MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — With the Pride Awards luncheon right around the corner, the magazine has selected a few, worthy nonprofits to honor with a monetary donation from Wells Fargo.
These three founders of some of Charlotte's most impactful organizations know the cycle of struggle and the effort that it takes.
"I took my 401k and started Gracious Hands and it will be 9 years next month!" Gracious Hands Transitional Housing founder Sonja Chisolm said.
Chisolm's organization houses homeless women with children from birth to 18 years of age, providing free daycare and other essential services.
Kenneth Robinson founded Freedom Fighting Missionaries in 2012, understanding the battle to find housing, a job, and just survive after being formally incarcerated.
"Charlotte Ranks close to the bottom of moving people out of poverty into upper-level mobility," Robinson told WCNC Charlotte
"If they don't have a plan, a place, or parents, they end up homeless and hopeless," Founder of Home4me -- A Voice for Teens in Foster Care Donna Reed said.
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Each of these organizations will be competing for $20,000 at this year's luncheon, funds that will go to help expand their mission and focus area.
Along with support, these nonprofits could use more than just money. If you can teach financial literacy skills or another skill that could impact someone's future positively, they ask that you reach out.
For more information on Pride Magazine's Pride Awards luncheon, visit here.
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