O U R W O R K
Bringing Hope to Homeless Single Mothers and Children
Our Mission.
to provide each Mother, and her children, with resources and solutions to move them from homeless to housing and self-sufficiency and love them back to life.
2024 Gracious Hands Charity Gala
December 5th - 5:30PM
Join us for a night of giving back for Gracious Hands - Transitional Housing for Homeless Women and Children.
You will help support a great cause while enjoying a glamorous evening filled with delicious food, live music, and inspiring stories.
Get ready to dress to impress and dance the night away with a roaring '20s theme, all for a charitable purpose. This Gala will help us expand our reach and continue this critical work. Your support means more families will have a safe place to call home.
Let's come together and make this an unforgettable night where you will help to make an significant impact upon Charlotte, NC.
Located at Foundation for the Carolinas
Charlotte, NC
Our History
As a single mom, founder and current director, Sonja Chisolm, always imagined if she won the lottery, she would have a home for single women and their children. One day, God spoke to Sonja and told her, "when I gave you that vision, that was the lottery". Sonja stepped out on faith and Gracious Hands started with humble means.
320+
women through our doors
9 years
of loving women and children back to life.
75%
of women have successfully transitioned into their own homes, restored their credit, and saved $5,000.
Services We Offer
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
Affordable supportive housing designed to provide housing and appropriate support services to women who are homeless or who are close to homelessness. The transition is to help them be more self-sufficient to move.
LIFE SKILLS
A part of helping our residents find self-sufficiency also includes preventing recidivism. We want to ensure that our residents are prepared to survive on their own again, the best way they know how, once they leave Gracious Hands.
THERAPY
Outside of the assistance and programs we provide, our residents still need ways to cope with life. Therefore, we offer the opportunity for our residents (mother and children) to grow through therapy and our therapists follow our residents a year after transitioning.
DAYCARE
We provide free daycare for our residents so they are able to focus on their well-being and personal growth without worrying about the safety and care of her children.
“Gracious Hands has been truly sent from God!! Thank You all for allowing my children and I in, and to share a place in you all's heart.”
-Former Resident