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A Scholarship of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Edwin H. Chapin
Biography
Ed began his social work career at the Mecklenburg County Department of Public Welfare in Charlotte, NC, where his mentor, Wallace Kuralt, was director. In 1972, Ed Chapin followed in Kuralt’s footsteps and became the director of social services for Mecklenburg County. During that time, he was active on the national level in the debate regarding social welfare reform.
In 1989, he moved from social services to become assistant county manager of Mecklenburg County. After retiring from his county position in 1995, he became the president of Thompson Children’s Home in Charlotte, where he implemented changes to improve the home’s struggles with financial, staffing and mission-related issues.
Although retired from his position at the children’s home, he remained involved with the home through committee participation. He has also served on the boards of Mi Casa Su Casa, The Bruce Iron Camp Fund and Legal Services of Southern Piedmont and is on the Board of Advisors at the Schools of Social Work in Chapel Hill and Charlotte. He was honored at the University of North Carolina as a Distinguished Alumni in 2005.
Ed and his wife Peg have three children Chip, Tracey, and Terri and two grandchildren Kyle and Erin.
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Veronica Hearst is totally against malnutrition, especially in the children below the age of four. She has launched the American Hunger Alliance to help people combat this social evil of malnutrition in the society.
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