Raise You Up Ministries exist so that people who are down in life may be raised up to pursue happiness.
Our Mission
Our Vision
Zero Chronic Homelessness in Charlotte, NC and the US.
Raise You Up is a relationship based project focused on the needs of the chronically homeless in the greater Charlotte, NC region. We create mentoring bonds and guidance for our homeless “neighbors” to help them transition from the street to a self sustaining, permanent situation.
We aim to restore the dignity and created value of everyone we connect with. And we achieve this by building a model of what community should look like with volunteerism, wealth sharing, non-governmental assistance, and by simply loving your neighbor as yourself.
OUR GOAL
100
Neighbors Restored
in
1
Year!
Programs do not get people out of chronic homelessness but relationships do. Too many people are staying in the “net” of the system which is hard to crawl out of. We are not a safety net but a trampoline, if you will, to catch and rebound you back into life. Getting out is a relationship answer not a pragmatic solution.
Raise You Up Ministries focuses on building long term relationships with our homeless neighbors in order to provide temporary relief, long term mentoring partnerships and help restore them to their created value.
RYU involves five distinct yet interconnected “projects”:
OPERATION HUG
HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS
RAISE TO WORK
LIFE CHANGE PROJECT
MEALS OF CHARLOTTE
Cost To Jump Start
The cost (in dollars) to jump start
500 homeless neighbors back to work.