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 By Ken Garfield 

For nonprofits working to care for neighbors in need, the latest phase in these unprecedented times has a new name: Now Normal.

As our community eyes a return to some level of life before COVID-19, nonprofits are heeding Gov. Roy Cooper’s three-phase approach that puts safety first. Slowly and carefully, with the health of clients, staff and volunteers in mind, nonprofits are poised to remobilize while retaining the best of what they’ve done sheltering in place.

Written by Sarah Fligel

For Rusty Price, founder of Camino Community Center, it’s the faces of those his organization serves that fuels his passion to help during these difficult times.

Access to care is a gamble right now but for the roughly 168,000 uninsured Mecklenburg County residents this is the norm. Thanks to Charlotte Community Health Clinic patients can continue to be served despite the barriers and fears due to COVID-19. 

In fact, the Chief Medical Officer creatively reorganized the staff into different clinical outreach teams: Homeless, Pediatric, Geriatric, Chronic Disease, etc. 

The Lake Norman Community Health Clinic has been providing quality healthcare at no cost to uninsured people in Mecklenburg County for 22 years. So when a global pandemic hit home, they didn't miss a beat. In fact, they were so proactive that they were a model to FEMA and clinics in other states for how to best serve patients during an unprecedented health crisis. 

SHARE CHARLOTTE ANNOUNCES 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Diverse Mix of Business and Community Leaders Will Help Take Eight-Year-Old Organization To The Next Level 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (5/11/20) – SHARE Charlotte, a one-stop shop for connecting with 400+ Mecklenburg County nonprofits, today announced its 2020 Board of Directors that includes six returning members and three new additions.

In these crazy times, $50 goes a long way. We did some math. $50 could buy you: 

• A Standard Netflix subscription to binge-watch your favorite shows for 3.85 months (Stretch the dollar even further with a Disney+ subscription for 7.14 months) 

• An Amazon Prime subscription to aid in retail therapy 

• A take-out meal for two from a local Charlotte restaurant (don’t forget to tip!)

“He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.”- Thomas Carlyle

The status of our health influences almost every other aspect of our lives, and without good health many things around us tend to crumble- hope included. Luckily, there are local nonprofits that work hard to keep our community, and in particular some our most vulnerable neighbors, cared for and in good health. 

Terrie Reeves, founder of Empower Health America, and board member of Carolina Breast Friends, is using her talents for GOOD to help local nonprofits through this tough time.  

SHARE Charlotte is so grateful for official partner of DO GOOD Week: Home Edition, Wells Fargo, for their support of this year’s celebration as well as all the GOOD they do for the Charlotte community year round and, in particular, now in the face of crisis.