Thompson is a local Charlotte-based organization serving families and children right here in our community. Thompson is a wonderful organization that works diligently to give children and families resources and support to combat abuse and neglect. Through the fostering of children, school-based interventional therapy, and varying levels of therapy, Thompson is making real and immediate differences in people’s lives.

~ Scott Addison

Legal Services of Southern Piedmont’s mission is to pursue justice for those in need. LSSP provides a wide range of civil legal assistance to low-income people in the Charlotte metropolitan area and west-central NC.

LSSP accomplishes its mission through a variety of legal advocacy strategies including individual advice and representation, community education and outreach, representation of groups, self-help remedies, collaboration with other agencies, community economic development, legislative and administrative advocacy, and impact litigation.

~ Maria Ortiz

On July 1st, 2016, sweet 14-year-old Holly Wade lost her 7 month battle with brain cancer. Before her death, Holly and her mother Christine co-founded the Hands for Holly Fund. Holly saw first hand from her long stay in the hospital how many families struggled to care for their child and keep up with everyday expenses and wanted to help.

Hands for Holly Memorial Fund’s mission is to provide financial assistance to families in need who are caring for a child with cancer. They pay essential expenses  (i.e. mortgage, utilities, transportation, etc.) to alleviate financial stress and give families the ability to focus on accessing care, getting well, and being at their child’s bedside when they need them the most.

~ Dori Cazorla

The 24 Foundation started in 2001 as one man on a bike pedaling for 24 hours around a Charlotte neighborhood with a goal to change the conversation about cancer. It has evolved into a national foundation playing a significant role in the revolution of cancer navigation and survivorship. My sweet Daddy-o passed away from cancer in 2011. Since that time, I’ve raised more than $50,000 in his memory for the 24 Foundation through its premier 24-hour cycling event, 24 Hours of Booty. I hope you’ll consider making a tax-deductible donation to this amazing charity. Who knows – your donation could be what funds the cure in our lifetime!

~ Kathleen K. Lucchesi

A21 has a mission to end slavery. It is a nonprofit organization fueled by the radical hope that human beings everywhere will be rescued from human trafficking bondage and completely restored. A21 are the abolitionists of the 21st century. They operate in eleven (11) different countries across the globe to free slaves and disrupt the demand; human trafficking is slavery. The United States Government estimates that approximately 800,000 persons are trafficked across borders annually and a great many more are trafficked within countries.

~ Gwendolyn W. Lewis

The Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage is a local foundation that aims to promote prevention, education, awareness and research, especially among youth and young adults to end domestic violence. The organization was started by Ron and Jan Kimble, the parents of Jamie, who was killed by her ex-boyfriend 3 months after she broke up with him.  Their story is very compelling and their dedication to preventing what happened to their daughter from happening to anyone else is inspirational.

~ Heather Fuller.