The Home Page Program Courses
Learn more about our free evening classes for Grier Heights neighbors!
Grier Heights, located in Charlotte’s southeast quadrant, spent most of the 20th century as a small farming community and is now a residential neighborhood of about 3,500 people.
Grier Heights was established in the 1890’s when former slave Sam Billing purchased 100 acres — the first time an African American bought land in Charlotte. In the 1920s, Grier Heights built its first school, Billingsville School, which now houses the Grier Heights Community Center. Grier Heights’ importance to historic Charlotte as well as to Black America is inestimable. It beautifully symbolizes the beginning of landholding independence of African Americans in the South.
Tragically, Grier Heights is at risk of losing its distinctive identity due to gentrification and a lack of access to resources. Grier Heights residents have been struggling through the pandemic while at the same time fearing losing capital through rental companies buying houses. Many residents would be able to pursue further education and make more money if only they had access the same resources and opportunities as many other Charlotte communities.
The Home Page Program is here to serve as a hub for community resources. We partner with community organizations to provide technology, internet access, and technical support to those in need.
We want to help all families learn, work and play from home, and as technology advances we want to make sure no one is left behind.
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We’re helping Grier Heights get connected
Local Learning
Your Schools
Community Resources
Get Internet Access and Improve Your Computer skills
Find out how to get affordable internet at home through Access from AT&T
Digital Charlotte’s Field Guide offers tutorials and information to help you make the most of your technology
Workshops, resources, handouts, and more! They’ve got assistance for all levels, from very beginner to advanced!
Assess and improve essential computer and software skills, as well as how to use technology to accomplish tasks.
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program gives low-income households a discount on internet services. Enrollment begins May 12, 2021.
Jobs & Job Skills
Who’s hiring in CHARLOTTE
Kids can learn technology in camp!
The Youth Technology Apprenticeship Camp (YTAC) is a first-of-its-kind workforce training program for youth that intertwines e-Sports competition and game development with a custom development curriculum that exposes High School students to career pathways in technology. From the Carolina Fintech Hub
Adults get paid while learning tech skills!
The Workforce Investment Network (WIN) offers paid professional development to underserved, motivated adults in the Carolinas. Upon successful completion of the intensive 24-week program, the participant will be offered full time employment at a predetermined sponsor institution. From the Carolina Fintech Hub
Monarch’s Employment Services
Monarch’s Employment Services gives people the opportunity to acquire employable skills, job training, learn interviewing and develop interpersonal and soft skills, like interacting with others, dressing appropriately and arriving to work on time, to help people maintain long-term employment.
Road to Hire
Road to Hire supports high school seniors, college students, and young professionals on their way to strong, sustainable careers.
Goodwill
Goodwill exists to help people see possibilities, seize opportunities and prosper. Proceeds from the sale of donated goods fund job training and employment services offered free of charge to anyone in the community. Goodwill partners with individuals as they identify their strengths, interests and goals, and develop marketable skills to pursue meaningful and fulfilling work that provides financial well-being, personal growth and advancement. Enhance your job search with resume writing and interviewing workshops, work with a career coach to boost your job search, or gain industry-recognized skills through classes in high-demand fields like IT, construction and customer service.
Mental Health
Life is hard right now. MHACC can help right now.
Mental Health America of Central Carolinas (MHA) provides a wide range of supports to individuals, families and children who are struggling with mental health concerns. Programs and Services include free short-term counseling for youth and children, peer support for parents and caregivers who are raising a child with a behavioral, emotional or mental health concern, suicide prevention education and much more.
Monarch’s Behavioral Services
Monarch provides behavioral and mental health services that cover substance use disorders, anxiety disorders, depression and a variety of other mental illnesses.