Changemakers Weekly Digest – 2024 – #34

#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources

• APPLY NOW for City of CHS Boards & Commissions
• Resource: Voter Tools – all-in-one tool to verify, register, vote absentee, etc

#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines

• Fresh Future Farm’s “Rooted” Documentary will Premiere at New Orleans Film Festival
• “Defense of Democracy” Starts Petition to Protect Charleston County’s Public Libraries
• S.C. students still struggling in reading, math as racial gaps grow
• Charleston church to receive funds for preservation from the National Park Service
• Charleston Water System Accepting Citizens Academy Applications
• WAJIBA Wants to Drive Home a Win for Local Charities
• Tanger Outlets Invites Local Schools to Apply for 2024 TangerKids Grants Program
• Lowcountry Jazz Festival returns with a stacked lineup
• Hundreds of SC preschoolers suspended each year for offenses like hitting, spitting
• Charleston County, Charleston Redevelopment Corporation Launch Land Acquisition Pilot Program to Support Creation of Affordable Housing
• West Ashley roads suffer from traffic and floods. Can county’s road sales tax fix that?
• Charleston leaders developing tech to improve pedestrian safety downtown
• S.C. forms Smalls Monument Commission
• Junior League of Charleston Presents “Farm to Table(aux)” on October 24th
• New data shows hundreds of Lowcountry law enforcement pursuits happen every year
• State lawmakers request investigation into proposed sale of 30 homes by Charleston County Housing Authority
• Longtime non-profit executive opens Charleston consulting firm
• Warrior Surf Foundation to Host 8th Annual Surfboard Auction & Raffle
• SC expands program that incentivizes revitalization of abandoned buildings
• Charleston gives nod to tax plan to bolster Union Pier
• ICYMI
  • Pilot program aims to tackle affordable housing crises in Charleston County
  • N. Charleston group hopes to build bridge between Hispanic communities, city: ‘We are people’
  • REPORT: South Carolina ranked among worst states for LGBTQ equality
  • In the Tri-County, the “Survival Budget” for a Family of Four Increased by Over 25% from 2021 to 2022

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

#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events

• AUG 27: City of Charleston to Host Public Workshop Presenting The Water Plan (hybrid)
• AUG 28: ‘Back Da Green’ Encore screening
• AUG 31: 8th Annual Surfboard Auction
• AUG 31: All Things Baby Symposium
• SEP 5: 14th Annual “Danielle Hope Watson Commitment to Justice” Award Reception
• SEP 5: PechaKucha 46
• SEP 7: Fall Festival of Plants

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:

Positive Vibes Ronjanae Smith Inc
stands against gun violence and offers support to families impacted by gun violence in the North Charleston community

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