Representative: Beth Morrison Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte works to preserve affordable homeownership by partnering with communities in need, mobilizing community volunteers and skilled trade professionals to provide critical home repairs for low-income homeowners. These repairs restore the safety and health of homes for vulnerable residents, allowing them to stay in their homes and their…
Representative: Mack McDonald Renaissance West Community Initiative (RWCI) tackles intergenerational poverty with a holistic approach that includes mixed-income housing, a cradle-to-career education pipeline, and community wellness programming. RWCI seeks to diversify its revenue by attracting social entrepreneurs whose focus is to develop new income streams from nontraditional sources and employ residents. What is the focus…
Representative: Georgia Krueger The Investment Pathway program pairs clients and staff to reveal root causes of economic challenges and develop goals for reaching economic stability. Wraparound support like education, workforce development, and medical and dental services help families in making progress toward these goals. What is the focus of your organization? Creating economic stability with…
Representative: Jose Hernandez-Paris The Workers Collaborative Center serves day laborers, often ignored members of our community, who wait for work on street corners through hot summer days and snow in the winter, demonstrating an incredible commitment to providing for their families. The Center offers not just the dignity of a safe indoor space, but also…
Representative: Kamilah North A Better World’s mission is to rescue at-risk kids in West Charlotte from lives of despair by enriching their physical, mental and spiritual development. This after-school program does more than just help kids raise their grades. The goal is to elevate the trajectory of kids’ lives by providing a range of resources…
Representative: Emmanuel Threatt Hope Vibes is a nonprofit whose focus is to bring awareness, hope and real solutions to the homeless epidemic by providing dignity through personal hygiene products, mobile laundry and shower vehicles and conversation. How did your organization start? Hope Vibes was organically founded in July 2016 when Executive Director, Adrienne Threatt, shared…
Representative: Neil Cottrell The Joe Martin ALS Foundation empowers families to overcome the challenges of living actively with ALS. Children, often forgotten as caregivers, need help as well. Joe’s Camp provides an opportunity for these kids to have fun and connect with others who understand ALS and how it affects their life. What is the…
Representative: Shannon Houlihan Para Guide enables para-visually impaired individuals to experience a more enriched life through guided physical activities including swimming, cycling, running, walking and group exercise. How did your organization start? In 2016 the co-founders began training with Charlotte area visually impaired individuals and realized a need for guides, grants and transportation. What is…
Representative: Becky Santoro Foster Village Charlotte creates a village of support for our local children in foster care and those caring for them by meeting urgent needs, providing support to stabilize foster homes, and advocating for lasting change in the child welfare process. Foster Village Charlotte is a community beyond the system. What is the…
Representative: Amanda Griffin Junior Achievement (JA) offers K-12 programs that inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. The JA Company Program helps students fill a need or solve a problem by creating, launching and operating their own start-up business while developing the skills needed to pursue possibility and collaboration. What is…
Congratulations to the SEED20 Class of 2019! We are pleased to announce the 20 nonprofits who will be a part of the 8th annual SEED20 experience! Selected for their relevance, innovation, and potential for tangible community impact, the SEED20 Class of 2019 is… A Better World Toolbag for Success (a program of Beatties Ford Road Vocational Trade…
SEED20’s 2019 Presenting Sponsor: Wells Fargo Social Venture Partners is pleased to announce Wells Fargo as the presenting sponsor of SEED20 2019. The program culminates in SEED20 OnStage, an event where ten nonprofit participants compete for cash awards by making three-minute pitches to a live audience and panel of judges. We spoke with Jay Everette,…