Welcome to the Changemakers Weekly Digest!
Charleston’s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit & grassroots news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…
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#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources
- PLATFORM: Engage Charleston County
- ENGAGE: PRIME North Charleston Five Year Review
- INITIATIVE: ‘Gateway To Housing’ in the Lowcountry
- SURGE MAGAZINE #9: The 526 Edition
- REGISTER NOW: 2025 MLK PARADE
- Order free at-home COVID tests: Here’s how
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- ‘You have been selected to pick cotton’: Racist texts targeting Black residents reported in Lowcountry
- SC executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence to life
- South Carolina Execution ‘Assembly Line’ Rolls On With Killing of Richard Moore
- Support local veteran-focused organizations + deals for veterans
- ‘Urgent’ need for foster parents throughout South Carolina
- Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Announces $1.2 Million in Grants
- The Power of Local Connections in a Polarized World
- Gibbes Museum of Art Announces Winner of 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
- N. Charleston nonprofit back providing free health services after COVID-19 focus
- Going Places to host bike giveaway for Frierson Elementary Students
- Historic Charleston cemetery with long-term problems to see cleanup plan
- Black Food Truck Festival Delivers” Massive Economic Impact” to Charleston Region
- What Charleston’s surging population means for the local economy and housing
- Arts Profile: How Arun Drummond helps preserve Gullah culture with his mixed-media artwork
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces $27.4 Million in Infrastructure Funding To Improve Rail Safety and More in South Carolina
- A nonprofit looks to ease Charleston’s housing crisis with apartments, family shelter for homeless
- Charleston maritime partners calling on community to help fill shipping container with toys for SC foster children
- Fort Sumter and Charleston Harbor added to Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
- 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
- NOV 10: Green Heart Project’s 2nd Annual Farm to Table Dinner
- NOV 12: Where Are You From? Panel Discussion
- NOV 14: GREEN DRINKS – “Food Systems | Food Security” + Pumpkin Smash
- NOV 15: Congreso Mundial de Bienestar 2024
- NOV 16: Unique Lowcountry Outing and Feast
- NOV 16: KIDS are COOL Family Festival
- NOV 16: Free Produce / N.Charleston
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:
Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
provides free civil legal assistance for low-income clients.
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NEXT GREEN DRINKS EVENT:
NOVEMBER 14 Food Systems & Food Security
+ PUMPKIN SMASH!
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