Shaquille was living out of his car with no job. He contacted Charlotte Area Fund for help. Learn how they helped him start a full-time...

Growing up in Goldsboro’s Washington Park community, Nichelle Cole remembers being nurtured by an abundance of play aunties, uncles,...

“The opposite of happiness isn’t sadness, it's boredom,” Tim Ferris said in his book The 4-Hour Workweek. How true is that? When you...

Written by Tom Vitaglione and originally published on NC Child. “Three-month-old fatally injured in car crash.” Every time I read a...

Mona approached Charlotte Area Fund (CAF) for assistance to pursue a registered nurse (RN) certification. She had earned a certified...

As of June 22, only 52% of North Carolina’s Black and African American population had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and...

This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Zachariah Oquenda. After we packed what was left of our belongings into our...

Human beings are like any other living and growing thing. Trauma, deprivation, and insecurity will stunt our development and twist our...

This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Alaina Leary All my childhood grocery shopping memories center on being...

If you’ve ever experienced living paycheck-to-paycheck, you likely understand the extreme stress and pressure of limited finances. For...

In April 2020, I was homeless, in a toxic relationship with someone who did not see my worth, and I was surrounded by trauma. I was...

Written by Greg Childress and originally published on NC Policy Watch. The pandemic has been unkind to America’s school children....

Communities are stronger when every individual is happy and healthy regardless of race, gender or age. The most vulnerable populations in...

Mejih came to Charlotte from West Africa with nothing but his luggage and the desire to become a successful businessman and homeowner. He...

Annette Orbert’s greatest professional legacy will likely be the positive office culture she’s created and the positive change to the...

The path to healing after incarceration may be long, but it is not impossible. There are several ways to begin the process of healing,...

Veronica, an Air Force veteran, was diagnosed with PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder. After years of on-and-off working, she found...

Written by Michelle Hughes and originally published on NC Child. Content Warning: Loss of a parent, suicide, suicidal ideation Parents...

This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Elaine Weiss. We are used to a certain narrative about concentrated poverty...

After 15 years of incarceration, Shayne was released with no home, no job, no transportation, no formal education or training. All he had...