# News & Updates

Current updates from The Poston Foundation.

## [Carolina Cares Essentials Kits: Practical Support, Prepared with Purpose](https://www.thepostonfoundation.org/news/carolina-cares-essentials-kits/)

**Carolina Cares · October 14, 2026**

A look at the current Carolina Cares Essentials Kit model, what kits can include, and how The Poston Foundation plans for preparation, distribution, and accountability.

## [Carolina Cares: The 2020 Direct-Aid Record](https://www.thepostonfoundation.org/news/carolina-cares-2020-direct-aid/)

**Carolina Cares · October 14, 2026**

The documented 2020 outreach that established the direct-service roots of today’s Carolina Cares Initiative.

## [Poston Preserve Phase One: Building the Groundwork to Restore Poston](https://www.thepostonfoundation.org/news/poston-preserve-phase-one/)

**Poston Preserve · October 14, 2026**

The proposed $25,000 Phase One framework for public history, community engagement, direct assistance, preservation, and planning in historic Poston, South Carolina.

## [Mapping and Documenting Poston, South Carolina](https://www.thepostonfoundation.org/news/mapping-and-documenting-poston/)

**Poston Preserve · October 14, 2026**

How maps, local history, archival records, and family documents support the public-history work behind the Poston Preserve Initiative.

## [Building a Clearer Transparency and Accountability Framework](https://www.thepostonfoundation.org/news/transparency-and-accountability-framework/)

**Foundation Updates · October 14, 2026**

How The Poston Foundation is organizing public identifiers, governance information, program documents, donation policies, and impact reporting for donors and partners.

## [Carolina Cares Sponsorship: A Practical Way for Local Organizations to Help](https://www.thepostonfoundation.org/news/carolina-cares-sponsorship/)

**Partnerships & Sponsorships · October 14, 2026**

A five-level sponsorship framework gives businesses, churches, civic groups, and community organizations a defined way to support Carolina Cares Essentials Kits.

## Media & Press

[WACH FOX 57 media record](https://www.thepostonfoundation.org/media/wach-homeless-man-receives-unexpected-surprise/)

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