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#GoodBits- Featured Local Announcements & Resources
- RESOURCE: Charleston County Comprehensive Plan Interactive Summary
- RESOURCE: Lowcountry Heat Action Plan Toolkit
- FOOD RESOURCES for You, Your Family, and Community
- RECURSO: TELEMUNDO CHARLESTON
- FIND & CONTACT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach in Urgent Need of Hygiene Items for Neighbors in Need
- In search of supplemental funding, Charleston County School District starts philanthropic foundation
- SC Ports Authority sues Norfolk Southern over Union Pier land dispute
- Grants for filmmakers: SC Film Commission’s INDIE GRANTS program accepting applications
- City of Charleston makes decision on future of John C. Calhoun statue
- Exhibit removals at SC historical sites are concern for former park employees after Trump directive
- Charleston’s back-to-school festival returns Aug. 10
- SC after-school nonprofits fear devastation as federal education funds sit frozen
- City of Charleston approves $2.95 million restoration for Eastside smokestacks
- Edisto Natchez-Kusso leader reflects on tribal survival
- Proposed $113k grant to fund mental health sessions for Charleston Co. jail staff
- ICYMI
- Summer meal programs in Charleston help feed kids when class is out. Here’s how they work.
- We Are Family Opens Charleston’s First LGBTQ+ Community Center
- Charleston activists call for weekly economic protest through ‘Fasting Fridays’
- Food insecurity deepens in Charleston area
- Social Justice Advocates File Federal Lawsuit Challenging City Protest Ordinance
- ‘Urgent’ need for foster parents throughout South Carolina
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events
beyond plastic ecochallenge
JULY 2025
SC7 Expedition
JULY 2025
- JUL 23: ADA Anniversary Celebration at Park Circle
- JUL 26: Charleston Photography Expo 2025
- AUG 7: Sierra Club Picnic on Shem Creek
- AUG 10: First Day Festival
- AUG 22: Weekend Nonprofit Learning Lab
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
#GoodGrabBag – miscellaneous good stuff worth sharing
CALL FOR PROPOSALS!
South Carolina Native Plant Society:
Lowcountry Chapter Fall Grants Program
“If your organization, community group, or school is interested in working with native plants in any capacity, we invite you to consider applying for one of our grants!”
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