Episode 13: Accessing Gender Affirming Care in North Carolina | Listen Here In this episode, we hear from Haven Oxenreider, Data & Software Lead at Pisgah Legal Services, who shares their experiences as a trans person in North Carolina, what it was like for him to access gender affirming care, and what resources are available to people […]
Equity+ Podcast Ep. 12: Medical Debt & What To Do About It
Episode 12: Medical Debt & What To Do About It | Listen Here In this episode, we hear from Rebecca Cerese, Policy Advocate at the NC Justice Center, who shares important information about medical debt in the US and North Carolina, and some great tips on how you can get help if you have it. Resources Contact […]
EQUITY+ PODCAST EP. 11: HOST A COMMUNITY MEDICAID ENROLLMENT EVENT!
Episode 11: Host a Community Medicaid Enrollment Event! | Listen Here In this episode we’ll introduce the newest addition to the Care Share staff, our Medicaid Expansion BIPOC Community Engagement Coordinator, Shakira Greene. Shakira is going to tell us about her role helping CBOs serving BIPOC populations host enrollment events to get more people connected to […]
Funding Opportunity for Northeastern NC CBOs
Please note that the Care Share/Equity+ Network is not affiliated with this opportunity. The purpose of this post is to share resources. Albemarle Regional Health Services: Partnership to Improve Community Health – Youth Involvement in Increasing Healthy Food Access in Northeastern North Carolina Overall Goal: Do you have innovative ideas for involving youth in your […]
Equity+ Podcast Ep. 10: The Power of Community Created Solutions
Episode 10: The Power of Community Created Solutions | Listen Here In this episode, we talk with Daniella Runyambo, Co-Executive Director, Programs & Community Impact at Refugee Community Partnership about RCP’s community led efforts to make language justice a reality for their members. Want more Equity+ Podcast? You can find past episodes on our Care Share Podcast page or […]
Job Opportunity: Medicaid Expansion BIPOC Community Engagement Coordinator
We are no longer accepting applications for this position. Position: Medicaid Expansion BIPOC Community Engagement Coordinator Reports to: Director of Communications Type: Part-Time Location: North Carolina The Medicaid Expansion BIPOC Community Engagement Coordinator will work closely with Care Share Health Alliance, […]
EQUITY+ PODCAST EP. 9: WHAT SHOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT MEDICAID EXPANSION?
Episode 9: What Should You Know About Medicaid Expansion? | Listen Here In this episode, we talk to Nick Riggs, Director of the NC Navigator Consortium, April Morgan, Outreach & Enrollment Manager at NC Community Health Center Association, and Care Share’s Medicaid Expansion Outreach & Education Coordinator, Hollis Smith, about what you should know about Medicaid Expansion! Want […]
Equity+ Podcast Episode 8: Creating Equitable Internships
Episode 8: Creating Equitable Internships | Listen Here In this episode, we’ll hear a conversation between our Director of Innovation and Capacity Building, Jalah Clayton, our former Director of Community Engagement, Shaunessy Lofton and the inaugural interns of our Equitable Health Leadership Pathways Program, Jasmine Riddle and Claire Hopkins about their experiences with both being mentors and mentees while […]
Equity+ Podcast Episode 7: Hearts & Hands Food Pantry with Kenya Joseph
Episode 7: Hearts & Hands Food Pantry with Kenya Joseph | Listen Here In this episode we’ll hear a conversation between our Director of Innovation and Capacity Building, Jalah Clayton, and Kenya Joseph of Heart and Hands Food Pantry, located in Mecklenburg County, about the unique approach the organization takes to addressing food insecurity in their community. You […]
CSHA WELCOMES NEW MEDICAID EXPANSION O&E COORDINATOR
Care Share Health Alliance is excited to welcome Hollis Smith as our new Medicaid Expansion Outreach & Education Coordinator. As the Medicaid Expansion O&E Coordinator, Smith will lead Care Share’s work promoting Medicaid Expansion in North Carolina to primarily underserved communities, educating enrollment assisters and community partners on new eligibility guidelines, and supporting their efforts […]
Job Opportunity: Director of Innovation and Capacity Building
Reports to: Executive DirectorType: Full Time (40 hours per week)Location: Remote This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week, requires some travel and evenings and weekends. The primary responsibility of the Director of Innovation and Capacity Building is to direct all aspects of the NC Collaborative on Medicaid Transformation. This includes supporting the collaboration […]
Equity+ Podcast Episode 6: The Only One in the Room
Episode 6: The Only One in the Room | Listen Here In this episode, CSHA Executive Director, Weyling White, talks about what it’s like to be “The Only One in the Room” as Black man in public health and healthcare with our guests Brandon Allison, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Cornell P. Wright, owner of Wrightway Equity Solutions, […]
