING SERVICES IN THE CHARLOTTE METRO REGION.

ROOF ABOVE, INC. (F/K/A CHARLOTTE CENTER FOR URBAN MINISTRY CENTER, INC.) IS AN INTERFAITH, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO END HOMELESSNESS, ONE LIFE AT A TIME.

HOUSING PROGRAMS:MECKFUSE - MECKFUSE IS A MECKLENBURG COUNTY FUNDED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES UP TO 50 COMMUNITY-BASED APARTMENTS FOR HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN WITH HEALTH ISSUES WHO HAVE BEEN FREQUENT USERS OF THE COUNTY'S JAIL, STREET CAMPS, AND SHELTERS. THE PROGRAM SUBSIDIZES RENT AND WORKS WITH CLIENTS TO REMAIN SAFE AND HOUSED.MOORE PLACE - MOORE PLACE IS A 120-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING, OWNED BY ROOF ABOVE THAT PROVIDES SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.RAPID REHOUSING - ROOF ABOVE PROVIDES SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO HOUSEHOLDS MOVING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. SERVICES CAN LAST AS SHORT AS ONE MONTH OR AS LONG AS 24 MONTHS. THESE SERVICES ARE LARGELY TARGETED TOWARDS HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING SITUATIONAL HOMELESSNESS. SCATTERED-SITE APARTMENTS - THROUGH THIS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM, ROOF ABOVE CONNECTS CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH A RENT SUBSIDY, WHICH IS USED ON THE PRIVATE MARKET. THE ROOF ABOVE SCATTERED-SITE TEAM PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WITHIN THE HOME OF TENANTS IN THIS PROGRAM.SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM WITH HOUSING ("SABER") - THE SABER TREATMENT PROGRAM COMBINES INTENSIVE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY WITH SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. THE COMPLETION RATE OF SABER IS THREE TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND ONE THIRD OF THE COST.

HOMELESS SERVICES:SHELTER OPERATIONS - THE SHELTER OPERATES TWO FACILITIES IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, COMPRISED OF 410 BEDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHELTERING AND PROVIDING SERVICES FOR MEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE SHELTER'S SERVICES TO ITS GUESTS FOCUS ON INCREASING THEIR EMPLOYMENT INCOME AND OBTAINING HOUSING. EMBEDDED IN ONE OF THE TWO SHELTERS IS A WELLNESS WING COMPRISED OF ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO GUESTS WHO HAVE A BED AT EITHER SHELTERS. IN ADDITION, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, ROOF ABOVE OPERATES "ROOM IN THE INN." PARTNERING WITH MORE THAN 100 CONGREGATIONS, COLLEGES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ROOF ABOVE PROVIDES EMERGENCY WINTER SHELTER FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,400 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN FROM DECEMBER 1 TO MARCH 31.THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT TEMPORARY CHANGES TO ROOF ABOVE'S OPERATIONS. TYPICALLY, OUR HOMELESS SERVICES ARE COMPRISED OF TWO YEAR-ROUND CONGREGATE SHELTERS, A COMMUNITY-BASED WINTER SHELTER PROGRAM (ROOM IN THE INN), AND A DAY SERVICES CENTER OPERATED LARGELY BY VOLUNTEERS. WE NOW OFFER ONE YEAR-ROUND CONGREGATE SHELTER; TWO SHORT-TERM NON-CONGREGATE SETTINGS (DORMS & A MOTEL); AND SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THREE OTHER NON-CONGREGATE SETTINGS (COUNTY-LED MOTELS). OUR FRONT LINES STAFF ARE PROVIDED A "HERO PAY" INCREASE, RECOGNIZING THE ELEVATED RISK OF THEIR ROLES. THE COMMUNITY'S COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND AND PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN CRITICAL FOR OUR FACILITY CHANGES AND SUPPORT, SET-UP OF NON-CONGREGATE SITES, AND HERO PAY.

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