COMMITMENT TO NORTH CAROLINA
Partnering for the Public Good
Carolina Across 100 (CX100) is a pan-university effort to partner with communities in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. This five-year initiative responds to requests that the campus build and support community collaborations to address current challenges, primarily through cross-sector collaboration. CX100 is coordinated by the ncIMPACT Initiative at the UNC School of Government.
Common Effort
The University will contribute broad-based interdisciplinary teams of
faculty, staff and students to support community goals through Carolina Across 100 programs.
Reaching all 100 Counties in North Carolina
Program 1
Our State, Our Work
Program 2
Our State, Our Wellbeing
Program 3
Tarheel Bus Tour Minigrants
Program 4
Rural Pharmacy Health Initiative
Program 5
Our State, Our Homes
Our State Our Work
Our State, Our Work is the first program of Carolina Across 100. Through this two-year initiative, 13 teams representing 37 counties serve as statewide leaders are collaborating to connect young adults to living wage employment opportunities. Our State, Our Work held a Statewide Summit on Re-engaging Opportunity Youth on November 29, 2023. Teams continue to collaborate as they strive toward their goal of reaching 6,400 Opportunity Youth by 2025.
Our State, Our Wellbeing
Our State, Our Wellbeing is the second program of Carolina Across 100. Through this 12-month initiative, led in partnership with the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute, 15 teams from 24 counties are partnering to identify and implement strategies to improve mental health and reduce the number of suicides in North Carolina. Learn about our June 13 Statewide Summit on Suicide Prevention!
Tar Heel Bus Tour Grants
The Tar Heel Bus Tour Grants program is the third program of Carolina Across 100, encouraging participants to build on and maintain their connections across North Carolina by developing projects that address issues and needs in partnership with communities throughout the state. In 2023, Carolina Across 100 partnered with UNC Rural to offer $100,000 in funding, awarded to 14 campus-community partnerships. In 2024, an additional $20,000 in funding was awarded.
Rural Pharmacy Health Initiative
The Rural Pharmacy Health Initiative is the fourth program of Carolina Across 100. Through grant funding to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Carolina Across 100 will help launch a third rural pharmacy hub at the Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The School’s Rural Pharmacy Health Initiative will reach 18 counties in total. The grant enables the School to extend its reach to people in medically underserved communities across North Carolina in collaboration with community partners.
Our State, Our Homes
Our State, Our Homes is the fifth program of Carolina Across 100. Through this 18-month initiative, led in partnership with the Development Finance Initiative and other campus partners, 14 teams from 22 counties are partnering to develop capacity, analyze challenges, and implement strategies to address affordable housing and related issues in North Carolina. Carolina Across 100 is committed to sharing program resources and findings to help all North Carolina communities benefit from the work of this program.
We are all in this together
Carolina Across 100 will exemplify the University’s mission to “enhance the quality of life for all people in the State” by creating meaningful partnerships with communities across North Carolina to respond effectively to opportunities and challenges facing communities.