Financial Considerations of Medicaid Contracting: A Virtual Workshop with Nonprofit Finance Fund
Register Here Care Share is excited to offer this opportunity, in collaboration with Non-Profit Finance Fund, to our Equity+ Network CBOs! Want to become one? NC Community Based Organizations can join the Equity+ Network by adding your org to the Community Resource Map! Care Share Health Alliance is pleased to partner with Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) to offer a virtual, introductory […]
Equity+ Podcast Ep. 5: Yesenia Cuello, NC Field & NC’s Farmworker Communities
Episode 5 of the Equity+ Podcast is live! This episode features an interview with Yesenia Cuello who shares what is was like for her to grow up in rural Eastern North Carolina while working in tobacco fields with her mother and sisters, and how that inspires the work she does today advocating for farmworkers and […]
Funding Opportunity: BCBSNC Foundation, Strengthening Community Capacity to Advocate for Healthy Food
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation is issuing a funding opportunity to support community-based organizations in expanding their ability to advocate for policy and systems change aimed at increasing access to healthy food for those most impacted by food insecurity. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/48h8kTi
Job Opportunity: Medicaid Expansion Outreach & Education Coordinator
Applications for the Medicaid Expansion Outreach & Education Coordinator are currently closed.
North Carolina Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Renewal Posted for Public Comment
NC Medicaid’s Section 1115 Demonstration Renewal has been posted for public comment, which includes language about the Healthy Opportunities Pilot. Please see the e-mail notice below from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services about how to share public comments: North Carolina will be requesting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services renew the NC […]
Equity+ Podcast Ep. 4: Affordable Housing: The Cost Helping Communities Get & Stay Housed
Join Care Share and our featured guests Dr. Sue Ledford of Four Square Community Action, Charis Blackmon of West Side Community Land Trust, and S.J. Hightower and Hope Williams of Legal Aid of North Carolina for our a discussion on the different ways their organizations approach their work to help individuals and communities get and remain in affordable housing. […]
Equity+ Podcast Ep. 3: Connecting Communities to Health w/ Honey Yang Estrada
Episode 3: Connecting Communities to Health w/ Honey Yang Estrada | Listen Here In this episode, we talk to Honey Yang Estrada, President of the NC Community Health Worker Association (NCCHWA). We discuss her background and what brought her to CHW work, how CHWs help bridge the gap between their community members and healthcare systems, and how the NCCHWA […]
Help Your Community Keep Medicaid Coverage
During the Public Health Emergency (PHE) due to COVID-19, states had to follow federal requirements around the “Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Condition”, and were therefore not allowed to remove individuals from their Medicaid programs. However, in March, 2023 the Consolidated Appropriations Act unlinked the continuous enrollment condition from the PHE, which allowed states to begin redetermining […]
Kellin Foundation
Today we are highlighting Community Based Organization and Equity+ Network member The Kellin Foundation! About the Organization The Kellin Foundation’s mission is to strengthen resilience among children, families, adults and communities through trauma-informed behavioral health services focused on prevention, treatment, and healing. The Kellin Foundation is a recognized partner of NCTSN (National Child Traumatic Stress […]
Equity+ Podcast Ep. 2 Ft. Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson
Episode 2: Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson | Listen Here Note: This episode deals with the loss of a child. In this episode, we share an interview with Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson, originally recorded as part of NC BIPOC Leaders series published last year on our blog. Dr. Gibson shares how her life experiences have informed and inspired the […]
NC Black Alliance
Today we are highlighting Community Based Organization and Equity+ Network member NC Black Alliance! About the Organization The North Carolina Black Alliance (NCBA) is working toward state-level systemic change by strengthening the network of elected officials representing communities of color throughout the state and collaborating with progressive, grassroots networks on intersecting issues. These issues range […]
The Help Center NC
Today we are highlighting Community Based Organization and Equity+ Network member The Help Center NC! About the Organization The Help Center NC believes a world without hunger is possible. We provide emergency resources to support low-income, no-income and senior populations facing food insecurity. Our team is dedicated to addressing root causes of hunger and the […]
