Homeless prevention efforts can’t happen without a shelter, advocates say ... Briah Lumpkins is the emerging news reporter for the Charlotte Observer. In this role, she finds important and ...

Unhoused neighbors in Mecklenburg County will be able to keep warm as extremely cold temperatures are forecast for much of the week. Through Wednesday, the county has added more capacity at area ...

That leaves homeless shelters as one of the only options ... housing program that would help them escape homelessness. But a Charlotte Observer investigation in July found conditions were poor ...

While efforts to expand capacity at Charlotte’s strained animal shelter are underway, advocates are pushing for another measure they believe could improve resources for the area’s homeless ...

“We’re going to do our best measures to encourage individuals to seek shelter space,” said Deborah Phillips with Block Love Charlotte. Phillips says despite life-threatening cold ...

She had already helped many of them into shelter and away from the cold ... “People have to stop thinking that people are homeless and crazy. A lot of people want to get help but there ...