Christina Browning Scholarship Fund

Addiction is a health crisis of such great magnitude that it was declared a National Health Care Emergency by our federal government. The only other federally declared Nation Health Care Emergency in the United States is the COVID-19 Pandemic. To put this in perspective, here are some quick statistics:

· 25 million Americans have a substance use disorder
· Over 21 million people need addiction treatment
· 90% do not receive the care they need
· 260 people die every day due to alcohol
· A drug overdose death occurs every 8 minutes

Addiction affects us all. It spares no demographic, no segment of society; it disregards economic, racial, religious, political, social, gender and geographic distinctions. Addiction kills over 160,000 people in our country each year and these numbers are increasing. Addiction not only harms the individual, it also destroys family units, friendships and employment relationships. It is a destructive force that tears at the fabric of our society.

We’re grateful to all of the individual participants and community partners who work side by side with Dilworth Center to help us offer life changing services to thousands of citizens in the Charlotte and surrounding communities. Our mission is to provide effective and affordable treatment services for individuals and families affected by alcoholism and drug addiction.

About Christina Browning

“Tina,” the nickname used by her family, went to Smith College, in Northampton, MA. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in History (like her father) she met and married Dave McLaughlin. In 1997, her first daughter, Emily Browning McLaughlin was born. Her second daughter Margaret Ann Browning McLaughlin was born in 2001. In 2002, her life long quest to be warm and near her family brought Christina and her family to Charlotte where she lived until her death.

As a Senior Vice President at Bank of America, Christina excelled (as she did in everything) and moved quickly up the ranks. Christina loved her family: her daughters, Maggie and Emily and her parents Peter and Kathy Browning, Carole Shegog and Richard Pardo. As the oldest in the family, she always remembered and told the best stories about her brother Peter and sisters Kim and Jenny. She readily welcomed and loved her sister-in-law Meike Browning and brother-in-law John Livingston. All loved her dearly and ache terribly in her absence.

As a struggling alcoholic, Christina both relied on and helped many people in the recovery community. She was always giving of her time and was lovingly candid with an incredible smile that brought a bright light to many people. The great irony is that she was unable to help herself. Christina would not want her family to hide her struggle with this awful disease. Instead she would want us to celebrate her giving and loving personality and would want broader recognition and acceptance of addiction as a serious disease.

We Invite You to Join Dilworth Center’s Keystone Society

The keystone is a central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole together. That’s what our Keystone Heroes do – they deliver help and hope to those seeking recovery through a multi-year giving pledge.