CHARLOTTE, N.C.–A $350,000 grant from the SECU Foundation will help Care Ring significantly expand its comprehensive healthcare services for low-income and uninsured residents of Mecklenburg County. The grant will be used for the renovation of a 13,000 square foot structure in downtown Charlotte that, to date, is recognized as the sole charitable clinic within a seven-mile radius, the foundation said.
“Care Ring has been a leading non-profit healthcare resource of the underserved for nearly 70 years. It has grown to provide access for low or no-cost services to over 6,000 residents each year, generating over $20 million in cost savings from preventative emergency room visits and hospitalizations,” according to the foundation.
The new facility will enable the non-profit to serve over 8,500 patients annually.
“Through their compassion and dedication to improve health outcomes for the area’s most vulnerable residents, Care Ring is a shining example of our philosophy of people helping people,” SECU Foundation Board Member McKinley Wooten said in a statement. “We are so pleased to help expand access to Care Ring’s affordable, quality-based healthcare, increasing their effectiveness and reach while bringing overall well-being to the community.”
“We are grateful for SECU Foundation’s dedication to the healthcare of our most vulnerable neighbors,” Care Ring Executive Director Tchernavia Montgomery added in a statement. “Their generosity will further our historic organization’s transformation, enhancing our ability to serve those who entrust us with their care. The future of Care Ring and its trajectory forward is only propelled by philanthropic partners like SECU Foundation, where strategic investments into the lives of people are a priority.”