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Charleston’s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit & grassroots news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…
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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
- GET INVOLVED: CHS Immigrant Community Hotline:
LEARN MORE:
(New) Instagram: @CHS_Hotline
(New) FB account: @CHS Hotline
Volunteer form: https://tinyurl.com/CharlestonHotline
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- Hunger still haunts S.C., generations later
- New law will help South Carolina students access free school meals
- How Lowcountry Artist of the Year Brittney Washington uses art as a vessel for rage, tenderness, and transformation
- Brack: Remembering Joe Darby, a moral lion
- Hicks: Sullivan’s sign problem is rooted in history — history that generations weren’t taught
- Brack: S.C.’s rural places face hollowing of people, spirit
- Authors of books at risk for removal from SC National Park sites are ‘shocked, but not surprised’
- Folly Beach cuts ribbon on museum with surfing exhibit, more
- Historic smokestacks at the St. Julian Devine Community Center to be restored
- North Charleston leaders consider draft of 5-year review for comprehensive plan
- ‘Get their voice heard’: Lowcountry community meets for project update
- Fundraiser planned for Cannon Street YMCA baseball garden
- ICYMI
- INTERVIEW: Fighting For Justice: Focusing on Immigration
- 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
- AUG 19: Global Climate Trends and Their Effect on Charleston
- AUG 19-20: Powered by Purpose Conference
- AUG 22: Weekend Nonprofit Learning Lab
- AUG 23: 26th Annual McElveen Race For The ARK
- SEP 4: Sierra Club presents: Secrets of Shark Teeth and Fossils
- SEP 11: Jammin’ for Justice Benefiting Charleston Pro Bono
- SEP 13: Smashing Hunger Pickleball Tournament
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
CALLING ALL CHARLESTON NOPROFITS!
“Charleston County Community Development and Revitalization, in partnership with South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development (SCACED) and Increasing H.O.P.E., will host the Powered by Purpose Conference on Tuesday, August 19 and Wednesday, August 20. The free-to-attend conference is designed to strengthen and support Charleston County’s nonprofit sector by offering resources, connections, and capacity-building strategies tailored to local needs.
Topics covered throughout the conference will center on strengthening organizational capacity, deepening community engagement, and navigating the funding and policy landscape.”
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