Changemakers Weekly Digest – 2024 – #37

#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resource

• CARTA offering free rides to the polls on Election Day
• 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

• Dominion Energy offers free upgrades to Charleston Housing Authority residents
• After-school meal program returns to Charleston. Here’s how students can get free meals
• P&C Commentary: Transparency builds trust between charities and donors
• State Supreme Court strikes down school voucher law
• Patriots Point Launches New Website That Features Access to Museum’s Collection
• Charleston City Council finalizes plans for Sumar Street development
• NAACP Responds to Hate Speech at University of South Carolina
• Charleston County Libraries providing free after-school food programs
• ‘No-wake zone’ law on flooded Charleston streets takes effect. Do similar laws work elsewhere?
• Lowcountry loses ironwork legacy Carlton Simmons
• Charleston Animal Society Launches Innovative New Program to Keep Animals Out of Shelter
• Two organizations seek to bring awareness to housing conditions in Charleston
• Charleston County School District takes first step to implement state-mandated book ban rule
• CP View: Give Spoleto-like love to MOJA Festival
• How Barbados helped shape Charleston
• After a fire and years of promises, will a vacant North Charleston school finally get a second life?
• Vulnerable peninsula prepares new plan to ‘live with water’
• Taxpayer advocate will visit Charleston area to help taxpayers resolve state tax issues
• ICYMI
  • Board of Elections Shares Polling Location Changes, Early Voting Information for 2024 General Election
  • “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 19-20: Summer-ish Book Sale
• SEP 21: The Big Dill – ECCO’s Charity Pickleball Tournament
• SEP 22: Good Catch Dinner
• SEP 22: 4th Annual Walk to Fight Hunger
• SEP 22: 7th Annual Bridge to Recovery Walk
• SEP 27: LaunchFest
• SEP 28: WSF Jason Bowman Foam Frenzy Classic

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:

Ben’s Friends
offers hope, fellowship and a path forward for those in the hospitality industry struggling with substance abuse and addiction

SHOPPING FOR BOOKS?

You can support Charleston Good & local bookstores by shopping via our store at BookShop.org

Interested in global environmental and justice issues?
Check out a new free project launched by Lowcountry visionaries:
BlueCrabCollective.com

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