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Center for Community Transitions - Charlotte NC
Back In Style – School Supplies Needed
On August 25th CCT will host its 6th annual back to school readiness event, Back In Style. The event serves?CCT’s clients’ families by providing school children with needed school supplies. CCT estimates that 5,000 children in Mecklenburg County have a parent who is currently incarcerated, and 10,000 more have experienced parental incarceration at some point….
#SummerShareCLT – Because “Need” Doesn’t Get A Vacation
This week,?Charlotte neighbors ?have the opportunity to support our community in?an important way. Taking place through July 22,?SummerSHARE inspires neighbors to?help give “need” a vacation by purchasing highly-needed items from our Give Shop or dropping off those items any time during the campaign. You can also make a monetary contribution online. ?The need in Charlotte…
LifeWorks! Now at Goodwill Opportunity Campus
CCT’s LifeWorks! program is now housed in the new Goodwill Opportunity Campus. The new Goodwill Opportunity Campus, located on the corner of Wilkinson Boulevard and?Boyer Street in Charlotte, is a 160,000 square foot facility aimed at providing a seamless continuum of support to disadvantaged job seekers all in one location. The facility?houses?a job resource center,…
LifeWorks! is Moving to the Goodwill Opportunity Campus
CCT’s LifeWorks! program?is moving to its permanent location in the new Goodwill Opportunity Campus on June 23rd. The new facility will open June 30th. LifeWorks! provides people with criminal records with a variety of tools necessary to reach their professional and personal goals. Program offerings include an employment readiness workshop, networking opportunities, case management, career…
2015 Annual Report
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National Reentry Week
April 24-30, 2016 was National Reentry Week, a week highlighting the challenges, issues, and work involved in successfully transitioning out of prison. One local news program included CCT and one of our clients in their coverage. You can watch the full video at the link below National Reentry Week Promotes Support for Criminals Transitioning After…
CCT on Charlotte Talks – New Federal Guidelines On Housing Policy And Criminal Records
CCT’s Executive Director, Myra Clark, joined other expert guests on the radio show, Charlotte Talks, on April 19th to discuss recently released federal guidelines on housing policy and criminal records. Two of the most important factors to successful reentry from prison are housing and employment. Unfortunately, many of our clients face an uphill battle when…
4th Annual Spring Fling – May 5th
Join us for our 4th Annual Spring Fling, an evening honoring volunteers, client employers, and donors who make everything we do possible. Date: May 5th Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm Location: Rolling Hill Park Grove,?4340 Rolling Hill Drive Charlotte, North Carolina 28213 The evening will feature: Live music by Corporate Underground Silent Auction Raffle Food All…
Serving Families with Incarcerated Parents
Our Board Chair, John Tate, III, was just published on?NCChild.org. His post?reflects his passion for serving our clients and makes excellent points about the need to educate and support our state’s children and help prevent people from going to prison in the first place. ?It is definitely worth a read. “In Mecklenburg county schools, we…
CCT?s LifeWorks! Program Offers Hope, Healing
One Monday afternoon, Tyrone sat across the desk from LifeWorks! director, Erik Ortega. Erik, keenly aware that Tyrone was under significant duress, listened intently as he shared his heartbreaking story of personal loss. Tyrone?s sister was killed the weekend after Thanksgiving ? this was his second sister to lose her life tragically at the hands…