As trusted community institutions serving underrepresented populations, health centers play a vital role in community empowerment. Registering patients to vote and encouraging them to go to the polls is yet another way health centers can help to empower members of their communities.
PLEASE NOTE: Photo ID is now required to vote in North Carolina.
Western NC health centers have stepped up to provide incredible service to their communities, acting immediately after the storm to re-open sites, deliver supplies, and volunteer in shelters, public housing complexes, and senior living centers, bringing care to their most vulnerable neighbors. Now it’s our turn to support these health care heroes and help them rebuild their communities: