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Families Doing Time Program Serves Children and Families
Our Families Doing Time Program (FDT) serves children and families dealing with the effects of having a loved one incarcerated. Our team works to break the cycle of incarceration and…
Read MoreCCT Winner of Bank of America’s Neighborhood Builders Signature Award
We are so happy to announce CCT is one of two winners for Bank of America’s Neighborhood Builders Signature award. Congratulations to The Latin American Coalition, also one of the…
Read MoreHow Community Partnerships Can Help Formerly Incarcerated People Find Jobs
We talk about second chances a lot here at CCT. We strive to make sure we’re providing resources to those who are justice involved to help them turn their lives…
Read MoreCharlotte Nonprofits Seeking Solutions to Prevent Reincarceration
Transitioning back into society after incarceration isn’t easy. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Charlotte NC has launched (R) IGNITE, Residents Individually Growing Naturally & Intentionally Through Education this week, a…
Read MoreCarolina Impact: New Workforce Options
“He says he was determined to take a different path…” A different path indeed for Korinthin Worley. This LifeWorks! graduate beat the odds and is now rebuilding his life thanks…
Read MoreOverlooked Workers Get a Second Chance in the Job Force
Many companies are dealing with labor shortages, and the need to fill positions is opening doors for CCT clients. Taylor Young, with Queen City News (formerly FOX 46), spoke with…
Read MoreCCT & LifeWorks! Graduate featured in Duke Energy Newsletter
For MLK Day 2022, LifeWorks! graduate Saichelle McNeill took center stage in Duke Energy’s newsletter, illumination. CCT received a $25,000 Social Justice and Racial Equity grant from the energy giant…
Read MoreTeamwork Makes the Dream Work
It takes a team of caring, compassionate people to help achieve CCT’s mission of building people, not prisons. Part of the building includes training programs where participants learn and practice…
Read MoreQueen City Nerve Names CCT “Best Nonprofit in Charlotte”
We are so proud to receive the title ‘Best Nonprofit in Charlotte’ from Queen City Nerve’s Best in the Nest 2021. See what they had to say about our work,…
Read MoreCenter for Women Resident Shares Story of Overcoming Obstacles
Carita Jacobs is completing the last few months of her prison sentence at CCT’s residential work release dorm. Her path hasn’t been an easy one. However, as you’ll see in…
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