Care Ring

09/05/2025

There's a lot to catch up on in the latest edition of our newsletter, The Care Ring Connector:
- New Two Generation Clinic model & companion The Charlotte Observer article
- We're turning 70!
- Board Comings & Goings
- Highlighting our Funders: Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Charlotte, Chartis Foundation, Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Fund
- Clinic recognized by American Heart Association - North Carolina for blood pressure, diabetes management efforts
- The Bridge multi-neighborhood pilot program ends
- Nurse-Family Partnership graduates 86 families from program
- Highlighting why providers like Jesse Otero, M.D., Ph.D. with OrthoCarolina ; Tricia Klosset, DDS with SmileCharlotte - Menaker and Rodney Dentistry, and Tagbo Ekwonu, MD with Eastowne Family Physicians give back through Physicians Reach Out
- and more!

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Email from Care Ring New Two Gen Clinic, We're 70!, and more...   Pictured: Steffanie Sullivan, FNP in one of our two special exam rooms for Two Gen patients. Steffanie attends to patients in both the

09/03/2025

Team members of the American Airlines
Workbrain Center, who process the payroll for 15,000 AA employees, had a “shuckin” good time volunteering at our Client Choice Food Pantry today! They helped us organize, inspect, sort, and stock items for our shelves, and shucked A LOT of corn to prep it for our shoppers. Special thanks to AA’s Marisol Acosta for arranging the volunteer experience.

Also pictured with the group are Care Ring’s Stephanie Malloy and Elijah Terry.

08/29/2025

Care Ring will be closed on Monday, September 1st in honor and celebration of Labor Day. We hope everyone has a safe and restful holiday weekend.

08/28/2025

In recognition of Black Philanthropy Month, some members of our Senior Leadership Team and Board visited the Charlotte Museum of History for The Soul of Philanthropy exhibit. We were delighted to be given a personal tour of the exhibit by its creators, Valaida Fullwood and Charles Thomas (pictured, center) with Next Generation of African American Philanthropists Philanthropic Collective and Knight Foundation, respectively. This is the exhibit’s 10th year and it has traveled to dozens of US cities.

Today is CLT Gives Black Day. Please join NGAAP Philanthropic Collective to support primarily Black led and Black benefitting organizations in our community. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/efPyHAwY

(Group Photo: Merrick Wallace, Jennifer Frey, Tchernavia Montgomery, MSW, Charles Thomas, Valaida Fullwood, Jennifer Andrews, Sherresa Falls, R.N. MS, Heidi Hannon, and new Care Ring Board member Shenae Duré, MBA.)

08/15/2025

Did you know that most maternal deaths occur in the post-partum period?

And that while 80% of infants receive their post-birth care, 40% of new mothers miss their post-partum check ups?

Care Ring wants to change that, especially for women and their babies who are living in poverty and experiencing other risk factors.

Thank you to The Charlotte Observer and reporter Damenica Ellis for this piece on our brand new Two Generation model for our Clinic - only the second in the nation - which seeks to improve post-partum and infant health outcomes by offering an all-in-one post-partum check up for both mom and baby, a holistic assessment of their needs and connections to resources.

Thanks also to Mecklenburg County Government Public Health Director Dr. Raynard Washington and Whitney Feld with Bissell Ballantyne Legacy Foundation for their contributions to the article as well. They are extremely critical partners with us in our quest to improve maternal and infant health.

Care Ring has launched a new clinic to provide wellness care for mothers as much as their newborns

08/13/2025

Thank you to physical therapy practice and Physicians Reach Out providers ! They were able to raise and donate $750 to Care Ring during their 5 year celebration and fundraiser on Saturday, "Move with Us, Give with Us."

Their lovely enclosed note said, "Thankful for the wonderful work Care Ring/PRO does for our community so that all can have equal access to quality healthcare."

Pictured below is the team at Meaningful Movement - Beth Hardin PT, DPT, Dr. Crystal Myers PT, DPT, Amy Overman MSPT, & Erica Valenstein.

07/30/2025

Thank you A Giving Heart Project for having us at their summer event to talk about our free healthcare and maternal support services.

07/04/2025

We are closed today to reflect and rest. We hope everyone has a safe holiday weekend.

06/30/2025

Our Annual Care Ring Day of Service last week was so fun! It’s become a tradition that our staff looks forward to at the end of our fiscal year; a way of reciprocating to fellow nonprofits for the partnership and support they show to our patients and community. Some of our staff also volunteered at our on-site Food Pantry, gaining valuable cross-training.

Thank you to these organizations for hosting us:

A Giving Heart Project

Crisis Assistance Ministry

Baby Bundles - Clothing Newborns With Love

NC MedAssist

Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region ReStore