Changemakers Weekly Digest – 2024 – #22

#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources

• The City of Charleston is embarking on a significant initiative to develop a Peninsula Plan
  that will shape equitable development and planning investments on the Charleston Peninsula for the decades to come. As part of this endeavor, one of our primary objectives is to enhance commercial affordability on the peninsula, particularly for local small businesses and nonprofit organizations owned by minorities and women in the region, fostering a diverse and inclusive business landscape. We are seeking input from across the region to better understand how the City can implement strategies that promote commercial affordability and create an equitable business environment on the Peninsula. The feedback will directly contribute to shaping policies and initiatives that support minority and women-owned businesses. To participate in the Regional Minority & Women-Owned Business Survey, please follow the link below:  Peninsula Plan: Regional Minority & Women-Owned Business Survey

#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines

• Veterans set sail to find relief from PTSD, build confidence and make connections
• City of Charleston Announces Juneteenth Block Party to Celebrate MOJA’s 40th Anniversary Season
• South Carolina opted out of Summer EBT food program. Local groups are now working to fill the gap
• Why the Flag No Longer Flies on My Home in SC and Why I am an Unhappy American
• Lowcountry Food Bank Conducts First Publix Charities-Donated Mobile Pantry Truck Produce Distribution in Charleston
• Despite safety efforts, traffic-related deaths continue
• Classical Pride Charleston brings queer composers’ work to Piccolo Spoleto
• Last call: Charleston County offering final chance for input on new climate action plan
• ICYMI
  • In the Charleston area, someone earning $58,900 is now considered ‘low income’
  • “Be Kind Charleston” Card Making Station at the Mount Pleasant Library
  • Crisis in the Carolinas: Racial Disparities, the Climate Catastrophe and Environmental Racism and in the Lowcountry
  • Project OKURASE Medical Clinic in Ghana open for summer volunteers!

For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com

#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events

• JUN 4-9: Park Circle Pride
• JUN 6: Thrifty Thursday Clothes Swap
• JUN 6: Brownfield Community Update Meeting
• JUN 8: Charleston Queer Adult Prom
• JUN 8: Charleston Beach Olympics
• JUN 8: World Oceans Day 2024 Coastal Cleanup
• JUN 9: Queer Youth Fest
• JUN 15: Blockade of Charleston Festival (new date)
• JUN 15: Juneteenth Family Fest Charleston 2024

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:

Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
provides free civil legal assistance for low-income clients.

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