In the late 1990’s, TCM collaborated with Pitt County Health Department and became the lead agency for the Diabetes Care Project which was funded through the Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation. This program began a movement in Greenville and Pitt County to identify lay health advisors in African American and Hispanic congregations to address diabetes care, risk factors and management through screenings,plus education. Networking and collaborating with community agencies were also addressed. The Diabetes Care Project was awarded the Charles Blackmon Award in 2004.