Charlotte Family Housing: In the News

July 19, 2023

Panthers star Jeremy Chinn partners with Charlotte Family Housing and UnitedHealthcare to provide kids with school supplies

May 10, 2022

North Carolina and the Charlotte region lacks thousands of affordable housing units

Francene Marie

Feb 11, 2022

Francene Marie had the pleasure of interviewing Pedro Perez - Executive Director of Charlotte Family Housing. Mr. Perez has the answer to solving homelessness and those on the brink of homelessness.

WCNC Charlotte

Feb 3, 2022

Charlotte mom moves from homelessness to homeowner in three years

WSOCTV

June 22, 2021

Gina Esposito of WSOC-TV explores the new collaboration between CFH and Families Forward Charlotte

Interact Studio

Interact Studio

May 6, 2021

CFH enters into a new collaborative partnership with Families Forward Charlotte

Children and Family Services Center

April 1, 2021

Collaboration with Children & Family Services Center partners assists CFH family in finding housing

Interact Studio

March 17, 2021

CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez shares how he thrives in “A Series on Thriving, Part One” by Interact Studio

Charlotte Family Housing

January 31, 2021

SHARE Charlotte features CFH in the January #SpotlightOnCLT: Homelessness

January 27, 2021

CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez discusses the rise in homelessness in Charlotte with Jamie Boll of WBTV on the night of the 2021 Point-in-Time Count

Carolina Connection

January 9, 2021

Carolina Connection on WSOC-TV features CFH (footage and interviews from November and December of 2019)

January 2, 2021: SHARE Charlotte includes CFH in the list of organizations in the January #SpotlightOnCLT: Homelessness

December 14, 2020: WFAE includes CFH in its list of organizations offering support this holiday season

December 10, 2020: CFH receives continued support from United Way of Central Carolinas as it distributes $10.7 million across our region

October 6, 2020: CFH receives its third grant from the United Way/FFTC COVID-19 Response Fund

September 8, 2020: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez recounts how Charlotte’s support helped a CFH family triumph

September 1, 2020: Interact Studio features CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez following his appearance on its Human Touch webinar series

August 12, 2020: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez thanks Charlotte for its continued generosity during the COVID-19 pandemic

July 31, 2020: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez speaks with NC/SC Broker/Realtor Shelly Speights on the “A Nest for Every Nester” podcast

July 23, 2020: Tina Terry of WSOC-TV learns how CFH’s nonprofit partner Lotus Campaign engages the for-profit sector to increase the availability of housing for the homeless population

July 15, 2020: CFH Chief Program Officer Ashley Pharr-Godbee shares how A Way Home positively impacts CFH in the July 2020 AWH Governance Board presentation

July 9, 2020: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez chats with Lou Solomon in the Interact Studio Human Touch webinar series

July 8, 2020: CFH stands by our commitment to greater social mobility and financial stability by raising the minimum wage paid to our employees

June 30, 2020: CFH receives a second grant from the United Way/FFTC COVID-19 Response Fund

June 26, 2020: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez is featured by Charlotte is Creative in Josh Jacobson’s “Cares About” series

June 19, 2020: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez recognizes Juneteenth in a letter to staff

June 3, 2020: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez reinforces that Charlotte Family Housing stands with all who are committed to racial justice and equity

May 14, 2020: Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles invited CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez to join the Charlotte Moves Task Force. He introduces himself at its first meeting, led by former Mayor Harvey Gantt

April 28, 2020: CFH Shelter Manager Dekina Watson is interviewed on the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Career Exploration Spotlight podcast

April 21, 2020: CFH is one of 33 Charlotte nonprofits to receive a $1,000 micro-grant from the Carolina Panthers Charities for their role in the NFL #Huddlefor100 Challenge

April 17, 2020: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez shares a mid-April update on how the agency is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

March 27, 2020: CFH among the 14 initial grantees for the United Way/FFTC COVID-19 Response Fund

March 23, 2020: Update posted to the website regarding CFH Response to COVID-19

March 16, 2020: Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles calls on CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez during press conference to announce the establishment of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community COVID-19 Response Fund

March 16, 2020: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez weighs in on “Community Efforts Underway to Help Families Impacted amid Coronavirus Closures” on WCCB News @ Ten

Jan. 7, 2020: CFH featured in the SHARE Charlotte #SpotlightonCLT: Financial Literacy

September 3, 2019: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez provides his expertise on the "Benefits Cliff" in this story by Elsa Gillis for WSOC-TV

December 6, 2018: CFH Executive Director Pedro Perez is among the featured voices in, “Advocates for Homeless Say They’re Ready for Winter Weather” by David Boraks for WFAE

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