Recorded live at Share Charlotte's Giving Tuesday event at Optimist Hall on December 3, 2024. Host Pamela Escobar talks with four local non-profits doing good in Charlotte, about their missions and their needs this giving season.

Guests:

Autumn Well, Executive Director, International House

Tere Gonzalez, Executive Director, Circle de Luz

Leanna Calvin, Executive Director, Exposure Project

Donna Dunlap, President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters

Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte mobilizes contractors, community volunteers, and a skilled construction team to provide critical home repairs and accessibility modifications for free to low-income homeowners. 

Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Rebuilding Together's Will Rimer, and volunteer and board member Maghan Cook.

The Park Community Development Corporation (The Park CDC) was established by The Park Church in 2018. Its goal is to support the West Charlotte community through initiatives focused on affordable housing, healthy living, and economic mobility.

Host Pamela Escobar talks with Danyae Thomas, who is the Director of Programming & Strategic Partnerships for the Park CDC, and Herb Wilson, a resident.

Hurricane Helene recently devastated our mountain towns. Our hearts ache for western NC, and as a state, we're uniting to help our neighbors rebuild.

We can all contribute, and many already have. But the road to recovery is long, which is why we're bringing you this special edition of Do Good Charlotte. 

In this episode, we highlight three organizations making a unique impact in the recovery effort – and showing you how you can pitch in.

Featuring Jason Gudzunas, the Executive Director of the Charlotte branch of the American Red Cross; Clark Pennington, COO of The Independence Fund; Michelle Schaefer-Old, the Founder and CEO of the Diaper Bank of NC.

A-C-4-Ed is Charlotte's largest nonprofit provider of Early Childhood programming. Host Pamela Escobar talks with Jared Keaton from A-C-4-Ed, and parent Nadia Omally, whose child participated in their Head Start programs

This month, SHARE Charlotte is spotlighting Early Childhood Education partners whose core programs and operations focus on the health and early learning of children ages birth to five. In this episode, Freedom Communities Executive Director Hannah Beavers joins host Pamela Escobar to discuss how she is steering this organization into the future. 

This month, SHARE Charlotte is shining the spotlight on a Black-led nonprofit that’s doing the work now—to set our kids up for the future. Host Pamela Escobar talks with Tammy and John Martin, the co-founders of the YBLA, and Summer Newby, a YBLA participant.

This August, SHARE Charlotte is shining the spotlight on Black-led nonprofits making a profound impact in our community. Host Pamela Escobar talks with Community Link President & CEO Tameka Gunn, and Tierra Brant, a Community Link customer.

Host Pamela Escobar talks with Bentzion and Rochel Groner. They saw a world where some of our neighbors—those with disabilities—were being left behind- and they decided to do something about it.

This July, SHARE Charlotte is shining a spotlight on nonprofits that empower individuals with disabilities.

InReach is a nonprofit that's building a world where everyone can live life on their own terms.

Host Pamela Escobar is joined by InReach’s CEO Lori Gougeon and Jennifer Carter Barber, the Director of Community Works and Vocational Services.