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Trident Literacy Receives Grant From Power:Ed For $150,000
Trident Literacy Association has announced it has received a $150,000 grant from Power:Ed. Trident Literacy Association will use the funds to provide intensive case management to help motivated adult students through their new PACESETTERS Program. Case managers will guide these students as they complete their GED curriculum and build competencies like writing resumes, computer skills, interviewing…
Read MoreDespite The Rhetoric Joseph Floyd Manor Residents Ultimately May Be Displaced
By Barney Blakeney Though he’s only lived in the building a few years, Michael Waldron has gained a keen sense of the characteristics shaping the controversy about residency at Joseph Floyd Manor Apartments – systemic neglect, finger pointing, grandstanding and apathy. Ultimately it all will end up displacing current residents, he believes. Joseph Floyd Manor,…
Read MoreBCBSSC, South Carolina Hospital Association and South Carolina Medical Association Collaborate On Public Service Campaign Encouraging South Carolinians to “Slow the Spread”
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) and South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA) are joining together in an effort to persuade the public to limit potential exposure to COVID-19 even as coronavirus cases are on the rise in South Carolina, hospital beds are filling and deaths are currently numbering in the high…
Read MoreSC Ports Employees Donate $22,000 to the Lowcountry Food Bank
The Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) announced June 30 that SC Ports teammates are donating their 2020 Thanksgiving gift cards from their leadership to the LCFB. Their generous donation amounts to $22,000, which will help feed our neighbors in the Lowcountry who struggle with hunger. “We understand the increased need for healthy food this year because of COVID-19, and our teammates…
Read MoreCharleston Water System To Resume Non-Pay Shut-Offs August 17
Charleston Water System (CWS) will resume non-pay shut-offs August 17. CWS paused non-pay service disconnections at South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster’s request March 14 and voluntarily extended this moratorium after the governor allowed the resumption of normal operations May 13. The utility offers an array of account management and bill pay options and has increased…
Read MoreSC Law Firms, Charleston Legal Expand Pro Bono Legal Clinic Statewide to Help Small Businesses & Nonprofits Navigate Pandemic’s Economic Impact
July 1, Charleston Legal Access, along with law firms Nelson Mullins and Jackson Lewis, announced they will expand their South Carolina Virtual Legal Clinic statewide to assist small business owners and nonprofits. Initially launched at the end of May to help those in the Lowcountry region, the clinic offers pro bono legal consultations to help…
Read MoreVisit SC State Parks for Free With Charleston County Public Library Exploration Kits
A CCPL Library Card gives you access to worlds of wonder through books, streaming movies, TV and music, digital resources, and more, but that’s not all. Now, thanks to a grant by the State Library, you can explore ANY South Carolina State Park for free. South Carolina State Park Exploration Kits are now available for checkout. The…
Read MoreLady Gaga Shares Her Instagram To Give A Voice To The Black Transgender Community
Recording superstar Lady Gaga selected The Marsha P. Johnson Institute to take over her Instagram account and called on her 42.5 million followers to advocate for Black transgender women to help end the daily fight they endure against systemic racism. This date signifies the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march, led by trans women of color,…
Read MoreGoogle Doodle Celebrates LGBTQ+ Rights Activist Marsha P. Johnson
On June 30th, 2020, in light of Pride Month in the U.S., Google launched a Doodle, illustrated by Los Angeles-based guest artist Rob Gilliam, celebrating LGBTQ+ rights activist, performer, and self-identified drag queen Marsha P. Johnson, who is widely credited as one of the pioneers of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States. On this day in 2019, Marsha…
Read MoreVirtual Art Auction to Benefit Animals at Charleston Animal Society
Nationally and internationally known artists are donating artwork for Charleston Animal Society’s virtual art auction August 1 – 7. “We are so thankful to have these incredible artists rally around our community animals during such a difficult time,” said Charleston Animal Society Board Chairwoman Laurel Greer. Using the hashtag #ArtistsSavingLives, the auction will be promoted on…
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