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April 12, 2021
City Council is putting nearly $6 million in CARES Act funding toward housing and other efforts.
It comes nearly two months after the county cleared “tent city.”
“In terms of core basic needs, all of those are certainly being met,” says Joe Davis, with Hearts Beat as One Foundation.
His organization helped with the transition of families from “tent city” to housing in a hotel in February.
“We can certainly house people, but if that funding is limited to a certain time period, or if we haven’t solved for the greater need for a certain individual, then that becomes a temporary thing, and we’re just kicking the ball down the road,” Davis explains.
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Grassroots organizations continue support for Tent City residents after encampment cleared Hearts Beat as One Foundation is working with Mecklenburg County and other grassroots organizations to help the homeless population. (Source: WBTV) By Courtney Cole | March 4, 2021 at 5:20 PM EST - Updated March 4 at 5:20 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - It’s been almost two weeks since over 200 people moved into a hotel, leaving behind the remnants of the homeless encampment of Tent City.
Mecklenburg County leaders said the health and safety conditions at the homeless encampment known as Tent City were dangerous and residents had to be moved out to address a growing rat infestation.