Changemakers Digest 2025 – JUNE 9

#GoodBits- Featured Local Announcements & Resources

• FOOD RESOURCES for You, Your Family, and Community
• VolunteerSC.org is a free, easy-to-use platform for nonprofits to connect with volunteers and manage opportunities.
• RECURSO: TELEMUNDO CHARLESTON
• FIND & CONTACT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
• ACTIVISM: Why folks are protesting Elbit Systems in SC

#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines

• They were killed in a Bible study. Nearly 10 years later, something powerful now stands in their honor
• Town hall to honor legacy of Cynthia Graham Hurd and Emanuel 9
• Brack: Since S.C. won’t act on hate, counties, cities must
• Richland County adopts hate crime law, becomes first SC county to pass ordinance
• Immigrants fearful after ICE, local sheriff’s office led ‘targeted enforcement operation’ in Ladson
• Charleston immigrant community decries police, ICE raid of SC nightclub
• 5th Annual Lowcountry Juneteenth Week Festival (J19 Week) Returns This Month
• 8 ways to observe Juneteenth in Charleston
• Habitat for Humanity neighborhood with 50 new homes coming to Johns Island
• Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of slaves to IAAM, ending a long legal battle
• Charleston County School District to offer free summer meals in rural areas
• A Charleston filmmaker imagines life in the Holy City in 2040 amidst flooding and development
• Cocktails for a Cause to Benefit the Lowcountry Literacy Project
• Charleston County leaders discuss use of $9M in funds after Airbnb lawsuit
• Hundreds demonstrate in Brittlebank Park against “fascist and billionaire controlled government”
• Fear and loathing in South Carolina
• ICYMI
  • Food insecurity deepens in Charleston area
  • Social Justice Advocates File Federal Lawsuit Challenging City Protest Ordinance
  • SC rape and violence crisis centers face crisis of their own if federal funding goes away
  • ‘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

JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH
Charleston Area LGBTQIA+ Community Events

• JUN 10: NO KINGS – Banner & Button Making
• JUN 10: The Charleston Forum – 10th Year Commemoration of Mother Emanuel Tragedy
• JUN 10: OGC/ Lowcountry Literacy Project – Cocktails for a Cause
• JUN 14: Okra Soup Cook-Off
• JUN 14: Boat, Brews & Bottlenoses
• JUN 14: No Kings Charleston
• JUN 15: Charleston: Raise Our Flags Proudly
• JUN 20: Center For Heirs Property Preservation 20th Annual Gala
• JUN 20: South Carolina Aquarium Good Catch Dinner
• JUN 21: Free Produce – Park Circle Cares
• JUN 22: Liberty Hill’s Juneteenth Parade
• JUN 23: ECCO’s Grand Re-Opening & Ribbon Cutting

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

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#GoodGrabBag – miscellaneous good stuff worth sharing

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