Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

La Autoridad de la Vivienda brinda a familias con dificultades más tiempo para usar cupones para el pago del alquiler

July 15, 2020

Nathan Morabito Enero 7, 2020 La Autoridad de la Vivienda de Charlotte (CHA por su sigla en inglés) aprobó por unanimidad un cambio importante que les daría a las familias con cupones federales de vivienda más tiempo para usar esa ayuda con el pago del alquiler, antes de que los…

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

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, QNotes

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…

Nashville’s shipping container apartments could be inspiration for Charlotte

February 25, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

By Nathan Morabito February 18, 2020 A Nashville developer is using the nation’s surplus of shipping containers to build affordable housing unit and his idea is a possible solution Charlotte might want to consider. Stacked three-high, shipping containers welded to piers now dominate the landscape of Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood just…

Finding Home: Helping Homeless Students By Supporting Their Families

February 25, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WFAE

By David Boraks February 13, 2020 Here’s a No. 1 ranking you don’t want: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools leads North Carolina with the largest population of homeless students — more than 4,700 last year. A new program by two Charlotte agencies aims to help some of those students by getting their families…