How do you Measure Success?
How do you define and measure success in a social impact organization? Many not-for-profits rely at least partially on revenues ...
Mecklenburg, Medicaid, and MedLink
MedLink - a local consortia of health care safety net providers in Mecklenburg County - envisions a community in which ...
A Night to Celebrate Charlotte’s Medical Community
Nearly 100 physicians, donors, Care Ring board members, practice managers, and clients of Physicians Reach Out (PRO) joined us for ...
Women Building Better Lives
Nearly 25 years ago my mom worked for the local Habitat for Humanity office in Charlotte. Mom (Darlene Jonas to ...
Honored to Host the US Surgeon General
This week Care Ring had the very good fortune of hosting the 19th United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, ...
Pump you up, Charlotte!
Baked into Charlotte's DNA there is an insatiable desire to strive forward. To be better. To puff out our chests ...
A Visitor From China is Welcomed at Care Ring
Ma Jun Xian wins the award for our clinic patient who traveled the farthest to be with us. Her parents ...
Making the Medicaid Expansion Decision
Last week Katie Benston (our Chief Program Officer) and I attended the Families USA Health Action 2013 conference in Washington, ...
Medicaid Expansion Letter
Care Ring is proud to join more than 70 organizations from across North Carolina in signing a letter to Governor ...
Care Ring Makes Historic Announcement
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Care Ring hosted a gathering of some of our key stakeholders, funders and community partners to make a historic announcement – that after 20 years in our current space at Ascend Nonprofit Solutions (fka Children & Family Services Center) – we will be moving into a new home at 1514 […]
The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 23
The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available! With a new look we hope our readers will like, this quarter’s edition features a peek at and link to our FY23 Annual Report, welcomes new Board and NFP-CAB members, a look at how we are improving our reproductive healthcare in […]
The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 22
The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available! This quarter’s edition features a memorial tribute to our colleague Ana Frey; very big news about our new Healthy Start funding to help combat the maternity and infant health crisis; The Bridge adds 2 new locations; Nurse-Family Partnership graduates 15 […]
Remembering Ana Frey, NP
Ana Frey, NP In June of 2023, Care Ring lost one of its shining stars with the passing of Low-Cost Clinic Nurse Practitioner Ana Frey. Hailing originally from Ecuador and living in the United States for over two decades, Ana joined Care Ring in 2015, and was well-respected and beloved by both the staff and […]
Davidson Fellow Alexa Montgomery shares experience at Care Ring
Author: Alexa Montgomery “I discovered the importance of loving what you do.” During the Summer of 2023, I interned at Care Ring as a Davidson College Nonprofit Leadership Fellow. The goal of my fellowship was to explore Charlotte’s nonprofit sector and understand Care Ring’s role as a healthcare nonprofit. I learned about programming by helping […]
The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 21
The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available! This quarter’s edition features news about our Board, an A Guided Journey client success story, year one of The Bridge accomplishments, shout outs to our new PRO providers, and more! READ IT HERE. To have our e-news and more delivered […]
Care Ring hosts first-ever “Parents’ Day” event
Care Ring hosted its first-ever “Parents’ Day” event on Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at Oakdale Elementary School to celebrate the mothers and fathers who participate in our maternal-child health programs – Nurse-Family Partnership and A Guided Journey. In prior years, the organization has hosted Mother’s Day events, with fathers welcome to attend. This year, we […]
The Care Ring Connector, Vol. 20
The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter, The Care Ring Connector, is now available! This quarter’s edition features news about our Uber rides grant from LISC, free physicals for daycare workers, a new investment opportunity to help at-risk mothers, and more! READ IT HERE. To have our e-news and more delivered straight to your […]
LISC grant provides free Uber rides for Care Ring patients
Care Ring’s patients will have one less obstacle to accessing care, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Health Access Fund of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a community development financial institution that supports community development initiatives across the country. In partnership with Uber, PayPal and Walgreens, LISC created the Health Access Fund to […]
Care Ring In The News: Board Diversity Improves Outcomes
Care Ring was in the local news recently for our efforts to intentionally improve the diversity of our Board of Directors. In a story for WSOC-TV, reporter Damany Lewis sat down to talk about the how and why with our Executive Director Tchernavia Montgomery, as well as Jewel Greywoode, MD and Felicia Barnes from our […]