Have you ever felt compelled to share your resilience story - the story of your journey to overcoming, feeling vulnerable, or recovery from mental health struggles, substance use, or community violence exposure? 

Mecklenburg County residents who have trouble paying their winter heating bills can get help through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP). The program will begin taking applications from all residents beginning Jan. 1. Seniors and disabled individuals have had the opportunity to apply throughout December. The deadline for all residents to apply is March 31, 2024. 

The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners has proclaimed November as National Adoption Awareness Month. On Saturday, Nov. 18, Mecklenburg County and N.C. Courts will celebrate National Adoption Day with recently adopted children and their families. Thirty-four youth who have received decrees between October 2022 and October 2023 will be recognized.

Nearly 100 community partners, leaders and students attended this year’s Opioid Settlement Fund Update meeting on Nov. 7.

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Prominent Charlotte architect William Peeps, noted for his Latta Arcade project, designed and then lived and work in the Peeps House for 30 years.  

The Armour Street Mill House was once part of the mill village constructed for the expanding Delburg Cotton Mill. 

The evolution of the Helper-Walley House from the traditional hall-and-parlor form to the Craftsman style shows the transitional nature of architecture. 

The founders of the Louis Asbury-designed Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church included several prominent members of Charlotte’s business community.  

The late Gothic Revival styled Grace A.M.E. Zion Church is the last surviving religious edifice from Charlotte’s historic Brooklyn neighborhood.