Asset Building in Practice

Community Link, Charlotte, North Carolina

At Community Link, we're all about enabling individuals and families to obtain and sustain safe, decent, and affordable housing.

Homeownership:Educating and counseling for first time homebuyers through comprehensive homeowner classes, one-on-one counseling, seminars, credit report analysis, budget planning, and linkages to additional resources.

Family Financial Literacy Caolition: Collaboratively providing low to moderate income individuals and families with free tax preparation and filing services as well as basic financial education to help them build assets and achieve financial stability.

Homeless to Housing: Helping working homeless (or at-high-risk for homelessness) individuals and families find and keep rental housing. Services include counseling, employment and temporary financial assistance, basic financial education and budgeting, comprehensive housing assessment, education and counseling, and linkages to other appropriate community resources.

Visit their website at http://communitylink-nc.org