Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia Amanda Hogan Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia is a lifelong partner to families managing disabilities and mental health challenges. They seek to build and equip a Multi-Sensory Environment room at the Charlotte Children’s Center for children with developmental disabilities.
CARS Inspiring Youth Jackie Taylor CARS Inspiring Youth is an urban education group that brings reentry educational opportunities into struggling communities, developing high school non-graduates into highly skilled trade workers through months of inspiring GED curriculum built around a new style of teaching.
The Relatives Brennon D. Graham The Relatives has a long history as the only shelter for youth in Mecklenburg County who have run away from home, are homeless, or whose safety is at risk. The On Ramp program serves those who age out of foster homes to prevent these youth from aging into homelessness, prison, or…
Sow Much Good Robin Emmons Sow Much Good is committed to growing healthy communities in underserved neighborhoods by providing direct access to fresh, affordable food; educating and engaging residents to adopt healthy eating habits; and advocating for the right of every person to have real food security.
Silent Images David Johnson Since 2007, Silent Images has provided powerful, visual, storytelling tools to hundreds of global humanitarian organizations. From homeless shelters in Charlotte to Sudanese refugee camps, the Silent Images team tells stories of help amidst genocide, malnutrition, human trafficking, and poverty.
Second Helping Melissa Mummert Second Helping is a program of Changed Choices, a local non-profit agency that serves incarcerated women and women who are returning home from prison. The struggle to find jobs that pay a living wage was the motivation to start Second Helping, a new business that is employing formerly incarcerated women to work in…
Inspire the Fire Dennis Reed, Jr. Inspire the Fire reaches out to youth by way of the arts. We help kids succeed on stage and in life! Our mission is to inspire positive change in adolescents through faith, fun, and the arts. We provide creative outlets for young people to express themselves, find themselves, and inspire their community.
Circle de Luz Mary Kathryn Elkins Circle de Luz radically empowers young Latinas through extensive mentoring, holistic programming, and scholarship funds for further education. From seventh grade through high school graduation, they partner with participants, their families, and supporters to illuminate what is possible and empower participants to dream beyond their current imaginings.
Charlotte Teachers Institute Scott R. Gartlan Charlotte Teachers Institute (CTI) is an educational partnership among Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Davidson College, and UNC Charlotte. CTI cultivates content knowledge, creativity, leadership skills, and collaboration among Charlotte’s public school teachers by offering professional development seminars and a variety of community programs.
Charlotte Community Tool Bank Angela Parks, Former Executive Director Charlotte Community ToolBank is a tool-lending program that serves nonprofits in the community. By putting tools in the hands of the volunteers that are painting schools, repairing seniors’ roofs, or landscaping public spaces, they guarantee that every volunteer is equipped to get the job done.
Grand Prize ($15,000) and Coaches’ Award Winner ($5,000)
Runner-up ($7,500) and People’s Choice Award Winner ($2,500)
