Habitat For Humanity Teams Up With Ada Jenkins Center

DAVIDSON, NC — Habitat for Humanity's Charlotte branch and the Ada Jenkins Center are teaming up to collaborate and coordinate to help clients and their families, according to the center.

In April, Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region will relocate its Cornelius office to the Ada Jenkins Center building on Gamble Street in Davidson.

“Our move to co-locate at Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson provides great synergy between our two
organizations,” says Laura Belcher, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region.

“We are excited to add a presence in Davidson while continuing our ReStore operations in Cornelius. Our commitment is to partner with families, donors and volunteers throughout the greater Lake Norman region, including Statesville, Mooresville, Davidson, Cornelius and Huntersville. Working side-by-side with the AJC team, we can offer a comprehensive array of services that support our local communities.”

Ada Jenkins Center CEO, Harold Rice says the move makes a ton of sense.

“We couldn’t be more excited to have our colleagues at Habitat literally across the hallway from us. It’s a terrific opportunity for us to work even more closely together to serve families seeking case management and home ownership.”

The Ada Jenkins Center has been slammed with requests asking for how to get financial help.

Since July 1 of last year, the Ada Jenkins Center staff have responded to 869 e-mails, calls, or texts seeking information about financial assistance or other family needs; 482 people have obtained groceries through its food pantry; and 75 families have received emergency financial assistance totaling more than $72,500. 105 new clients have entered its Economic Mobility program, receiving tenancy education, connections with area housing, budget assistance, employment and training resources, and more. AJC’s new Homeless Street Outreach Team has assisted 59 people experiencing homelessness, connecting them with essential services.

For the fiscal year that ends in June 2022, Habitat Charlotte Region plans to partner with over 330 families throughout a service area that spans from Statesville to Pineville – this includes 75 first time homeowners, 143 critical home repairs and 115 participants in Money Matters financial literacy course. Habitat’s Homeownership program partners with area families through education and volunteer hours to create homeowners with affordable mortgages. Critical Home Repair aims to keep low-income Charlotte Region homeowners in their homes by providing comprehensive safety and structural repairs.

Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region will sell its office building in Cornelius and reinvest a portion of the proceeds into renovations at the Cornelius Restore, with the balance used for mission-related activities; and the Ada Jenkins Center will earn rental revenue from leasing the space.

The Ada Jenkins Center is looking forward to additional partnerships within its physical space, to
increase collaborations for client services. “This new arrangement is truly a win-win-win,” says Rice.

“Our agencies already work closely together to help our clients – now we’ll be able to collaborate like never before.”