The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is revoking $230 million in federal grants from North Carolina, and Cumberland County organizations could be impacted. Cape Fear Valley Health and Fayetteville State University would be among the local agencies and institutions taking the biggest hit, according to state health officials and the office of North […]
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Temporary shelters for unhoused residents could be coming to Fayetteville
The City of Fayetteville’s Council on Homelessness and Mental Health Committee is recommending the city council discuss building a village of temporary shelters. The shelters would be bought from rapid-response shelter company Pallet.
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How a N.C.-based company uses AI to help appeal health insurance claim denials
Counterforce Health developed two AI systems to help people appeal health insurance claim denials. The AI can write an appeal letter and call an insurer on a person’s behalf.
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Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP would affect many Cumberland County residents
A U.S. House Republican budget plan would cut major federal funding to Medicaid and SNAP, programs thousands of Cumberland County residents rely on. Research found the cuts would also negatively impact the county and state economies.
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County government hosting 501(c)(3) and grant application webinar series
The county is hosting a two-part, free webinar series to teach residents how to establish a 501(3)(c), a tax-exempt nonprofit, and apply for county grants. The series is hybrid and begins at 8:30 a.m. on March 28.
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Tobacco 21 and more: These are the bills county health officials are watching
Cumberland County Department of Public Health officials are monitoring HB197, HB89, HB380, HB376 and HB430. The bills would raise the age of legal tobacco product sales, expand vaccine exemptions, provide communicable disease funding and more.
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Breaking down Cumberland County’s 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment
Using feedback from an online survey and four focus groups, the stakeholders of the 2024 assessment selected behavioral, maternal and infant, and physical health as the county’s top health priorities for the next three years.
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Teach Me 2 Tie workshop to build boys’ confidence — and teach how to tie a tie
Hope Mills Prime Movers Committee is sponsoring a workshop by Brandon McLean, founder of Teach me 2 Tie Inc., on March 22. The workshop will teach elementary-aged boys self-confidence and to tie a tie.
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Celebrate recovery journeys at the Recovery Resource Center’s community fair
The Recovery Resource Center is hosting a community resource fair on March 21 from 12 to 4 p.m. to celebrate residents’ recovery journeys and inform them about local resources.
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Fighting food insecurity through mutual aid
J’Kwan Fulmore founded the nonprofit Er’Body Eatz to tackle food injustice in Cumberland County. With the help of the community, the nonprofit is building a homestead and gardens in blighted neighborhoods to provide residents with fresh produce.