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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
- GET INVOLVED: CHS Immigrant Community Hotline
- 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
- Palmetto State Abortion Fund Condemns S.323: A “Dangerous Total Abortion Ban”
- Alternatives for S.C. women seeking reproductive health care
- CP view: Draconian abortion bill is totally nuts
- James Island woman reflects on historic role in desegregating SC schools
- New gun ordinance proposed for Charleston County
- Mt. Pleasant non-profit invites public to tour newly-renovated facility
- De Gullah Farmers Market set for Sept. 18–20 in East Cooper
- ‘There’s a better way’: Lowcountry groups concerned over SNAP restrictions
- Historic Black SC community could get protections to preserve rural character, resist development
- Reale: Vaccines are keys to healthy communities
- Charleston City Council to vote on $13 million Battery expansion project
- Longtime Charleston artist opens new downtown gallery as a ‘space where everyone is welcome’
- Trident United Way opens new resource center in North Charleston
- 40+ volunteer opportunities in Charleston
- As Charleston’s $1.3B seawall project moves forward, how will the city pay its $455M share?
- ICYMI
- INTERVIEW: Fighting For Justice: Focusing on Immigration
- 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 | Hunger still haunts S.C., generations later
- 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
- SEP 18: Get to the Good: B Corp Panel Discussion + Happy Hour
- SEP 18-20: De Gullah Farmers Market
- SEP 20: 36th Annual Beach Sweep/River Sweep
- SEP 20: Effective Charity 101
- SEP 24: ‘The Cigarette Surfboard’ Documentary (free screening)
- SEP 25-28: HOPE SUMMIT 2025
- SEP 25-OCT 5: MOJA Arts Festival
- SEP 27: SC Native Plant Society Fall Native Plant Market
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
NONPROFIT EVENT SPOTLIGHT
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