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Center 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…
Read MoreFair Hiring Process
The hiring process has many steps, from completing an application to phone interviews and criminal background checks, with human resources (HR) doing much of the vetting. Our executive director, who…
Read MoreThe Charlotte Observer Articles Shine Spotlight on CCT, Incarceration & Reentry
Reporter Devna Bose writes about marginalized people, underrepresented communities, racism and social justice for The Charlotte Observer. She and photographer Khadejeh Nikouyeh spent time recently at the Center for Community…
Read MoreCCT Launches Second Chance Fund Campaign
In 2009, Ebony began a 10-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. Today, she’s a college graduate and owns a thriving transportation business. At the heart of Ebony’s successful journey from…
Read MorePretty (and confident) in Pink: First shoe purchase gives Center for Women resident a self-image boost
For most of us, shopping for shoes is a mundane activity. We walk into a store, browse the aisles for a few pairs we like, try them on and buy…
Read MoreCCT’s Patrice Funderburg Celebrated as “Unsung Hero” in 40 Over 40 Award
“Building People, Not Prisons” isn’t just the Center for Community Transitions tagline. It’s how Executive Director Patrice Funderburg models her path to leading transformative change within the Charlotte community —…
Read MoreCenter for Women: Residents Vaccinated, Ready to Work, Preparing for Reentry
More than a year after the pandemic hit, residents serving out the final years of their sentences through our Center of Women program are finally seeing the light at the…
Read MoreCCT Talks Second Chance Employment, Changing Criminal Justice Narratives with Queen City Nerve
Most of the criminal justice conversations in our community are about policing and law enforcement, not on reentry, transition and reducing recidivism. But all of these topics are connected because…
Read MorePatrice Funderburg Talks Fair Chance Hiring, Bojangles Partnership on Levelset Podcast
The successful second chance partnership between the Center for Community Transitions and Bojangles was one of the highlights of Fair Chance Conversations, a Levelset podcast featuring Executive Director Patrice Funderburg.…
Read MoreCCT Welcomes Patrick Diamond as Interim Development Director
Patrick Diamond, a longtime and active member of Charlotte’s business, nonprofit and arts communities, has joined the Center for Community Transitions team as interim development director. For the next six…
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