Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

The Trust congratulates Local Impact Advisory Council member Courtney James on being named Financial Health First Responder of the Year by Financial Pathways of the Piedmont. We applaud the work of Courtney and all awardees who are focused on improving the economic well-being of our communities.

We are immensely grateful to our host, The Colorado Health Foundation as well peer funders and thought-leaders who joined 'Making Space for Place,' a convening we helped organize to explore how place-based grantmaking can best support impacted communities in creating solutions to local issues that further policy change. We look forward to ongoing learning and collaboration with other funders doing critical work to center equity and engage deeply with community.

For many North Carolinians, Medicaid is an essential pathway to stability, health, and opportunity. Proposed cuts would disproportionately affect rural communities and working families, forcing difficult trade-offs between health care and financial security. Hear more about why sustained federal support is critical to preserving the gains of Medicaid expansion in NC. Medicaid cuts could harm North Carolina residents’ care | Raleigh News & Observer https://bit.ly/4jntFPA

Boston-Thurmond United and Epoch Tribe will host a live performance of Forsyth County Birth Stories on Saturday, April 26th at the Neil Bolton Home & Garden Building, Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. The event highlights birth experiences shared by local moms through storytelling and creative renderings that will follow a mix & mingle, as well as a panel discussion. Be part of this powerful community storytelling effort focused on uplifting the lived experiences of birthing mothers of Forsyth County. https://bit.ly/3XXI4tI

The Healthy Communities NC Dashboard, developed by the Cape Fear Collective, is a powerful tool designed to bring communities together around shared goals for improving health and well-being in North Carolina. By aligning data collection and analysis with the Healthy NC 2030 initiative, this dashboard helps organizations and individuals explore local challenges, set meaningful goals, and measure progress over time. https://lnkd.in/gTm5j334

"Especially in this time of great need, we must have the freedom to direct our resources to a wide variety of important services, issues, and places, to improve lives today and build a stronger future for our country." Read the full statement from Council on Foundations and the list of funders we stand alongside.

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Western North Carolina faced a communications crisis, with widespread internet and cellular outages leaving communities isolated. This disaster underscores the critical need for resilient infrastructure in rural areas. Learn more about the importance of building stronger public-private partnerships and investments in disaster-proof communication systems, and how some new technology is already supporting emergency response and life-saving efforts. https://bit.ly/3E35GX7

Our latest update debuts the Trust’s first “Voices on the Ground” feature, highlighting partners from UNIDX and Nariah’s Way Foundation as they discuss the positive impact of expanded Medicaid in their communities and the challenges that could arise if access is restricted.

State Superintendent Mo Green cautions that the U.S. Department of Education’s sudden revocation of deadline extensions for pandemic relief grants threatens the financial stability of rural counties in our state, citing that schools in Robeson, Richmond, Lenoir, and Halifax counties may face project cancellations or lack the funds to pay for completed work. Mo Green warns sudden halt to pandemic funding will hit four counties hard https://bit.ly/3REPDSt

Centering racial equity in our work and confronting systems of injustice is an inextricable part of advancing our vision for thriving communities and equitable health outcomes. Equity Framework - Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust - https://lnkd.in/ev3tTU7C