We’ve been ‘working’ behind the scenes this summer on what will be About Face CLT 2.0. Turning compassion into action is our goal! Stay tuned for more poignant video releases and ways that you can connect and use your gifts in helping others...
In the two months since we launched www.AboutFaceCLT.org we have reached thousands by sharing the very real and raw stories of a few of our neighbors. We have asked you to love, listen and serve. To move the dial and live your day to day...
Eric Belk's honesty and gratitude is something that I will never forget. In hearing his story I can sincerely say my soul has been shifted. Eric is very honest about his struggles in life and the decisions that lead him to years of living homeless....
"What could America look like if we all looked up and saw the possibilities?" Regardless of your political views and bickering between candidates in the past few weeks, one couldn’t stop and notice the beautiful messaging behind this commercial aired during the debates. It’s the #ilookup campaign...
Like many young adults, after graduating from college I moved back in with my parents to save some money so that I could buy a car, pay my rent and really start living on my own. It was an exciting and scary time but knowing...
About Face Charlotte’s goal is to connect compassion to action. As Scott Gardner, co – founder of About Face Charlotte says “There is magic in reaching out and helping others. It nourishes the deepest part of ourselves. It fills holes, eases pain, and makes us...
Last week in Charlotte we experienced high winds and lost massive old oak trees. Uprooted from the earth. Today, as a city, we have moved on rebuilt and learned from the storm. This event reminded me of my new friend Shareka who I am introducing...
Do you ever play the Game of Highs and Lows (aka Roses and Thorns) during dinner conversation? At my house we sometimes add “thankful and toot your horn.” All in an attempt to gather information from our teenage children. Generally the answers are light hearted,...
Remember the thrill of making your school Valentine’s Day mailbox’? Awaiting love. Back in my day it was basically 2 pieces of construction paper stapled together and decorated with lacy doilies and half eaten red hot cinnamon hearts with Elmer’s glue. Now, children have designer...
Mahatma Gandhi once said that “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” How often have we heard that giving to others is actually a gift to ourselves? In 2010 the Do Good Live Well Survey found that of...