Social Inequity
social inequity as disparities in power and wealth, often accompanied by discrimination, social exclusion, poverty and low wages, lack of affordable housing, exposure to hazards and community social decay.
Families Together Honored
Last month GlaxoSmithKline recognized Families Together along with nine other organizations with the Impact award for building a healthier community. We are so honored to have our mission of moving families from homelessness to home recognized.
Give Thanks
It’s Thanksgiving and it’s time for football, family, and food (oooh the food!).
Making an Impact!
People providing resources to people in need goes back to the earliest times of our nation. Throughout our organizations history volunteering has been a mainstay for us to get things done. Families Together is fortunate to have people who want to positively impact the lives of people in need. Our volunteers range from individual people to corporate organizations providing time and effort to help us further our mission of taking families from homelessness to home.
Raleigh's Rising Crisis
Raleigh continues to be ranked as one of the best cities to live in the country. In 2015 Raleigh’s population grew over 2% making it the ninth fastest growing city in the country (Forbes). You probably have felt the growth from the construction sites adding time to your commute. Like many other growing cities Raleigh is faced with the issue of having a lack of affordable housing.
Tim's Story
It was the middle of the summer and Tim and his family were returning to their motel room after a day out. His mom inserted her key and nothing happened.