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Care through COVID: Families Doing Time feeds families, makes community connections
Over the last several months, Ms. G’s home in East Charlotte has been more crowded than usual. The home health aide and longtime Families Doing Time (FDT) client is caring for 16 family members who’ve been affected by COVID-19, domestic violence and job loss. Understandably, she’s overwhelmed and frustrated at times. Yet through it all,…
Read MoreA message to CCT friends and supporters from Board Chair Marc Jarmosevich
This month I’ve stepped into the role of board chair at CCT. I want to thank John Tate for his years of leadership, dedication to our clients and staff, and the impact he has made. It is a great honor to begin this journey when CCT is on a solid foundation and under the strong…
Read MoreLifeWorks! goes virtual with online employment readiness training
When the LifeWorks! employment readiness workshop started this month for 12 recently incarcerated clients, the classroom looked and felt a bit different. Clients still worked on their resumes, learned about daily living and meeting skills, and participated in mock job interviews. But instead of convening in a meeting room at the Goodwill Opportunity Campus, they…
Read MoreThank You to Our Giving Tuesday Now Donors
Thanks to generous donors, we raised $1,000! If you didn’t donate during Giving Tuesday Now it’s not too late, you can still make a donation. Thank you to Tayco Electric and Solar who donated 35 sandwiches to residents at our Center for Women on Giving Tuesday!
Read MoreCCT awarded $50,000 through COVID-19 Relief Fund
Thanks to United Way of Central Carolinas and the COVID-19 Relief Fund, CCT was awarded a generous $50,000 grant to support our clients and operations during the pandemic. These grant dollars will go towards funding increased staffing and food and supplies at our Center for Women. Our residents are now at the facility 24/7 due to the…
Read MoreCare through Crisis: CCT clients receive services and support during pandemic
From food and clothing referrals to telemedicine and medication management, Center for Community Transitions hasn’t let a global pandemic keep us from providing essential support and services to formerly incarcerated individuals. “Our clients served their time and are now reentering a community filled with so many unknowns. Right now, they need our support more than…
Read MoreCOVID-19 update from Executive Director Patrice Funderburg
In light of the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to protect the health of our staff, clients, volunteers and supporters, we’re suspending all Center for Community Transitions programming and events until further notice. This includes: Families Doing Time (Third Tuesday Family Night, literacy tutoring and cultural excursions). Center for Women onsite dinners from the…
Read MoreCCT + Wells Fargo Center for Community Engagement + Queens University = Dynamic and sustainable partnership
Thanks to our partnership with Wells Fargo Center for Community Engagement, students from Queens University got to see firsthand how incarceration affects mental health and learn how we work with the Charlotte prison system to offer services to formerly incarcerated individuals. The center aligns with the university’s strategic plan to ensure every student “engages in…
Read MoreListen now: Myra Clark visits the Francene Marie Show
Did you realize there are an estimated 2 million people in North Carolina with a criminal record? Myra Clark exits the Center For Community Transitions after 32 years! Clark served as the Executive Director for 22 years and 10 years with their Center For Women for 10 years, the amazing Patrice Funderburg will take the…
Read MoreMyra Clark retires from CCT; Patrice Funderburg named new executive director
Myra Clark has retired as executive director of the Center for Community Transitions (CCT) after leading the organization for 22 years. Patrice Funderburg, former CCT board co-chair and local criminal justice advocate, was named new executive director effective Jan 1, 2020. Clark, who first joined CCT in 1988 as program director for the Center for…
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