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…
Author: Holly Ajala
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…
What Will Our Philanthropic Racial Equity Legacy Be?
All of us have a story. Of the people, places, and experiences that shape who we are across the life…
Local Nonprofit Awarded $330,000 Grant to Address Overdose Rates, Deaths
A nonprofit agency here has been awarded more than $300,000 to aid opioid overdose victims and provide outreach services in…
Black-Led Nonprofits Supporting NC Communities During Pandemic
Black-led nonprofits in Winston-Salem are working to help residents with food scarcity, internet access and other issues exacerbated by the…