CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 6, 2021) – The City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County on Tuesday announced that Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) has been selected as the vendor for Cure Violence implementation. Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. was one of four organizations to submit proposals to the city’s Request for Proposals. The organization has a track record of success in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, and this partnership will allow YAP to continue its good work here in the community. “YAP has been working with the County’s Department of Criminal Justice Services’ Youth Recovery Court and Youth and Family Services since 2019 and has been an invaluable partner to us and the families that they have served,” said Raynard Washington, Mecklenburg County Deputy Health Director. “We are excited to utilize their experience in violence interruption and existing knowledge of our community to better address our residents’ needs.”
Updated: 10:39 AM EDT April 19, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. It s not always easy to make a difference in your community but one organization is doing just that for senior citizens along the Beatties Ford Road corridor, one of Charlotte s oldest Black communities.
Is there anything more valuable than our seniors? They are the link to the past; their words, stories and experiences will one day make up our history. So, it s society s job to make sure they re cared for and looked after properly.
It s not easy getting around as we get older, and sometimes, a good day is defined by just getting outside with a good sturdy place to sit. Mary Howey lives in the University Park area, in the same house she grew up in, the one her mom and dad bought new a long time ago.
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Apr. 12 Shirley Hoffmann met her youngest great-granddaughter for just the second time on Monday in Charlotte.
It hasn t been distance keeping her away from her family. Hoffmann, 87, lives near Asheville in Arden, just two hours west of Charlotte. I told my family, I can t take a chance of getting this (virus), because then I will become a burden on you, Hoffmann said.
Hoffmann s husband died 31 years ago, she said. She lives alone in Ardenwoods Retirement Community with her dog.
But on Monday, she reunited with her son Scott, and his daughter s family, including two of Hoffmann s great-grandaughters: 2-year-old Gracie and 7-month-old Margot, because she has been vaccinated.
With $18 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, YMCA of Greater Charlotte will expand programs to reduce poverty and health disparities
The Y s initial focus will be on communities along the West Boulevard and Beatties Ford Road corridors.
April 13, 2021
The YMCA of Greater Charlotte has received an $18 million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott money the Y will spend in underserved communities to address poverty, nutrition, health disparities and economic mobility.
The organization’s initial focus will be on communities along the West Boulevard and Beatties Ford Road corridors, the Y said in a statement late Monday.
The gift is the biggest donation ever received by the local Y.