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While the Crosby Scholars program serves public school students in three counties – Forsyth, Rowan, and Iredell – you’ll also find its alumni in every corner of North Carolina succeeding academically, personally, and professionally.

The North Carolina Transportation Museum was just coming off a record-setting year when the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down in March 2020.

Update: As of November 2023, the NC Homeowner Assistance fund is no longer accepting new applications. In total, the program served 18,000 homeowners.

As unemployment and uncertainty soared early in the pandemic, so did the demand for food assistance. North Carolina’s regional food banks quickly rose to meet this unprecedented need by sourcing, storing, and supplying food to their networks in all 100 counties.

When Dr. Tanya Hudson went door-to-door interviewing families about the impacts of COVID-19, there was a clear consensus: students’ academic skills suffered because of extended online learning.

When a lot of doors in North Carolina closed at the onset of COVID-19, local YMCAs kept theirs open for the people who needed them most.

As Bennett College enters its 150th year, it can add yet another major event to its long history: surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. Located in the heart of Greensboro, this historically black women’s college is anchored by a chapel where Martin Luther King Jr.

Update: Since this story was first published, Destiny Perez graduated from Forsyth Technical Community College in May 2023, and was accepted into Western Carolina University where she plans to obtain a bachelor's degree in marketing and communicati

Update:  Since its launch, the Rural Transformation Grant Fund has served 116 communities across the state through grants, training, and strategic planning programs for a total of 186 projects.