A major investigative report reveals 2.5 million NC residents have had medical debt forgiven — but hospitals must still be held accountable. Here is what it means for our community.

On March 20, 2026, more than 250 people gathered at Rupert Bell Recreation Park in East Winston-Salem. Sixteen organizations showed up. Health screenings, trauma-informed care, food resources, early childhood education, and Medicaid navigation — all in one place, for one community, for free. This is what Church in the Streets looks like.

Nearly 93% of North Carolina families prefer home-based care for their young children. Yet the licensed childcare system cannot meet the demand. LVCM CDC's Family, Friend & Neighbor initiative meets children where they actually are — in the first 1,500 days that determine everything.