Do Good Charlotte

For a lot of people who serve time in prison, getting a job or launching a career afterward is a challenge. City Startup Labs is opening the doors for new opportunities through its ReEntry Entrepreneurship Program. It’s partnering with major employers, like Atrium Health, to transition justice-involved people into careers in healthcare. And it’s also creating pathways to become entrepreneurs. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Travis Williams, the Director of the ReEntry Entrepreneurship Program, and Renea Wells, a member of the program.

Sustain Charlotte works collaboratively with residents, neighborhood organizations, government agencies, nonprofits, and businesses to solve the most important challenges to the long-term social, economic, and environmental health of the Charlotte community. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Sustain Charlotte's Eric Zaverl and Meg Fencil.

This September…SHARE Charlotte is shining a spotlight on organizations that are dedicated to protecting our planet. These nonprofits are creating a zero-waste, low-carbon future so our rivers, land, and wildlife keep thriving. In this episode, Pamela Escobar sits down with Bart Landers, Executive Director of The Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail, and Larry Humbert, a volunteer.

Communities in Schools works with children in 55 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools which have high percentages of low-income students. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by CIS president and CEO Men Tchaas Ari, Bryani Woods, who was a CIS student about eight years ago, and Jaliah Wilson, a CIS student who just graduated from high school.

FACTS Initiative provides mental health services to underserved children and families who don’t traditionally receive care. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by FACTS CEO Aisha Yesher-El and volunteer Melissa Picault.

Charlotte's Teaching Fellows Institute's purpose is to engage, honor and inspire the Charlotte area's outstanding teachers to promote the engaged retention of these outstanding educators in the profession.  Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Barbara Caldwell, the Executive Director, and Robin Nelson, a TFI fellow.

Money Magnets Club (MMC) is a community that encourages entrepreneurship and financial literacy among elementary school kids and their responsible adults through exposure, education, and resources, to build generational wealth.

You may know Charlotte Pride for its annual festival and parade - but its work goes beyond that. It creates programs and activities to enrich, empower, and strengthen the unique lives and experiences of LGBTQ people in Charlotte and the Carolinas. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Charlotte Pride Communications Manager Lisa Schob and volunteer Anthony Walton-Tate.

Do Good Charlotte and SHARE Charlotte are celebrating Pride Month by putting a spotlight on partners that advocate for and embrace LGBTQ+ culture. PFLAG Charlotte works with families of gender-diverse children…to help them find resources and safety.  This episode, host Pamela Escobar is joined by PFLAG Executive Director Karen Graci and volunteer and Board Member, Dr. Sebastian Barr.

In this episode of Do Good CLT, we’re introducing you Carolina Youth Coalition, an organization making college possible for kids.

ANSWER impacts economic mobility by providing scholarships, mentoring and professional development opportunities to adult women age 25 and older who are raising school-age children. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by ANSWER's founder, Susan Andersen, and scholarship recipient T.J. Brinkman.

Rebuilding Together is rebuilding and repairing homes in Charlotte. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Executive Director Beth Morrison and volunteer Skip Hudspeth.  

Freedom School Partners' Director of Development Jonathan Russell and volunteer Wendy Stockton join host Pamela Escobar to discuss their Summer Literacy Program designed to fill in the gap while Charlotte-area students are off over the Summer.

Dahlia Grove is a Charlotte non-profit that provides free housing, jobs, and training for women survivors of sex trafficking. Host Pamela Escobar talks with Board Chair Bonnie Henry and Program Assistant Kerri Gambell.  

This March, SHARE Charlotte is putting the spotlight on organizations dedicated to helping women survivors of sex trafficking. Host Pamela Escobar talks with Debbie Gates, Executive Director of Compassion to Act, a Charlotte non-profit providing safe houses, therapy, legal aid and long-term guidance to victims of sex trafficking.  

Men of Destiny is a Charlotte non-profit that connects area youth with the training and skills they need to find trade certifications and gainful employment.  Executive Director Gary Crump joins host Pamela Escobar in-studio to explain how it works, and how you can help.

What do a gaming organization, Lowe’s, and the Charlotte Hornets have in common? Tiffany Capers, Executive Director of Crossroads Corporation, joins Pamela Escobar to talk about the initiative to create pathways to skilled jobs.

It's speed dating for non-profits!  Five Charlotte non-profit organizations sit down with host Pamela Escobar to tell her about the incredible work they are doing in the community. Hear from: R.I.C.S. Market Foundation International House of Charlotte Jazz Arts Charlotte First Gen Success Common Wealth Charlotte Visit SHARE Charlotte for more!  

Pam talks with Carrie Christian, Founder & Executive Director of Families Forward Charlotte.

Pam Escobar talks with Jenna Moonan, Charlotte's Shoebox Project leader, about the organization's first full year in Charlotte.