Pivot Point Transitional Housing

Barry Shipp

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Wells Fargo People’s Choice Grand Prize Winner ($20,000)

Pivot Point Transitional Housing offers those experiencing homelessness access to dignified, low-cost mini shelters in village settings as bridge solutions while they pursue stable, long-term housing. By providing safe, clean habitation and positive support systems to elevate the overall health and well-being and offer socioeconomic opportunities, Pivot Point creates a village that promotes upward mobility through community and unity.

The FACTS Initiative

Gwendolyn Harris

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Second Place Winner ($7,000)

The FACTS Initiative provides trauma-focused, evidence-based mental health therapy for children and families in the Charlotte Mecklenburg area. By providing outpatient services on an income-based sliding scale, The FACTS Initiative ensures that families receive necessary mental health care that would not otherwise be accessible. The FACTS Initiative also brings essential mental services directly to families by partnering with other community organizations.

Sullenberger Aviation Museum

Stephen Saucier

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Professional Video Production Package ($3,500)

The Sullenberger Aviation Museum (SAM) is developing a new destination that celebrates the innovations that led to the emergence of today’s aviation industry. In doing so, SAM will excite future generations of innovators through its mission to inspire, educate and elevate with diverse and equitable access to STEM programs with a goal of building pathways to economic mobility.

Friendship Circle

Rochel Groner

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Coaches’ Award ($2,000) & Digital Storytelling Package ($750)

Friendship Circle cultivates genuine friendships between teens who are typically-developing and children, teens and young adults with special needs. The mission is to create an appreciation for all people, regardless of the different challenges they face. For over a decade, Friendship Circle has introduced hundreds of  Friends and nurtured friendships through inclusive fun-focused programming in the Charlotte community.

Money Magnets Club

Alexandra Arrington

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Community Vote ($1,000)

Money Magnets Club (MMC) is a West Charlotte community that teaches kids aged 5-11 the fundamentals of entrepreneurship through education, exposure, and resources. MMC is introducing Money TRAIN (Teaching Responsibility with Assets and Income Navigation) as a pilot program in 2023. Money TRAIN combats contributing factors to intergenerational poverty, while promoting intergenerational wealth practices, by pairing a two-generation cohort with assets and income support.