Teaching Resilience in Hurricane-Battered Southeastern North Carolina
When floodwaters from Hurricane Florence rose chest-deep outside her home, Andrea Jacobs-Rofail stuck a house key in her mouth and…
Author: Alan Welch
Rural Forward NC Joins MDC to Enhance Capacity and Support Across the South
MDC is delighted to announce that Rural Forward NC has joined the MDC team, providing additional expertise and capacity to…
NC Medicaid Beneficiaries Urged to Find Plans Under New Managed Care
North Carolina residents who rely on Medicaid have until Sep. 30 to switch healthcare plans under the state’s new managed…
In Rural NC, Push for Mental-Health Resources as Kids Head Back to School
Across the state, teachers and staff expect more kids will need mental-health resources as they return to in-person school. McDowell…
Opinion: NC is Getting a Huge Opioid Settlement. Here’s What Should Happen Next
In July, N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein announced an historic agreement with drug distributors and opioid manufacturers that will bring $750…
Nonprofit Helps Build Future Leaders in Southeastern North Carolina
After her mother died in 2009, Alyssa Delts didn’t expect to find a new family. The next year, when she was…
A Local Pre-K Effort Reaches Wide Before Marching On
A local early childhood task force met for the first time in Forsyth County on Thursday, June 17. That meeting…
‘Nobody is Speaking About it’: Latinx Group Tackles Mental Health in WNC
May marks mental health awareness month. It’s an issue stigmatized in many communities. One local organization hopes to tackle that…