Renaissance West Community Initiative Receives National BUILD Health Challenge Grant Non-profit partnering with Carolinas HealthCare System, Novant Health, UNC Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Public Health chosen for $250,000 Award NEWS PROVIDED BY Carolinas HealthCare System Oct 05, 2017, 14:00 ET CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Building Uplifted Families, a community collaboration between Renaissance West Community Initiative, […]
CONTINUE READING →United Way’s new approach: Focus money on Charlotte’s troubled neighborhoods BY MARK PRICE SEPTEMBER 07, 2017 6:16 AM One year after uptown Charlotte exploded in violent protests over racial inequality, the city’s United Way is responding with a plan to invest millions of dollars into some of the city’s most troubled neighborhoods. Among the […]
CONTINUE READING →Modeled after a charter, this $32 million Charlotte school sets trends for 2017 AUGUST 24, 2017 11:41 AM BY ANN DOSS HELMS When about 360 students walk into Renaissance West STEAM Academy Monday morning, they’ll see the future of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The $32 million building, which will eventually house up to 1,000 preK-8 students at […]
CONTINUE READING →Editor’s Note (September 2017): A Backdrop for Big Things Published: 2017.08.17 11:26 PM BY MICHAEL GRAFF charlottemagazine.com ONE EVENING not long after I moved to Charlotte, I slipped into a comfortable chair at Park Road Books to listen to an author who once created an entire fictional community out of fish stories. Daniel Wallace […]
CONTINUE READING →Construction Begins on Child Development Center By Ashley Fahey Mar 17, 2017, 12:51pm EDT CBJ website Construction has begun on a new child-development facility at The Renaissance public-housing community. The Howard R. Levine Child Development Center, expected to be complete in October, will serve 152 children, from infants to five-year-olds. The project is […]
CONTINUE READING →During Black History Month, The Post is highlighting African Americans who are making contributions in Charlotte. BLACK CHARLOTTE GAME CHANGERS Thursday, February 2, 2017 Section B. William “Mack” McDonald Jr. CEO of Renaissance West Community Initiative. McDonald, who Succeeded Laura Clark Jan 1, was the RWCI’s Chief Operating Officer before taking over […]
CONTINUE READING →In a place once torn by violence, an artist found a surprising way to help people remember – and move forward. November 10, 2016 BY PAM KELLEY AND PAGE LEGGETT Back in May, when artist Monique Luck led workshops at the new Renaissance community near the Charlotte airport, residents kept asking – a little […]
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