Do Good Charlotte

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We could all use more "good." In Do Good Charlotte, a podcast from SHARE Charlotte, award-winning journalist Pamela Escobar talks with the people spreading good around the Queen City each and every day.

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Giving Tuesday 2024 Special

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

54 min
NOV 5

Rebuilding Together of Greater Charlotte

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.

24 min
OCT 29

The Park Community Development Corporation

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.

24 min
OCT 11

Hurricane Helene Special

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.

1h 1m
OCT 1

Alliance Center for Education

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

24 min
SEP 10

Freedom Communities

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.

26 min
AUG 27

Young Black Leadership Alliance (YBLA)

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.

26 min
AUG 13

Community Link

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.

26 min

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We could all use more "good." In Do Good Charlotte, a podcast from SHARE Charlotte, award-winning journalist Pamela Escobar talks with the people spreading good around the Queen City each and every day.