Do Good Charlotte
We could all use more "good." In Do Good Charlotte, a podcast from SHARE Charlotte, award-winning journalist Pamela Escobar talks with the people spreading good around the Queen City each and every day.
Episodes
April 23, 2024 • 27 mins
Classroom Central is making sure every classroom has what it needs to thrive.
Classroom Central’s Executive Director, Karen Calder, joins host Pamela Escobar in-studio to share the difference they’re making—and how you can volunteer your time.
Mark as Played
April 11, 2024 • 25 mins
This month, we’re putting our focus on volunteer opportunities here in Charlotte.
Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Melissa Hovey, SHARE Charlotte’s Managing Director, to talk about Do Good Week (April 15-19)
and by Jack Sheehan, Executive Director at Assist ME, and
Sherry Simpson, Volunteer & Board Member at Assist ME.
Mark as Played
March 28, 2024 • 24 mins
Poppy Muse provides a launchpad for young women to transition out of foster care and into successful, independent lives. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Poppy Muse Executive Director Tameka Mclean and a Poppy Muse client, Anne.
Mark as Played
March 26, 2024 • 18 mins
Pam Escobar is joined by Becky Santoro, founder of Foster Village Charlotte, a nonprofit dedicated to wrapping a supportive community around foster families, so they can focus on supporting children.
Mark as Played
February 27, 2024 • 17 mins
Stand for Animals Veterinary Clinic provides affordable care to pet owners to prevent them from having to surrender or euthanize their animals. We’re joined by its founder, Cary Bernstein.
Mark as Played
February 22, 2024 • 27 mins
This February…SHARE Charlotte is highlighting our nonprofit partners who focus on caring for animals. These organizations support rescue, education, outreach, and advocacy of wild or domesticated animals in the Charlotte area.
In this episode, Pam Escobar talks with Jennifer Gordon, founder of Carolina Waterfowl Rescue.
Mark as Played
January 30, 2024 • 14 mins
Big Brothers Big Sisters is investing in local children by pairing them up with mentors. And it makes a real impact.
Host Pamela Escobar is joined by BBBS VP Kalishia Mitchell, and Big Brother Adam Derbridge and his Little Brother, Frederick.
Mark as Played
January 23, 2024 • 19 mins
Foundation for Girls is investing in women to be financially savvy, digitally capable, career confident, and socially connected so they can be successful.
Co-founder Sahana Mantha joins host Pamela Escobar to talk about the organization.
Mark as Played
December 19, 2023 • 23 mins
Pamela Escobar talks with Jennifer Moxley and Shannon Walker, from the Charlotte non-profit She Dreams In Color, a local organization dedicated to providing mental health services to marginalized women.
Recorded at SHARE Charlotte's Giving Tuesday event on November 26, 2023.
Mark as Played
December 5, 2023 • 37 mins
Recorded at SHARE Charlotte's Giving Tuesday event on November 26, 2023, this episode includes mini conversations with four Charlotte non-profits going good in the Queen City.
Pamela Escobar talks with:
Renee Ratcliffe from Cakeable
Diane Hunt from Changed Choices
Quianna Simmons from Supportive Housing Communities
Erin Katzner and Kristin Dean from The Carolina Raptor Center
Mark as Played
November 14, 2023 • 36 mins
The Crescent Coalition connects nine local non-profit organizations who work to help students on their journey from middle school all the way to successful careers.
Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Ian Joyce from GenOne, Maria Diaz from Carolina Youth Coalition and the Crescent Coalition, and Jarian Kerekes of the Equitable Foundation.
Mark as Played
October 31, 2023 • 24 mins
For a lot of people who serve time in prison, getting a job or launching a career afterward is a challenge. City Startup Labs is opening the doors for new opportunities through its ReEntry Entrepreneurship Program.
It’s partnering with major employers, like Atrium Health, to transition justice-involved people into careers in healthcare. And it’s also creating pathways to become entrepreneurs.
Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Travis...
Mark as Played
September 26, 2023 • 22 mins
Sustain Charlotte works collaboratively with residents, neighborhood organizations, government agencies, nonprofits, and businesses to solve the most important challenges to the long-term social, economic, and environmental health of the Charlotte community.
Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Sustain Charlotte's Eric Zaverl and Meg Fencil.
Mark as Played
September 19, 2023 • 25 mins
This September…SHARE Charlotte is shining a spotlight on organizations that are dedicated to protecting our planet. These nonprofits are creating a zero-waste, low-carbon future so our rivers, land, and wildlife keep thriving.
In this episode, Pamela Escobar sits down with Bart Landers, Executive Director of The Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail, and Larry Humbert, a volunteer.
Mark as Played
August 29, 2023 • 26 mins
Communities in Schools works with children in 55 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools which have high percentages of low-income students.
Host Pamela Escobar is joined by CIS president and CEO Men Tchaas Ari, Bryani Woods, who was a CIS student about eight years ago, and Jaliah Wilson, a CIS student who just graduated from high school.
Mark as Played
August 17, 2023 • 23 mins
FACTS Initiative provides mental health services to underserved children and families who don’t traditionally receive care. Host Pamela Escobar is joined by FACTS CEO Aisha Yesher-El and volunteer Melissa Picault.
Mark as Played
August 1, 2023 • 24 mins
Charlotte's Teaching Fellows Institute's purpose is to engage, honor and inspire the Charlotte area's outstanding teachers to promote the engaged retention of these outstanding educators in the profession.
Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Barbara Caldwell, the Executive Director, and Robin Nelson, a TFI fellow.
Mark as Played
July 18, 2023 • 26 mins
Money Magnets Club (MMC) is a community that encourages entrepreneurship and financial literacy among elementary school kids and their responsible adults through exposure, education, and resources, to build generational wealth.
Mark as Played
June 29, 2023 • 16 mins
You may know Charlotte Pride for its annual festival and parade - but its work goes beyond that. It creates programs and activities to enrich, empower, and strengthen the unique lives and experiences of LGBTQ people in Charlotte and the Carolinas.
Host Pamela Escobar is joined by Charlotte Pride Communications Manager Lisa Schob and volunteer
Anthony Walton-Tate.
Mark as Played
June 20, 2023 • 23 mins
Do Good Charlotte and SHARE Charlotte are celebrating Pride Month by putting a spotlight on partners that advocate for and embrace LGBTQ+ culture.
PFLAG Charlotte works with families of gender-diverse children…to help them find resources and safety.
This episode, host Pamela Escobar is joined by PFLAG Executive Director Karen Graci and volunteer and Board Member, Dr. Sebastian Barr.
Mark as Played
Popular Podcasts
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.
Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people.
A straightforward look at the day's top news in 20 minutes. Powered by ABC News. Hosted by Brad Mielke.