Partners & Funders

UCAN believes in the power of collaboration. Our work is made possible by the generous support of partners, funders, and community allies across the region.

Government & Healthcare

  • NC DHHS — Healthy Opportunities Pilot (Medicaid 1115 Waiver Program)
  • NC Medicaid (Provider ID 40411127)
  • Community Care of the Lower Cape Fear (CCLCF)
  • Trillium Health Resources / NC Roots
  • USDA — Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC)
  • USDA Rural Development

Foundations & Funders

  • Moore Foundation
  • Care Share Alliance
  • The Marie Holmes Foundation
  • Duke Energy (Climate Resiliency Initiative partner)
  • Cape Fear Collective
  • MCIF International (UN-accredited NGO)

Community & Faith Partners

  • Signature Enterprise of the Carolinas
  • B3! Corp
  • Rainbow VIP Learning Station
  • Resourceful Communities (a program of The Conservation Fund)
  • Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church (Shallotte, NC)
  • Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church (Calabash, NC)
  • Royal Oak Community – Little Macedonia MB Church
  • Moore's Chapel AME Zion Church (Leland, NC)
  • Mt. Zion AME Zion Church / CR Resource Center (Columbus County)
  • Guiding Light Ministries International (Pender County)
  • Mount Carmel HELPS, Inc.

Cultural & Heritage Partners

  • Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Foundation / Corridor Commission
  • BIPOC Farmers, Businesses & Organizations

Academic, Business & Research

  • Brunswick County Cooperative Extension
  • Thread Capital
  • BC Tennis Association
  • Dr. Williams, Old North State Medical FoundationOld North State Medical Foundation
  • Allexa MedLab of Myrtle Beach
  • Genetworx

How We Partner

UCAN partners with mutual respect, shared accountability, and a single standard for all. We believe collaboration enhances local work, creates space for new ideas, and builds credibility and tangible benefit for the communities we serve — while avoiding turfism, opportunism, and uneven access to resources. If your organization shares our commitment to principled, community-centered partnership, we'd love to hear from you.

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