CHARITABLE PARTNERS

Proceeds from Charlotte Wine + Food events benefit strategically selected charity partners that support children and their families in the Charlotte community. The charity beneficiaries for the 2022 - 2023 fiscal are A Child’s Place, Augustine Literacy Project - Charlotte, GenOne, and The Learning Collaborative

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A Child’s Place (ACP), a program of Thompson, is a short-term, intensive social work model that empowers families experiencing homelessness in the Charlotte-metro area to achieve stability.  A team of eight social workers and a licensed clinician engage heads of households experiencing homelessness for 90-120 days at a time, helping them identify root causes of homelessness, connect to community resources, and grow in self-sufficiency.  Social workers use an evidence-based therapeutic model to engage families in creating comprehensive goal-oriented and family-centered plans.  The licensed clinician draws from a wide array of trauma-informed clinical best practices to help clients gain the mental health wellness they need to move forward. 

Augustine Literacy Project (ALP®-Charlotte) is a dynamic, full-service organization for literacy interventions. The organization provides curricula, training, and logistical support to schools and trusted community organizations. Each year, ALP-trained tutors provide free, long-term, one-on-one instruction to children in Title 1 schools. ALP addresses a persistent problem in our community: just 33 percent of CMS students are reading on grade level when they begin 4th grade (NAEP, 2022), and the percentages are even lower for economically disadvantaged youth. Children who are not reading proficiently by this time are four times more likely to leave school without a diploma. Yet, with early and intensive intervention, like the kind provided by ALP tutors, 90-95% of poor readers can be brought to an average skill level. ALP tutors complete intensive training and receive ongoing coaching and support. Students develop strong relationships with their ALP tutors which facilitate not only growth in reading ability but confidence and self-esteem that carries over to performance in all areas of the classroom.

Did you know only 16% of first generation students from low income backgrounds graduate college within six years? That’s why GenOne partners with talented, first-generation students from underserved communities, helping them successfully navigate to and through college. They identify high performing, rising eighth graders attending Title I public middle schools in Charlotte and involve students and families in year-round college and career preparatory programming. GenOne prepares students to be “scholarship-ready” by their senior year and provides intensive support on standardized testing, college applications, financial aid, scholarship searches and career planning. Scholars cultivate social and emotional growth through field trips, after school programs, and mentoring relationships. GenOne also supports Scholars with comprehensive college persistence and workforce development services through postsecondary graduation to ensure they gain employment and graduate within six years.

The Learning Collaborative (TLC) provides a high-quality, tuition-free early educational intervention for 72 low-income preschool children, preparing them for success in school and in life. Specialized teaching approaches support early childhood development and pre-literacy skills for at-risk children. Parent engagement is required through individual goal setting, coaching, and monthly in-depth trainings with our on-site social worker. By creating connections with community resources and through our on-staff social worker, families of TLC are empowered through education, support and guidance. TLC’s research and evidence-based curriculum mitigates a disadvantaged start in life while helping families move towards self-sufficiency. TLC works with carefully selected families to break the cycle of poverty. Most importantly, our students leave us prepared and excited for big school.