Welcome to the Changemakers Weekly Digest!
Charleston’s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit & grassroots news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…
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#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources
- RESOURCE: LGBTQ+ organizations and healthcare services in South Carolina
- PLATFORM: Engage Charleston County
- ENGAGE: PRIME North Charleston Five Year Review
- REGISTER NOW: 2025 MLK PARADE
- Order free at-home COVID tests: Here’s how
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- Squeezed: Rosemont under pressure by old pollution, new development
- Carolina Youth Action Project Releases JESSAMINE, Volume 1
- Pour House and Redux Put Out Call for Artists for the Annual Mural Competition
- 4 affordable housing developments in Charleston receive funding boost
- Fostering youths is rewarding, warm experience
- Charleston Nonprofit Raises $280,000 for Local Parks
- Lowcountry organization helps lower youth homelessness rates
- The Junior League of Charleston Diaper Bank Celebrates a Million Diapers Distributed Since Inception
- CP View: Let’s celebrate 50 years of service by the Coastal Community Foundation
- Support wavers for Charleston mayor’s rapid shelter plan for homelessness. Where does it stand?
- They were working on Low Battery repairs. Then they uncovered a slice of Charleston history.
- ICYMI
- SC arts organizations led by people of color can apply for grants from $1M funding pool
- ‘Urgent’ need for foster parents throughout South Carolina
- Research: 53% of South Carolina’s Children Lived in Households Experiencing Financial Hardship in 2022CARD FOR KINDNESS @ MTP branch Library
- Black Residents Say No To Climate Gentrification in Charleston
- Lowcountry Local First Asks Community to Shift Dollars to Local this Holiday Season
- N. Charleston group hopes to build bridge between Hispanic communities, city: ‘We are people’
- In the Tri-County, the “Survival Budget” for a Family of Four Increased by Over 25% from 2021 to 2022
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events
- DEC 2: Charleston Community Air Quality Network (CCAMN) Quarterly Meeting
- DEC 6: SJREC Charleston CommUnity Circle Mental Health Day (virtual)
- DEC 7: Sea Life By Startlight
- DEC 7: Little Black Dress + Tie
- DEC 7: BIG Lowcountry Boil 2024
- DEC 8: Lights & Love
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FEATURED RESOURCE HUBS AT CHARLESTONGOOD.COM…
#CHSvolunteers – local organizations actively seeking volunteers
#GoodGrants – new grant opportunities and other grants resources
#GoodJobs – nonprofit job openings + other local employment resources
#GrassrootsGuide – our directory of 640+ local nonprofit organizations in the Lowcountry
additional resources for
Individuals | Organizations
GRASSROOTS GUIDE NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT:
Water Mission
is a nonprofit Christian engineering organization that designs, builds, and implements safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas.
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DECEMBER 12:
GREEN GIFTING: REDUCE, RECYCLE, REUSE
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