{"id":34334,"date":"2025-03-07T18:15:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T23:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=34334"},"modified":"2025-03-09T09:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T14:15:27","slug":"changemakers-digest-2025-march-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/changemakers-digest-2025-march-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Changemakers Digest 2025 &#8211; MARCH 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to the Changemakers Digest!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Charleston&#8217;s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit &amp; grassroots news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Please keep sharing your events, ideas and resources via the &#8220;CONTACT US&#8221; link on CharlestonGood.com or via email anytime: charlestongood@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodBits- Featured Announcements &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestoncounty.org\/departments\/county-council\/boards-commissions.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">APPLY to serve on a Charleston County Board or Commision!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundocharleston.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RECURSO: TELEMUNDO CHARLESTON<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1032877275550705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach is seeking volunteer mentors<\/a><\/strong> who want to make a real difference for 2nd-5th graders!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/yYMRa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RESOURCE: The VITA Program Free Tax Preperation<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/scpreservationtoolkit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RESOURCE: SC Preservation Toolkit<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Empowering African American Historic Preservation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodNews <\/strong>&#8211; local nonprofit &amp; grassroots headlines<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/sc\/south-carolina\/news\/2025\/03\/01\/south-carolina-red-cross-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;We wanted to bridge the gap&#8217; Red Cross South Carolina kicks off Red Cross Month<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/OM8gD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston brewers among the 1st in the nation to produce a beer using a rare West African grain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2025\/02\/28\/federal-medicaid-cuts-could-hurt-sc-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Medicaid cuts could cause big S.C. budget problems, study says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/food-bev\/lowcountry-food-bank-raises-630-000-at-2025-chefs-feast-to-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lowcountry Food Bank Raises $630,000 at 2025 Chefs&#8217; Feast to Support its Childhood Feeding Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/S6zU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special election set for North Charleston council seats left vacant after federal corruption charges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counton2.com\/news\/local-news\/hundreds-gather-in-downtown-charleston-to-protest-trump-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hundreds gather in downtown Charleston to protest Trump policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/politics-government\/article301251489.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SC made billion-dollar accounting errors. Here\u2019s how much it\u2019s costing in attorney fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/news\/joye-law-firm-to-award-14-000-in-2025-scholarship-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joye Law Firm to Award $14,000 in 2025 Scholarship Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chstoday.6amcity.com\/culture\/charleston-unveils-5year-economic-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston unveils 5-year economic development plan focused on innovation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/food-bev\/smash-city-burgers-hosting-hoops-against-homelessness-in-sup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smash City Burgers Hosting Hoops Against Homelessness Event in Support of One80Place<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/3Bvhn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Spotlight: Star Gospel Mission shines bright: Charleston shelter expands to include housing for women and children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scdailygazette.com\/2025\/03\/05\/sc-anti-dei-bill-could-impact-everything-from-school-cafeterias-to-university-bookstores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SC anti-DEI bill could impact everything from school cafeterias to university bookstores<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2025\/03\/06\/city-charleston-looking-purchase-county-property-affordable-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Charleston looking to purchase county property for affordable housing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counton2.com\/news\/charleston-county-votes-that-board-of-trustee-do-not-have-to-take-constitutional-oath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston County votes no to mandating the Charleston Library Board of Trustees taking a constitutional oath<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2025\/03\/06\/live-5-wcsc-launches-telemundo-charleston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live 5 WCSC launches Telemundo Charleston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safehouseproject.org\/blog\/safe-house-project-enters-into-mou-with-state-of-south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe House Project Enters Into MOU With State of South Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2025\/03\/06\/colonial-dames-partially-close-historic-powder-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colonial Dames partially close historic Powder Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/0wZpI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston&#8217;s African American museum lands a $750K grant. Here&#8217;s how it&#8217;ll use it.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2025\/03\/05\/city-charleston-leaders-launch-initiative-raise-awareness-opioid-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Charleston leaders launch initiative to raise awareness on opioid use<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/gEUuV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina&#8217;s NPR affiliate is going independent. Sort of.