Changemakers Weekly Digest – 2024 – #42

#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources

• Charleston County Board of Elections seeking poll workers for November elections
• LIST: Where to donate supplies in the wake of Hurricane Helene
• THE LIST: Lowcountry Early Voting locations
• Order free at-home COVID tests: Here’s how

#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines

• Early voting kicks off next Monday. Here’s what to expect
  • Want to vote early in South Carolina? Here’s when and where to cast your ballot
  • Charleston County and Just Bee Extend Partnership for Fall Elections, Expanding Accessibility and Inclusion
• Land donated by North Charleston to build affordable housing remains empty
• BEE Collective Announces 2nd Annual Just-Us INDABA: Birthing, Education, and Healing Justice Summit
• New affordable housing complex coming to downtown Charleston
• ‘Big Lou’ on a mission: Towboat US Charleston aims to raise $5,000 for breast cancer
• More affordable housing coming to City of Charleston
• Fewer SC graduates went to college this fall, state report card shows
• Closing the Gap in Health Care Receives $20,000 Grant from the Medical Society of South Carolina
• 2 new projects could bring hundreds of affordable housing units to downtown Charleston
• The College of Charleston Launches The Sisters of Septima Program
• Mayor Cogswell proposes $20M affordable housing project to Charleston County
• Quaponda Tribe Launches Gullaxy World Market
• Trident Literacy Association awarded $5,000 grant by Sisters of Charity Foundation of S.C.
• Lowcountry non-profit awarded over $550k for diabetes prevention
• Mayor Cogswell Makes Offer to Charleston County for Substantial Affordable Housing Investment
• Despite long process, Charleston man highlights state car repair reimbursement
• ICYMI
  • Research: 53% of South Carolina’s Children Lived in Households Experiencing Financial Hardship in 2022CARD FOR KINDNESS @ MTP branch Library
  • Black Residents Say No To Climate Gentrification in Charleston
  • Lowcountry Local First Asks Community to Shift Dollars to Local this Holiday Season
  • N. Charleston group hopes to build bridge between Hispanic communities, city: ‘We are people’
  • 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

• OCT 22: Believe in Possibility Banquet
• OCT 23: AFFA Fall Happy Hour & Fundraiser
• OCT 23: Fall Youth Showcase
• OCT 26: Lowcountry Fall Native Plant Market!
• OCT 27: Revelry/Green Heart Block Party
• OCT 29: Lowcountry Maritime School Harbor Cruise

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:

Closing the Gap in Healthcare
on a mission to “decrease health disparities and increase the health literacy of African Americans and the underserved communities throughout the Carolinas”

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