A year after launching a mobile shower and laundry services for the homeless, Hope Vibes looks to expand qcitymetro.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from qcitymetro.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CHARLOTTE â Adrienne Threatt has received the 2021 Nish Jamgotch Jr. Humanitarian Award for her work helping the homeless community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Threatt and her husband, Emmanuel, founded Hope Vibes in 2017. The Charlotte-based nonprofit works to address homelessness through direct relief, research, innovation and advocacy.
During the pandemic, shelters reached capacity and the need for services to assist the homeless population spiked.
Hope Vibes responded by distributing essential supplies such as hygiene packs, tents and tarps. The nonprofit also launched the Hope Tank, a box truck converted into a mobile shower center and laundromat serving the homeless community.
âThinking back to the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the formation of what became known as Charlotteâs âTent Cityâ occupied by people experiencing homelessness and the response of citizens eager to see change ⦠I cannot help but give homage to all the supporters and vol
WFAE
The Hope Tank is a mobile hygiene service vehicle, created by Adrienne and Emmanuel Threatt of Hope Vibes.
A YouTube video changed Adrienne Threatt’s life.
“A homeless woman was sharing about dealing with her menstrual cycle while living on the streets,” Threatt said. “And she would have to often decide whether she was going to use her limited resources to buy food that week or feminine hygiene products.”
Threatt was moved. She shared the video with friends and her husband, Emmanuel. Soon, she was moved to action with the help of Emmanuel and volunteers. They passed out feminine hygiene products to homeless women in Charlotte.
Standing in her rainbow-tie-dyed sweatsuit, purple headband, and pink rain boots, Victoria Boyd was the most colorful person at Tent City as the sun set on Friday, Feb. 19. She was also one of the last.
An hour after a county-imposed deadline had passed ordering everyone out of the encampments that had popped up along 12th Street during the pandemic, I found Boyd wheeling a laundry cart full of firewood up an I-277 entrance ramp to a tent where she had stayed for the past six months.
Clothes hang to dry at Tent City at around 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 19. (Photo by Grant Baldwin)
Mecklenburg Co., community partners help find shelter for homeless after âTent Cityâ forced to clear
Mecklenburg County begins homeless camp evictions By Courtney Cole | February 17, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST - Updated February 18 at 11:16 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Benjamin Blake has lived at what is known as âTent Cityâ in Charlotteâs North End for nearly a year.
On Tuesday, Mecklenburg County issued an abatement order, giving the residents in that area 72 hours to vacate the premises, citing a growing rat infestation.
Deadline approaches for Tent City evictions
Searching for solutions for Charlotte s homeless
Blake told WBTV he has spent many other years in and out of a permanent home. Key hasnât had a permanent home in seven years and heâs been dealing with grief after losing multiple family members too.