Elsa Gillis

3 weeks ago | wsoctv.com | Elsa Gillis

CHARLOTTE — A group of Charlotte middle schoolers first banded together when they were in elementary school. They formed a local community problem-solving team. Each year, Sophia Tri, Sana Roy and Wyatt Larrick pick a community issue, then tackle it. “It feels good,” Roy said. “Knowing we can help, even though we’re like, young.”This year, Hurricane Helene’s destruction moved them to do something. “We want to inform people on tree damage, to make sure they get their trees checked,” Tri said.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Elsa Gillis

There’s a new place in Charlotte where new mothers can get critical support, and while it’s a first for the Queen City, it’s one of just a handful in the country. Channel 9’s Elsa Gillis met with the co-founder of Ziva Postpartum Retreat, and she says she’s on a mission to support moms through one of the most wonderful, yet challenging, parts of life. “Women have been doing it forever.

2 months ago | wsoctv.com | Elsa Gillis

CONCORD, N.C. — It may seem small but something inside the bathroom at a Concord park is creating change for the entire community. Channel 9’s Elsa Gillis visited with the family behind Willow’s Wish Foundation to learn more about their mission to create inclusive, safe, and sustainable public spaces. “When we started walking in those shoes and traveling that path, we realized things that we never saw before,” Mark Dail told Channel 9.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Elsa Gillis

It may seem small but something inside the bathroom at a Concord park is creating change for the entire community. Channel 9’s Elsa Gillis visited with the family behind Willow’s Wish Foundation to learn more about their mission to create inclusive, safe, and sustainable public spaces. “When we started walking in those shoes and traveling that path, we realized things that we never saw before,” Mark Dail told Channel 9.

2 months ago | wsoctv.com | Elsa Gillis

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — One Huntersville family has made it their mission to spread awareness about pediatric cancer after their son’s own cancer battle. “I hope this is his legacy, I hope that he speaks out for other children, it’s why we’ve been bringing him to DC with us,” Luke Miller’s mom, Megan, told Channel 9’s Elsa Gillis. Megan said Luke was just three years old when he was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Now, at age six, Luke is cancer free.