Our Four Core Services
Identifications - We partner with Just Do It Movement to provide assistance with all vital records (drivers license, birth certificates, and social security which are needed for employment, healthcare and housing.
Healthcare - We partner with Care Ring to provide access to quality healthcare and low to no cost health insurance specifically tailored for our clients.
Employment - We partner with Erika's Closet to provide access to employment readiness classes, skills training, technology training and referrals to our second chance employers.
Housing and Case Management - We provide temporary and emergency housing solutions and assist with permanent housing placements on a case by case basis. Additionally, those who have secured housing are eligible for further case management services.
Healthcare - We partner with Care Ring to provide access to quality healthcare and low to no cost health insurance specifically tailored for our clients.
Employment - We partner with Erika's Closet to provide access to employment readiness classes, skills training, technology training and referrals to our second chance employers.
Housing and Case Management - We provide temporary and emergency housing solutions and assist with permanent housing placements on a case by case basis. Additionally, those who have secured housing are eligible for further case management services.
Our Approach
Our unique approach is strength-based and driven by the desire to eliminate barriers. We recognize that the journey from poverty to self-sufficiency is difficult in any city but it is especially difficult for those who have a criminal background and in many cases a documented disability.
The Rationale
Our most vulnerable populations are in need of advocates as they try to navigate through technological changes. Through our experience working with and assisting those who have been in prison, chronically houseless, impoverished, and/or who are elderly or disabled, we have discovered that they need assistance completing online forms, someone to speak on their behalf regarding pertinent personal and professional matters and to provide them with the assistance and knowledge to navigate the internet and/or a cell phone.
We encourage our community to support FFM by using the skills, time and resources they have to help those returning from prisons. This support subsequently provides community safety as well as relief to taxes as our peers and their children are no longer dependent upon government assistance.
We encourage our community to support FFM by using the skills, time and resources they have to help those returning from prisons. This support subsequently provides community safety as well as relief to taxes as our peers and their children are no longer dependent upon government assistance.
Future Services
Second Chance Housing Program-
Our Second Chance housing program is designed to assist our clients with permanent housing after they complete the other parts of our programming services. Our second chance housing includes our new transitional housing that is specifically for women with children who are awaiting permanent housing placement. A recent funding award from Mecklenburg County will allow us to start construction on our 16 townhomes which support our women who are exiting prison.
Our Second Chance housing program is designed to assist our clients with permanent housing after they complete the other parts of our programming services. Our second chance housing includes our new transitional housing that is specifically for women with children who are awaiting permanent housing placement. A recent funding award from Mecklenburg County will allow us to start construction on our 16 townhomes which support our women who are exiting prison.
We couldn't do this without our partner organizations!
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Furnished for Good
Badcock Furniture and More Commonwealth Charlotte Veterans Services of the Carolinas Urban League of the Central Carolinas Another Chance House of Refuge Charlotte Rescue Mission Inlivian Housing Collaborative |
Nanda and Company
Loaves and Fishes DreamKey Partners HUD Hope Haven Legal Aid Care Ring Mecklenburg County Criminal Justice Services Mecklenburg County Public Health |
Patton Realty
Erika’s Closet The Black People's Community Justice Center Just Do It Movement Life Connections Center for Digital Equity Center for Community Transitions Hearts for the Invisible |
Thank you to our funders!
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City of Charlotte
Bank of America Marenacas Foundation Wells Fargo Ally Bank The United Way of Greater Charlotte |
Foundation For The Carolinas
Watts Family Presnell Family Foundation Seldin-Cohen Family Nicodemus Family Mariscono Family |
The Gambrell Foundation
Crisis Assistance Ministry Covenant Presbytrian Church Caldwell Presbyterian Church Myers Park Baptist Church Forest Hill Baptist Church |
And a huge thank you to each and every one of our private donors and supporters! We couldn't do this work without you!
