Client Stories
How a Center for Women Resident Beat the Odds
Here’s a snapshot of our LifeWorks! Program Director Sherina (right), and one of our former Center for Women residents, Shaheedah, out and about in the Charlotte community. Shaheedah is now…
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 MoreFriday Feels: Center for Women resident virtually attends daughter’s graduation
One of our Center for Women (CFW) residents got to experience something extraordinary today – her daughter’s Navy graduation. She watched the ceremony via live stream, something she wouldn’t have been…
Read MoreHoliday thank you message from LifeWorks! client
This Christmas, our staff received a heartfelt note from James, a LifeWorks! and FIT program client who credits CCT for helping him become a “more successful person.” To continue to…
Read MoreFIT Program Client Spotlight: Meet Robert
Robert was 60 years old when he was released from prison in Goldsboro on June 5, 2018. He had $94 to his name; three days later, he was down to…
Read MoreLifeWorks! Employee Spotlight: Meet Traletta
When Traletta got out of prison, she had no savings, job or employment prospects. What she did have was a criminal record and an uphill battle to convince employers she…
Read MoreFamilies Doing Time: Client spotlight
*Liz has lived with family the last 5 years under difficult circumstances: her husband and the father of her children is incarcerated. This year, she was ready to venture on…
Read MoreKevin Walsh: From LifeWorks! intern to program director
Kevin Walsh is the epitome of a second chance success story. A decade ago, following his release from prison, he had mandated weekly visits with a federal probation officer. Today,…
Read MoreFamilies Doing Time brings holiday cheer to clients with incarcerated loved ones
CCT’s Families Doing Time program made sure their clients had some holiday cheer this Christmas. The program serves children and families who have an incarcerated loved one. Many of the…
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