Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

Mecklenburg Health Director Says Contact Tracing Isn’t Working Here

August 11, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WFAE

David Boraks July 30, 2020 Mecklenburg County’s health director says she’s worried that contact tracing isn’t working and that makes it hard to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Contact tracing is how public health officials try to identify and isolate anyone who has come in contact with an infectious disease.…

Finding Home: Immigrants Here Illegally Face Their Own Eviction Struggles

August 4, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WFAE

David Boraks July 28, 2020 Thousands of North Carolina residents are in danger of losing their homes as courts begin issuing eviction orders again this month. The threat is amplified for immigrants here illegally, whose status disqualifies them from government programs that could help pay the rent. Isamar lives in…

Finding Home: Evictions Resume In Mecklenburg, But Money And Mediation Help Keep Some In Their Homes

August 4, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WFAE

David Boraks July 27, 2020 Here’s a recipe for an avalanche of evictions: The state’s moratorium on evictions amid the coronavirus pandemic is over. Eviction courts have reopened. Unemployment remains high and federal benefits are running out. Mecklenburg County so far has been able to stave off evictions in about…

Contact tracing is not working in Mecklenburg County

August 4, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Nate Morabito August 3, 2020 MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — Contact tracing is considered one of the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris said the longtime epidemiology practice is not working. In fact, she said Mecklenburg County is having so much trouble,…

Charlotte designer proposes housing solution similar to shipping containers

July 21, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Nate Morabito May 13, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With the pandemic renewing a push for the City of Charlotte to rely on outside-the-box solutions to address its affordable housing crisis, a local designer’s idea has received initial support from city officials, including the mayor. Jon Kavajian doesn’t think shipping containers…

North Carolina does little to help its undocumented. Can we learn from California and New York?

July 16, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, La Noticia

Laura Brache Mayo 3, 2020 Emilia’s situation is desperate. In mid-March, her husband, who is the sole supporter for her and their five children, was arrested in the Charlotte area and later deported to Mexico. A week later, Mecklenburg County ordered its residents to stay at home in order to…

Compare Foods adopts creative solutions to protect its employees and customers

July 16, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, La Noticia

Marlen Cardenas Mayo 12, 2020 After 40 days of a series of restrictive measures under the “stay at home order” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Friday, May 8, the so-called “Phase 1” of North Carolina’s economic reopening began. It eliminates certain restrictions in places such as stores and…

Can the west slow down Covid-19 like some Asian countries?

July 16, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, La Noticia

José Carlos Cordero Cote Abril 7, 2020 From late December 2019 until early April 2020, nearly a million people have contracted the new coronavirus COVID-19, with a tragic total of approximately 50,000 deaths. The United States and countries in Europe are alarmed by the increase in cases of this pandemic,…

Family is saved from being thrown out on the street thanks to community support

July 16, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, La Noticia

Diego Barahona A. Febrero 17, 2020 It was a miracle from heaven, Jennifer DeLeón says when she describes the way her community helped her family find a place to live, after they were forced to leave the home in Davidson where they had been for 10 years. Due to various…

Dónde encontrar un sitio de prueba de COVID-19 cerca de usted

July 16, 2020

en español, La Noticia

Marlen Cardenas Mayo 27, 2020 El gobernador Cooper anunció que el DHHS ahora tiene una lista de lugares de prueba que incluye más de 200 sitios de recolección de muestras en 54 condados y se agregaran más a medida que se verifican los sitios de prueba. Si cree que necesita…