Posts by Kayla Gibson

Kayla Gibson

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Amid pandemic, uninsured patients benefiting from emergence of telemedicine

May 31, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Nate Morabito May 8, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While COVID-19 is causing devastating health problems for so many, the pandemic is also resulting in better access to health care for some of our most vulnerable neighbors thanks to the emergence of telemedicine. When all is said and done, Health Management…

Mecklenburg County adding more handwashing stations, bathrooms for homeless

May 31, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Nate Morabito April 23, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — To protect Charlotte’s homeless and the greater community, Mecklenburg County is expected to add another dozen handwashing stations and portable bathrooms in areas of the county where they’re needed, according to public records. County officials are expected to announce those plans at…

LGBTQ Cohousing in Durham

April 29, 2020

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Cohousing with a community of LGBTQ seniors provides for a unique way to live in place. (Photo Credit: Village Hearth Cohousing) Chris Rudisill March 20, 2020 In a series of investigative stories, qnotes is examining solutions around the country that could positively impact affordable housing opportunities in Charlotte, with the specific interests…

Social Connectiveness at a Distance

April 29, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

Time Out Youth Center has launched a variety of online services, as well as shoring up others, to help their youth stay connected and served during the COVID-19 self-isolation mandate. (Photo Credit: Time Out Youth Center) Chris Rudisill April 3, 2020 In its 29-year history, Time Out Youth Center (TOY)…

Wisecrack inspires solution to store shortages amid pandemic

April 29, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

Mykah Buff April 17, 2020 The world has been beset with a virus that has swept across the entire planet and has not been discriminating in who it has latched on to. It has attacked men, women and children, rich and poor, old and young and has still not hit…

HIV meds tested against COVID-19

April 29, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

Focus on microscope with metal lens for experiments, educational demonstrations in clinical laboratories. Medicine researching concept. Blurred background Mykah Buff April 17, 2020 With more than hundreds of thousands of confirmed cases, the coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) continues spreading across the globe at an alarming rate. In an effort to find a…

City leaders support shipping containers, other affordable housing solutions

April 14, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

With COVID-19 costing so many people their jobs, members of the Charlotte City Council expressed support for outside-the-box housing options. By Nate Morabito April 7, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The coronavirus pandemic is renewing a push for Charlotte to use shipping containers for affordable housing, especially as more and more…

Storytime (Grumpy Pants)

March 16, 2020

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Big Impact with a Small Footprint: Veterans Project Is Building Community While Fighting Homelessness

February 10, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

Site of Veterans Community Project, Longmont, Colo. (Photo Credit: Chris Rudisill) By Chris Rudisill FEBRUARY 7, 2020 In the last issue of qnotes, we looked at the Beloved Community Village in Denver, a tiny home village that provides transformational housing for people experiencing homelessness. Our trip out west also took us to…

Big Impact with a Small Footprint

January 30, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

By Chris Rudisill JANUARY 24, 2020 Freddie Martin, someone who is classified as ‘housing insecure,’ calls Beloved Community Village home as he works toward finishing his degree at Metro State University. (Photo Credit: Chris Rudisill) Freddie Martin, a student of history and anthropology, talks to me outside his home in…