Mission
At Flo Charlotte, we aim to provide hygiene supplies to adults and teens who may not have access to them otherwise. We focus primarily on families experiencing homelessness, but we also support domestic violence shelters, schools, and safe havens for LGBTQ+ teens and young adults.
OUR MISSION IS DIGNITY. PERIOD.
Goals
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To provide hygiene supplies to members of our community who may not have access to them otherwise.
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To support area school systems and empower students to focus on their educations all month long.
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To develop good relationships within our community and be a resource for shelters and havens who are working with these populations.
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To remain a non-partisan entity within the Charlotte-metro area.
IMPORTANT LINKS
2023 Charlotte-Mecklenburg State of Housing Instability and Homelessness Report
2022 Charlotte-Mecklenburg State of Housing Instability and Homelessness Report
Mecklenburg County Housing and Homelessness Dashboard
Gold ranked non-profit on Guidestar.org - link to Flo Charlotte profile
Flo Charlotte was featured in an article in the Charlotte Agenda (now Axios) in May, 2018.
2021 Charlotte-Mecklenburg State of Housing Instability and Homelessness Report
2020 Charlotte-Mecklenburg State of Housing Instability and Homelessness Report
“some people have to choose between tampons and dinner. we want to change that reality.”
audrey brewer | Founder
History
Flo Charlotte was started on accident. In 2017, Audrey Brewer was talking to a friend about how people experiencing homelessness handle their periods without access to supplies. The thought had never occurred to her, but once she saw a need, doing nothing was not an option. So she posted on Facebook.
"Hey y'all, I'm thinking about taking some pads and tampons to the local homeless shelter. If you want to mail some to my house or bring them by, I'll drop off your donations as well!"
That week, she received no fewer than one hundred boxes of tampons, pads, and cleansing wipes.
Soon after that, Ricketa Harvey came across this Facebook post and reached out to Audrey. Over a slice of pizza in Uptown, Ricketa looked at Audrey and posed the idea of making this mission more than a one-time donation.
With Ricketa’s business-savvy and project management expertise and Audrey’s marketing background, Flo Charlotte was born.
Since that time, the outreach has expanded to include students, veterans, children in foster care, domestic violence shelters, and more. The expanded reach amplified the need for a third board member, so Elizabeth Ouzts joined the team as the Engagement Director. Her creativity, enthusiasm, and love of other humans has strengthened and energized the entire organization as we continue the work.
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