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Grier Heights: A New Friendship with a Historic Community

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Care Ring Community Health Workers Sunday Shobowale (l) and Miguel Garcia (r) at Grier Heights Community Center the obstacles to accessing care many residents face. In 2018, Care Ring started a partnership with Grier Heights, one of Charlotte’s oldest historically Black neighborhoods, providing monthly health screenings and telling residents about our variety of services. That …

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Board raising next generation of Care Ring philanthropists

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For Care Ring Board Members Dean Cikins, Will Hadley, and Sherry Saxonhouse, MD, their service to the organization involves their children, too. In honor of Volunteer Month, we salute the “next generation” of Care Ring philanthropists! Maya Cikins Maya Cikins bake sale to benefit Care Ring Maya Cikins is the daughter of Andrea and Dean …

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Care Ring Clinic serving individuals experiencing homelessness

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Photo credit: WCNC.com On any given day in Charlotte, there are over 3,100 individuals who are experiencing homelessness. This number is up 55% from before the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to dealing with housing insecurity and many other challenges, these individuals are often also lacking easy and affordable access to medical care. To attempt to …

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Diversity in Healthcare Improves Outcomes: Jewel Greywoode, MD

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Care Ring is pleased to have Jewel Greywoode, MD as the guest author of this blog post. Dr. Greywoode is an otolaryngologist who specializes in cosmetic and functional facial plastic surgery. He practices with Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates, PA. and is part of Care Ring’s Physicians Reach Out network of volunteer providers who …

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Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month: Rosalyn Allison-Jacobs & Dr. David G. Jacobs

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Rosalyn and David Jacobs have been supporting and donating to Care Ring for well over a decade. Rosalyn has had a long career working in healthcare and nonprofit consulting, and David is the former Medical Director of Adult Trauma Services at Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health. We talked with them about what Black Philanthropy means …

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Care Ring Receives National Healthcare Award from Health Industry Leaders

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Healthcare Leadership Council Honors Care Ring with the Redefining American Healthcare Award CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – The Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) honored Care Ring with the Redefining American Healthcare Award during a virtual ceremony on Zoom on August 9, 2021. Care Ring has multiple programs which increase accessibility to healthcare services to uninsured and underinsured …

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