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/local\/charleston-county-opens-applications-for-2025-summer-youth-internship-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston County opens applications for 2025 Summer Youth Internship Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/video\/2025\/03\/08\/video-hundreds-lowcountry-residents-rally-support-international-womens-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIDEO: Hundreds of Lowcountry residents rally in support of International Women\u2019s Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ICYMI\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/HsGDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SC rape and violence crisis centers face crisis of their own if federal funding goes away<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2024\/11\/04\/urgent-need-foster-parents-throughout-south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Urgent\u2019 need for foster parents throughout South Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blavity.com\/climate-gentrification-charleston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Residents Say No To Climate Gentrification in Charleston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2024\/07\/12\/n-charleston-group-hopes-build-bridge-between-hispanic-communities-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">N. Charleston group hopes to build bridge between Hispanic communities, city: \u2018We are people\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bekindcharleston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Be Kind Charlesto<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bekindcharleston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">n<\/a> is seeking kindhearted Charlestonians to write encouraging cards for nursing home recipients and nonprofits in our community. This is a way to serve from home and great for families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For Lowcountry environmental news &amp; resources,<br \/>\ncheck out our partners at <a href=\"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GrowPurpose.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodEvents<\/strong> &#8211; a few featured upcoming nonprofit events<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MAR 13: <a href=\"https:\/\/tkcdreams.net\/free-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women&#8217;s Rights Collective<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MAR 13-APR 13: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecharlestonfestivalsc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Charleston Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MAR 15: <a href=\"https:\/\/raiseyourway.donordrive.com\/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&amp;eventID=1475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Islander 71 Shucking for Charleston Hope Lodge<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MAR 15: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/44219459216383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEWEE Fire Fest<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MAR 21: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/aftershock-from-grief-to-empowerment-film-screening-panel-community-tickets-1234083901169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFTERSHOCK: From Grief to Empowerment &#8211; Film Screening, Panel + Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MAR 21-22: <a href=\"https:\/\/redux.givecloud.co\/SpringArtMarket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Redux Spring Art Market<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MAR 22: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-bee-collectives-black-maternal-health-symposium-tickets-1203621888469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The BEE Collective&#8217;s Black Maternal Health Symposium<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MAR 22: <a href=\"https:\/\/projectlyme.org\/event\/lymeapalooza-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lymeapalooza<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MAR 23: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/latin-taste-of-charleston-2025-tickets-1207635744019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latin Taste of Charleston 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For our most up-to-date curated event listings,<br \/>\ncheck out our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/community-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMMUNITY CALENDAR<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FEATURED RESOURCE HUBS AT CHARLESTONGOOD.COM&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/charleston-volunteer-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CHSvolunteers<\/a> &#8211; <\/strong><em>local organizations actively seeking volunteers<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/nonprofit-resources\/nonprofit-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GoodGrants <\/a>&#8211; <\/strong>new grant opportunities and other grants resources<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/charleston-nonprofit-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GoodJobs<\/a> &#8211; <\/strong>nonprofit job openings + other local employment resources<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/grassroots-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>#GrassrootsGuide<\/strong><\/a><strong> &#8211; <\/strong>our directory of 640+ local nonprofit organizations in the Lowcountry<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>additional resources for <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/individuals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Individuals<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organizations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GRASSROOTS GUIDE NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patchcareerinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>P.A.T.C.H. Career Institute<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\npartners with other educational institutions to provide and promote health care education<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33531 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GREEN-DRINKS-ROAD-WEB.jpg\" alt=\"Join us for Green Drinks on the road!\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GREEN-DRINKS-ROAD-WEB.jpg 700w, https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GREEN-DRINKS-ROAD-WEB-300x171.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/400;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/greendrinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>growpurpose.com\/greendrinks<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FIND THIS NEWSLETTER USEFUL?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Feel free to share it with a friend!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/charlestongood.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CharlestonGood.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>#goodsharing #collaborating4change #chsvolunteers #changemakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Changemakers Digest! Charleston&#8217;s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit &amp; grassroots news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a class=\"myButt \" href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/changemakers-digest-2025-march-10\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1599,"featured_media":34336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,517,3,2,12,19,8,520,18,10,56,518,436,5,70,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34334"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34409,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34334\/revisions\/34409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}