Welcome to the Changemakers Weekly Digest!
Charleston’s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit & grassroots news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…
Please keep sharing your events, ideas and resources via the “CONTACT US” link on CharlestonGood.com or via email anytime: charlestongood@gmail.com
#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources
- RESOURCE: LGBTQ+ organizations and healthcare services in South Carolina
- PLATFORM: Engage Charleston County
- ENGAGE: PRIME North Charleston Five Year Review
- REGISTER NOW: 2025 MLK PARADE
- Order free at-home COVID tests: Here’s how
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- County keeps pushing I-526 project despite wide rejection
- Charleston County Public Library Releases Annual Community Impact Report
- Nearly 100 affordable housing units coming to downtown Charleston
- Bright Ma Farms grew from ancestral dreams
- Charleston Co. leaders award $1.6 million toward affordable housing
- Over 100 Tri-County nonprofit projects get aid in Trident United Way event
- Charlestowne Woodturners Club: Merging Art, Charity, and Community in Charleston
- Lowcountry advocacy group pushing teacher discussion on early education concerns
- CP view: Charleston’s future is the ‘Just Cause,’not the ‘Lost Cause’ of Confederacy
- ICYMI
- SC arts organizations led by people of color can apply for grants from $1M funding pool
- ‘Urgent’ need for foster parents throughout South Carolina
- 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 21-DEC 31: Aquarium Aglow
- DEC 2: Charleston Community Air Quality Network (CCAMN) Quarterly Meeting
- DEC 7: Sea Life By Startlight
- DEC 7: Little Black Dress + Tie
- DEC 7: BIG Lowcountry Boil 2024
- DEC 8: Lights & Love
- DEC 11: Chicora Community Resource Night
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:
Veterans on Deck
“works to prevent and treat the invisible wounds that affect members of our Armed Forces, during and after their service, through a sailing program that offers holistic support and resiliency training. “
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NEXT GREEN DRINKS EVENT:
DECEMBER 12:
GREEN GIFTING: REDUCE, RECYCLE, REUSE
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