Opening Doors for Students through Career Exploration
Leanna Calvin founded Exposure Project, a Unite Charlotte First Year grantee, as a way to introduce students to various career options.
Pouring Out Love Across Communities in Charlotte
Glennis Davis co-founded A Giving Heart Project with a mission to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Charlotte.
Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy in Youth in West Charlotte
Money Magnets Club encourages entrepreneurship among elementary school kids and their guardians through education, exposure and resources.
Volunteers participate in community-led projects On Live United Day
More than a hundred volunteers gathered Saturday, April 29, across three locations in Grier Heights, Lakeview and Camp Greene and in Hidden Valley on Saturday, May 6 to participate
Stopping the Flow of Individuals to Prison Since 1999
Exodus Foundation aims to keep individuals impacted by jails and prison systems in society through mentorship and mental health support.
Empowering Latina Immigrants to be Successful and Independent
By Taylor Mabrey, Content Manager Despierta, in English, means “rise up.” For Juliana Lozano and Andrea Mora, that word symbolizes resiliency and empowerment. In 2020, Lozano a
Increasing Representation and Diversity in Children’s Books Across Charlotte
By Taylor Mabrey, Content Manager “One thing that I love is representation. I love getting the opportunity to see kids that look like me represented in literature,” said author
Providing Youth with the Tools & Resources to Be Successful
Alluvium, a grantee in the Unite Charlotte initiative, is a nonprofit organization that serves at-risk youth from third to eighth grade.
Offering High-Quality Healthcare to Individuals and Families in Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Care Ring has been serving Charlotte since 1955 and their mission has remained the same after all these years – to provide high-quality healthcare services in a holistic manner
Providing Fresh, Local Produce to Neighbors in Charlotte
Around 15% of the Mecklenburg County population lives in food deserts, which is greater than the national average of about 11%. (MeckNC.gov) This means that around 15% of the popul