Changemakers Weekly Digest – 2024 – #27

#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources

• City of Charleston Plastic Code Changes Take Effect July 1
  • Extra thick plastic bags are no longer allowed.
  • Cutlery may only be offered upon customer request, affirmative response, or at self-service stations.
  • For more information: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/plastic

#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines

• Sales Tax Free Weekend Begins on August 2nd
• Summer camp provides a place of joy for Charleston’s queer youth amid adversity
• Local churches working together to break down racial barriers
• Local Drummer Quentin Ravenel Killed in Shooting Involving North Charleston Police Officer
• FBI investigating North Charleston’s $1.3 million anti-violence program, ex-police chief says
• Churches, charities with little track record among nonprofits in line for $90M in SC budget
• WATCH: Is the News Required to Tell the Truth? TEDxCharleston
• In the Tri-County, the “Survival Budget” for a Family of Four Increased by Over 25% from 2021 to 2022
• Charleston Co. extends applications for nonprofit funding program
• Harbour Club at WestEdge Helps Raise $160,000+ for Local Nonprofits
• Charleston disability advocate responds to backlash from social media post
• Charleston police complete racial bias audit. Some say there’s more work to be done.
• Free Summer Meals: Summer Feeding Begins June 10th at Select Library Locations
• Mayor Cogswell Outlines City’s Priorities for Improving Infrastructure and Traffic
• Ellen Weaver’s Culture Wars Rage On
• Water Mission Responding with Emergency Safe Water for People in the Caribbean Displaced by Hurricane Beryl
• ICYMI
  • CreateAthon Applications Now Open
  • Kids Eat Free at MUSC
  • REPORT: South Carolina ranked among worst states for LGBTQ equality
  • In the Charleston area, someone earning $58,900 is now considered ‘low income’
  • CJCC Releases Report on Local Justice System Performance
  • Crisis in the Carolinas: Racial Disparities, the Climate Catastrophe and Environmental Racism and in the Lowcountry

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

#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events

• JUL 8-12: Kid’s Natural Building Summer Camp
• JUL 9: Cocktails For A Cause
• JUL 11: Charleston Green Drinks : Plastic-Free Campaign
• JUL 13: Spanglish Small Business Expo
• JUL 13: 12th Annual Charleston Natural Hair Expo
• JUL 13: Book & Beer Market
• JUL 13: Isle of Pirates Beaches with the Bus
• JUL 13: James Island Pride Community Cleanup
• JUL 18: Drinks for Dolphins

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:

Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic
provides primary medical care to uninsured adults, just like any family practitioner or internist – but free of charge utilizing local volunteer medical practitioners.

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