Friends, Family, Community
Charleston Promise Neighborhood Welcomes Collaborative Partner to its Underserved Community
Recognizing Charleston Promise Neighborhood’s longstanding presence and positive impact, First National Bank turned to the organization to help introduce them as a new neighbor to the Charleston area. With a shared commitment to education and community, F.N.B. Corporation has donated $10,000 to Charleston Promise Neighborhood (CPN) as part of its entry into the Charleston banking…
Read MoreLiberating Lives collecting spare change from community to help raise funds for academy
Liberating Lives is holding an ongoing fundraiser to raise funds to build their academy for formerly incarcerated women in the Lowcountry. The 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is asking that people donate their spare change, dimes, nickels, quarters, pennies, to assist them in reaching their goal. The fundraiser is being run now through May 18, 2019. The…
Read MoreThe James Island Outreach Hosts the Taste of James Island
The James Island Outreach (JIO) will host its annual community gathering and fundraising event — the Taste of James Island — on April 27, 2019 from 11am-3pm at the First Baptist Athletic Fields on George Griffith Boulevard on James Island. This event serves as the premier, annual fundraising event for James Island Outreach — a…
Read MoreUnique Minds Hosts Special Needs Resources Fair May 4
Unique Minds hosts their first major event in the Charleston area called, The Special Needs Resource Fair, happening Saturday, May 4 at 12:30pm at the Otranto Library, 2261 Otranto Road, North Charleston, SC 29406. This event specifically targets parents of children with autism, or other special needs, connecting them directly with organizations and businesses in…
Read MoreMore than 600 Free Spay-Neuters for Cats Available Now: Grant Makes Free Surgeries Possible for Charleston County Residents
PetSmart Charities® awarded a $50,000 grant to Charleston Animal Society’s Sam Greer Spay-Neuter Clinic that will pay for at least 641 FREE spay/neuters for cats in Charleston County. “We are focused on preventing the flood of kittens we see each Spring,” said Charleston Animal Society Senior Director of Shelter Medicine Dr. Lucy Fuller. “Getting a…
Read MoreSimple Strategies for a Larger Tomato Harvest
By Melinda Myers Nothing is more frustrating than investing time, money and energy in planting and growing tomatoes only to watch them succumb to disease. We can’t change the weather conditions that support disease problems, but we can tweak our growing strategies to reduce this risk. Select and grow the most disease-resistant varieties suited to…
Read MoreCaliber Collision Launches Annual Food Drive to Fill Up Kids’ Tanks With Meals During Summer
Millions of kids run on empty during the summer without access to school lunches. Caliber Collision locations throughout the Charleston area are launching the 8th Annual Rhythm Restoration Food Drive starting now through May 10 to help ensure kids can fill up their tanks and enjoy their summer vacation. All cash and food donations collected will be donated…
Read MoreCharleston County Celebrates National Community Development Week April 22-26, 2019
Charleston County will recognize the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program during National Community Development Week, April 22-26, 2019. The week-long celebration brings together citizens, program staff, partnering organizations, and beneficiaries through events that recognize and showcase the local programs supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and…
Read MoreCharleston County Parks hosting Superhero Dance Party for people with special needs on May 1
In an effort to provide ongoing recreation and social opportunities for community members with disabilities, the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) invites people with special needs to attend a superhero-themed dance party on May 1. People with special needs and their families and caregivers are invited to attend the event on the evening…
Read MoreMetanoia Continues Building Businesses and Communities
By Barney Blakeney Through several business initiatives, Metanoia Community Development Corporation in North Charleston’s Chicora/Cherokee neighborhood is continuing its efforts to insure that residents of the community will maintain their presence in the rapidly transforming community previously relegated to urban blight for more than two decades. Chicora/Cherokee, the community adjacent to the now defunct Charleston…
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