AID FIRST - Our Impact

Aid First Donates to Gracious Hands Transitional Housing

4/5/2021

Aid First donated more than 770 units of hygiene and first aid materials to Gracious Hands Transitional Housing! Items included body wash, body lotion, hand sanitizer, toothpaste, toothbrushes, mouthwash, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant spray and wipes, and they will be used across two housing locations to help tens of women and children.

Aid First Donates to YWCA and Dove's Nest

3/18/2021

Today, Aid First donated more than 2,000 units of women hygiene and first aid materials to the YWCA Central Carolinas Women in Transition program and to Charlotte Rescue Mission Dove's Nest! Items included pads, tampons, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, disinfectant wipes, lip balm, hand sanitizer, and more.

Aid First Donates to Samaritan House

12/13/2020

We donated $300 and $200 worth of items to Samaritan House today! The $200 worth of items will be used to help out tens of people temporarily living at the Charlotte location, and the $300 will be used by Samaritan House to buy other items specifically fitted for their needs.

Mask Ambassadors Launch!

9/1/2020

As a part of our Project COVID Response, we launched our Mask Ambassador program to get our community involved in the effort to defeat COVID. Mask Ambassadors make new masks to send to Aid First for dispersal and help our community stop the spread of COVID.

For more information on how to join, visit http://www.aidfirst.org/joinus.html and become a Mask Ambassador today!

Aid First Donates 472 Masks for Small Businesses in Charlotte, NC

7/21/2020

Aid First donated 472 reusable masks to Covid-GCA who will redistribute them to local businesses! In order to reopen as safely as possible, lots of local businesses have reached out to Charlotte’s reopening committee in desperate need of masks. Aid First is so happy that we were able to make this contribution and continue to help those in our community!

Aid First meets with Charlotte City Council!

7/14/2020

Members from the Aid First Board, COVID-GCA, Charlottle City Council, and ReadyCLT met today to discuss the efforts being put forth to help local small businesses!

First Donation to The Relatives!

12/30/2019

On December 29, Aid First made its first donation to The Relatives, a center that helps children and youth find shelter. We donated 23 Band-Aid packs, 33 cold packs, 48 deodorants, 150 yards of adhesive tape, 40 lip balms, 4 packs of disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizers, and creams, and 4 packs of cookies to The Relatives. This is the first of many projects we will complete in the future!

HOSA Drive at Marvin Ridge High School

12/6/2019

On December 4th, Aid First held their first drive with the help of HOSA members at Marvin Ridge. We gathered a total of 118 items from 55 people! Thank you to everyone who donated!

Aid First x Transformation Church Event!

11/25/2019

Part of our team went to the Transformation Church last weekend and we got to speak to some of the teens in their middle school and high school programs!