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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Hamlet's Brewington serves the Sandhills
Hamlet native Dr. Fallon McIver Brewington is the current CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills in Moore County and was just named as the upcoming vice president of continuing education and workforce development at Sandhills Community College.
Richmond County awarded nearly $70K for emergency food program
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security-Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.
Hospitals take more heat from Treasurer, calls for change in billing practices
RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale Folwell is once again sounding the alarm on some nonprofit hospitals in the state, with a new report that shows low-income patients are being billed when they were eligible for charity care. This comes on the heels of a similar report released in October by Folwell, who oversees the State Health Plan for government employees, the largest health insurance plan in the state.
EducationNC awarded $40,000 SECU Foundation grant for statewide communications initiative
RALEIGH — SECU Foundation is once again working with EducationNC, this time awarding a $40,000 grant to assist the nonprofit with a project designed to promote dialogue and encourage the sharing of ideas and best practices across the state.
OPINION: The Biden administration wants to partner with criminals to spy on you
"The Biden administration," CNN reports, "is considering using outside firms to track extremist chatter by Americans online."
State senators move to make nonprofit donor names private
RALEIGH — A new bill supported by influential N.C. senators would protect the confidentiality of donors to nonprofit organizations and charities.
New grant program accepting applications to help businesses and nonprofits hurt by COVID-19
RALEIGH — Businesses and nonprofit organizations in North Carolina that have experienced interruption due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic could qualify for up to $250,000 from a new state grant program, Gov. Roy Cooper announced (Thursday). The Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for the Job Retention Grant Program through the agency’s website.
DeVos, Forest pitch Education Freedom Scholarships
RALEIGH — U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and N.C. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest this week gathered a roundtable of school-choice advocates to pitch Education Freedom Scholarships.
Match Your Desire to Help with Knowledge at Free Nonprofit Seminar
HAMLET -- Learn the steps for establishing a nonprofit organization in the state of North Carolina by signing up for a free seminar offered through the Small Business Center at Richmond Community College.
Learn How Volunteers Will Grow Your Nonprofit at Free Seminar
HAMLET – Nonprofit specialist Sam Gore will be presenting a free seminar from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Cole Auditorium in Hamlet.