Changemakers Weekly Digest – 2024 – #35

#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources

• ICYMI: New Era in Environmental Protection Launches with South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
• 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

• In Honor of Those Who Labor
• CARTA offering free rides to the polls on Election Day
• Charleston wins when local businesses grow, advocates say
• Teachers earn $2.9 million in Excellence in Teaching Awards for students’ strong academic gains
• AT&T workes rally downtown amid ongoing strike, contract negotiations
• Hannibal’s Kitchen receives grant from National Trust for Historic Preservation
• City of Charleston presents water action plan to combat flooding
• Meet The #WhatWomenBring2024 Honorees
• Trans People & Families File Lawsuit Against South Carolina’s Gender-Affirming Care Ban
• City of North Charleston Appoints New Artist-in-Residence
• Organizations across the Lowcountry raise awareness during National Overdose Week
• Charleston’s new Water Plan cites array of climate-related challenges. Does it solve them?
• Young Students in Majority Black Charleston Schools Face Greater Suspensions
• South Carolina to build a monument honoring Robert Smalls’ legacy. There’s much to do.
• Rain, neglect cause worry for Monrovia Cemetery families
• ICYMI
  • “Defense of Democracy” Starts Petition to Protect Charleston County’s Public Libraries
  • S.C. students still struggling in reading, math as racial gaps grow
  • Fresh Future Farm’s “Rooted” Documentary will Premiere at New Orleans Film Festival
  • 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

• SEP 5: 14th Annual “Danielle Hope Watson Commitment to Justice” Award Reception
• SEP 5: PechaKucha 46
• SEP 7: Fall Festival of Plants
• SEP 12: Green Market Night
• SEP 14: 9th Annual Hope Walk against All Violence
• SEP 14: Shining Stars: A Hollywood Gala

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:

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