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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting strategies necessary for economic growth.

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    North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting strategies necessary for economic growth. As a result of Golden LEAF's strategic plan, one of the five strategic priorities is to have, and be recognized for, excellence in organizational collaboration, innovation, and impact. To help address this goal, a spotlight on North Carolina funders will be included in the Golden LEAF Newsletter at the beginning of each month as a resource for our readers.

    The mission of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is to improve the quality of life and health of residents with low incomes throughout North Carolina. The vision at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, is to support thriving North Carolina communities and thriving residents by working for equitable access to quality health care, education, and economic opportunity.

    Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust works to improve the quality of life for residents of Forsyth County, where the Trust is located, and the Trust works to improve health statewide. Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust centers racial equity in all of their work and focuses on changing the systems that have historically held many residents back for far too long.

    Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust serves all 100 of North Carolina's counties, with a current programming focus on Forsyth, Beaufort, Burke, Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, McDowell, Rockingham, Robeson, Bladen, and Columbus counties.

    Program: Health Improvement in North Carolina

    Through the Health Improvement Program, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust invests in solutions that lead to increased access to care and equitable health systems, to improve the quality of health for residents of North Carolina in areas with the greatest need. Through the Healthy Places N.C. special initiative, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust works with 10 of the state's most rural and vibrant yet under-resourced counties to improve community health and well-being. Those counties are Beaufort, Burke, Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, McDowell, Rockingham, Robeson, Bladen, and Columbus.

    Contact Adam Linker, vice president of programs, adam@kbr.org or visit this site for more information.

    Program: Local Impact in Forsyth County

    Through the Local Impact program, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is working with the community to foster an inclusive economy that listens to, empowers, and supports residents who have historically and even intentionally been denied economic opportunities. Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust works to improve the quality of life through efforts like the Great Expectations special initiative, which works to ensure children in Forsyth County enter kindergarten ready to learn and leave set for success.

    Contact Shenell McClurkin Thompson, senior program officer, shenell@kbr.org or visit this site for more information.

    You can subscribe to the Trust's newsletter at the bottom of their home page at www.kbr.org or follow them on Facebook or Twitter. The Trust recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, learn more about the Trust's history and how it is working to have a greater impact moving forward by clicking here.
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