Playing for Others Jen Band Through leadership development, working with children with disabilities, and exploring the arts, Playing for Others empowers teens to make a significant difference with their lives … for the rest of their lives.
Beds for Kids Daniel Fogarty Beds for Kids is a furniture bank with a mission to provide beds and other essential furniture to every child in need in Charlotte through the referrals from strategic partner agencies.
Grand Prize ($20,000) and Coaches’ Award Winner ($5,000)
Third Place Winner ($7,500)
People’s Choice Winner ($2,500)
The Center for Community Transitions Myra Clark For the past 40 years, The Center for Community Transitions has focused on building people, not prisons. They help those exiting prison find work, rejoin their families, and identify who they want to be.
Sustain Charlotte Shannon Binns Sustain Charlotte‘s mission is to educate, engage, and unite Charlotte’s citizens and organizations to overcome Charlotte’s sustainability challenges.
Mothers Raising Sons Michelle Houts The mission of Mothers Raising Sons is to establish, educate, and empower proper guidance for positive family structure, targeting low-to-moderate income single females raising boys who are at-risk in kindergarten through high school graduation.
McClintock Partners in Education Amy Daniels McClintock Partners in Education (McPie) is a community outreach program of Christ Lutheran Church. They seek to build bridges by instilling in volunteers and supporters an understanding of the challenges facing those living in poverty.
Let Me Run Ashley Armistead Let Me Run is a nonprofit program aimed at strengthening boys in body and spirit. Their mission is to encourage boys to stay on track to reach their full potential by inspiring healthy friend, family, and community relationships.
Exodus Foundation Madeline McClennney Exodus Foundation is helping Charlotte improve public health and safety using highly trained mentors matched with highly motivated persons with criminal records.
