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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…

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…

Charlotte could allow townhomes, duplexes, triplexes in traditional single-family neighborhoods

November 12, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 6:07 PM EDT November 8, 2019 Updated: 6:07 PM EDT November 8, 2019 With 84% of residential land in Charlotte zoned for single-family homes, there’s an effort slowly gaining momentum that could eventually allow more affordable townhomes, duplexes, and triplexes in the city’s traditional neighborhoods. As…

Congresswoman wants more housing vouchers in Charlotte

October 8, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 7:42 PM EDT October 4, 2019 Updated: 7:42 PM EDT October 4, 2019 United States Congresswoman Alma Adams (D), NC-12, is calling for more federal Housing Choice vouchers to help people find places to live. “On the federal level, we are going to have to expand…

Housing Authority to give struggling families more time to use vouchers

September 24, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 7:38 PM EDT September 17, 2019 Updated: 7:38 PM EDT September 17, 2019 The Charlotte Housing Authority unanimously approved a major change that would give families with federal housing vouchers more time to use the rental assistance before the vouchers expire Tuesday night. Prior to the…

I Can’t Afford to Live Here | An in-depth look at Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis

September 17, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: WCNC Staff Published: 10:01 PM EDT September 14, 2019 Updated: 10:35 PM EDT September 14, 2019 I can’t afford to live here | An in-depth look at Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis didn’t happen overnight. In fact, Charlotte has a history of broken promises and…

Housing Voucher Proposed Extension

September 9, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 2:46 PM EDT August 30, 2019 Updated: 8:32 PM EDT August 30, 2019 Three months after an NBC Charlotte investigation exposed a major flaw in a federal housing program and suggested solutions, the Charlotte Housing Authority is now considering one of those solutions. In just weeks,…

Housing vouchers expiring before families can use them

May 22, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 6:48 PM EDT May 13, 2019 Updated: 6:48 PM EDT May 13, 2019 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — More than a third of low-income families in Charlotte who receive newly available federal Housing Choice vouchers can’t use them before they expire, according to an NBC Charlotte review of…