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The Charlotte Post Publishing Company Presents: HER Story = OUR Story - with our own Tchernavia Montgomery, MSW, Care Ring CEO Tuesday, March 18, 2025? 6:00 PM?–?7:00 PM West Boulevard Library This series of conversations celebrates Women's History Month by highlighting the voices and experiences of some of?Charlotte's influential women. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations, gain valuable perspectives, and discover how HER Story shapes OUR collective story. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/eJesCChH

Yesterday, we were honored to host and participate in NC Governor Joshua Stein and NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai, MD, JD, MBA roundtable discussion about the importance of Medicaid to the health of 3 million North Carolinians, and retaining the funding for the program nationally and at the state level. Our CEO Tchernavia Montgomery, MSW shared about the impact having Medicaid has had for the formerly uninsured patients we were serving who were able to get more services thanks to gaining coverage through the recent expansion of benefits. And Care Ring client Tashenda Gibson, who participates in our A Guided Journey program for new mothers, shared how having coverage helped her have a healthy pregnancy and baby. The daycare center where she works, like many small businesses, doesn’t offer health insurance, so it’s important she retain coverage. After the discussion, the Governor and Secretary received a tour of our new facility. For more on the event, visit: https://lnkd.in/ePXicPtW or check out Carolinas' Own Queen City News, WJZY-TV https://lnkd.in/ed9Mg3q8

Thank you to The Duke Endowment for hosting the new NC Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Dev Sangvai, MD, JD, MBA for a meet and greet last night. We enjoyed hearing about his vision and priorities for NC. It was also a pleasure to see and hear from Care Ring Board member and former NC Health Secretary Carmen Hooker Odom, who introduced Dr. Sangvai. Thank you Elizabeth H. Star and HopeStar Foundation for sponsoring. Diatra Fullwood, wonderfully coordinated, as always! Brava! Care Ring is also excited to be hosting a roundtable discussion with Dr. Sangvai and NC Governor Joshua Stein today about the importance of Medicaid.

It’s Tuesday! That means our friends from NC MedAssist are here to help our Clinic and Physicians Reach Out patients get enrolled into their services for free medications that they otherwise couldn’t afford, which supports their overall health and compliance with treatment plans. They are also loving the meeting room at our new location, which is more spacious and has a window, creating a more welcoming and bright environment.

Great retreat with our Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors on Friday! Thank you to The Leon Levine Foundation for use of their beautiful new nonprofit community meeting space and to TLLF President Tom Lawrence for stopping by to say hello. Thank you Bert Armstrong with Armstrong McGuire & Associates for his presentation on effective Boards and to Karen Blair with enTune Financial Services on our upcoming new relationship with their firm.

As we close out our first (sort of) full week in our new beautiful 14,000 sq ft home, we wanted to again thank all of the amazing businesses and individuals there who helped us create it: @stratapmg, Harker, Morris Berg Architects, Davis Moore, PMC, Divergent IT, Superior Industrial Maintenance Company, Apparo - Business and Tech Solutions for Nonprofits, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Gardner Skelton PLLC, and ArtPop Street Gallery. Signage by RP Signs and property management by New South Properties of the Carolinas, LLC . Also so grateful to American Heart Association, Lowe's Companies, Inc., and The Leon Levine Foundation for in-kind donations of fridges, office furniture and other needed items, saving us thousands of dollars in costs.

Our 2nd annual Black Maternal Health Conference, happening on April 17th and presented by Novant Health and in partnership and support with Atrium Health, Mecklenburg County Public Health, and South Piedmont AHEC is looking for great presenters and speakers! Learn more and submit your abstract here: https://lnkd.in/erxChFtE Check out conference highlights from last year here: https://lnkd.in/eZhuQf2K

“Art is medicine” - perfectly said Wendy Hickey. Did you know access to art can improve Social Determinants of Health? We hope this mural in our new space by artist Javon Jeter will be calming and cognitively stimulating for our patients. And, we hope they see a reflection of themselves, as we were very intentional about the images portrayed. Javon, thank you for sharing your creative gifts with us. You captured the essence of our organization and those we serve. It certainly evoked emotion from many. The embedded meaning behind some of the images was very special. ?? Jennifer Frey, great work connecting us with ArtPop Street Gallery for this valuable statement piece in our new space! Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenburg (ASC)

I will tell this story until my voice no longer allows. Nearly 20 years ago, as a recently unemployed single mother, I knocked on the door of Morris Berg Architects seeking employment. The administrative assistant role I was placed in off an on for several years allowed me to continue my part time education. Three years ago, I ran into Todd Berg at Community Matters Cafe and after sharing with him my leadership journey since last meet, the firm quickly became a Care Ring corporate sponsor in support of our mission and vision. Later, when Care Ring choose to take our leap of faith to build out our new space, they agreed to serve as our architect firm. They truly designed a space for us with love. I will forever be grateful for the kindness and opportunity afforded to me that day by Mr. Berg and the late Kieth Morris. This is a full circle moment that will be etched in my mind and heart forever. Never neglect to show kindness to strangers. Who knows the impact you might have. ??

Thanks to WSOC-TV Eyewitness News and Damany Lewis for visiting us while finishing touches were made to our new home the other week to learn more about our move and how our new larger location will accommodate our growth and ability to serve our patients and the community more robustly. We open for service on Tuesday, Feb 18th. https://lnkd.in/esJqiFne