Medicaid Expansion Letter
Care Ring is proud to join more than 70 organizations from across North Carolina in signing a letter to Governor ...
A Nation at Risk Revisited
Thirty years ago a groundbreaking report from the National Commission on Excellence in Education brought a national focus on education ...
Mayor Foxx Talks with Care Ring About Organization’s Goals, Local Health Issues
In a recent interview on "The Point," Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx spoke with Care Ring Executive Director Don Jonas about ...
The Affordable Care Act in the Funny Pages
The Affordable Care Act is one of the most complex beasts that our leaders in Washington ever birthed. It is ...
Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find
The tragic events in Connecticut last week reminded us that evil exists in our world. Gun violence and untreated mental ...
We’re Four Years Old!
Remember little Jeffery from Bill Cosby's Himself stand-up video? When he first boarded the plane with his Mom, Little Jeffery ...
The Fiscal Cliff-A Daily Danger
Cable and radio shout shows are in full "collapse-of-civilization" meltdown mode on which political party should take the fall when/if ...
You Can Save Philanthropy
It's the time of year when each day your mailbox overflows with unwanted holiday catalogs, bills from online retailers for ...
Care Ring hosts inaugural Black maternal health conference
On April 11, 2024, at the start of National Black Maternal Health Week, Care Ring hosted its inaugural Black Maternal Health Conference at The Conference Center at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, to a sold-out group of over 300 participants. Guests included physicians, doulas, community health workers, mental health providers, healthcare executives, students, birthing justice advocates, […]
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 […]