The Charlie Center

Yesterday would have been Charlie's 77th birthday. And his hope was to move out off the streets and into a home at Community First! Village. Sadly, Charlie never got to realize that dream. But we honored Charlie's dream by moving Henri into a home last week.

Henri is a hardworking immigrant from Belgium who became a naturalized citizen. He is intelligent, well-spoken, and funny. He is a musician and loves the Beatles. Due to an accident, he lost part of his leg and his savings and was forced to begin living in his car. Initially ashamed of his downward trajectory, he later decided to come to The Charlie Center for help.

The only sad things about this move-in is that we will miss seeing Henri at Charlie--he is the favorite of many! What an honor it was to serve such a strong, resilient man! 💜

Thank you to our incredible community for participating in Amplify Austin and helping us reach our $5000 goal! We are excited to get our shower trailer repaired and can't wait for more "clean starts" to take place at The Charlie Center!

This year for Amplify Austin, The Charlie Center is raising $5000 to repair our shower trailer's tankless water heater. The water heater was seriously damaged after the most recent freeze. We'd appreciate your support so that we can continue to provide hot showers for our homeless community!