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Allstate Foundation and its Local Representatives Award a $5,000 Grant to Empower Memory Care Support in the Lowcountry
The ARK, Alzheimer’s Family Support Services, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia community in the Charleston area and beyond, announces that it is the recipient of a $5,000 Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® Grant. This contribution will be instrumental in bolstering the organizati[...]
Charleston Parks Conservancy and PowerPlant SC Collaborate to Offer Four Free Tree Giveaway Events
Charleston Parks Conservancy, in partnership with Duke Energy’s PowerPlant SC initiative and with input from Charleston Tree Experts, announces a series of four tree giveaways set to take root this fall and winter. Charleston Parks Conservancy announced the relaunch of its Charleston Trees program on Arbor Day of this year to [...]
Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina Receives Funding from the State to Continue Program for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina (FCP) thanks South Carolina legislators and the Dept. of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) for allocating $500,000 for FCP’s maternity group home program. “We applaud Rep. Wendell Gilliard and state leaders for their dedication to ensuring young mothers have the support they need to achieve independence,” said Cheryl O’Donnell, […][...]
Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach to Host Inaugural Fundraising Sip and Shuck Event
CHARLESTON, SC – Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach is proud to announce its very first Sip and Shuck fundraising event, which is scheduled to take place on December 3, 2023 at Legare Waring House from 6-9PM. Guests will be treated to a delightful evening of camaraderie, local culinary delights and an array of beverages [&he[...]
Trident United Way Announces Second Round of Community Changemaker Grants. 20 local nonprofits were awarded grants in first cycle
North Charleston, SC – Trident United Way, a leading local nonprofit organization committed to fostering positive change and development within the Tri-County, is pleased to announce their second round of funding in their Changemaker Grants program. The Changemaker Grants program offers investments toward an agency’s effectiveness, efficiency and future sustainability by providing resources to improve […][...]
Lowcountry Food Bank is a recipient of Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC’s Fall 2023 Immediate Needs Grant
Charleston, SC — Lowcountry Food Bank announced today that it received a $5,000 grant from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina. The foundation awards grants to nonprofits that strive to reduce poverty throughout the state of South Carolina and beyond. Lowcountry Food Bank was part of the Immediate Needs cat[...]
Akers Ellis Real Estate and Kiawah Conservancy Join Forces to Preserve Two Exceptional Properties on Johns Island
Akers Ellis Real Estate is pleased to announce that it has had the distinct privilege of representing the Kiawah Conservancy in their successful acquisition of two remarkable properties on Kiawah Island, 4368 Betsy Kerrison Parkway and 4346 Betsy Kerrison Parkway. These acquisitions are a significant step toward the preservation[...]
Lowcountry leaders become Liberty Fellows, join statewide and global networks
Six Lowcountry leaders have completed the requirements to become Liberty Fellows. They now join diverse and interconnected groups of 330 leaders in the Liberty Fellowship South Carolina Network and 3,000 leaders in the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Through the two networks, Fellows will have lifelong opportunities for engagem[...]
Lowcountry Food Bank Receives $270,000 Donation from Publix Super Markets Charities
Charleston, SC — Lowcountry Food Bank (LCFB) today announced it received a $270,000 donation from Publix Super Markets Charities to increase the amount of nutritious food that LCFB can distribute to ensure equitable access to healthy food. LCFB serves 200,000 neighbors in coastal South Carolina who face food insecurity in [...]
Sixth Annual Ugly Sweater 5K Dash to Benefit Charleston Area Families Living with Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia
The ARK, Alzheimer’s Family Support Services, is working to raise awareness and funds for programs to assist local families living with Alzheimer’s and related dementia with its sixth annual Ugly Sweater 5K Dash on Dec. 2, 2023, in historic downtown Summerville. This event invites participants to embrace the holiday spirit b[...]
2023 Light the Lake and Raffle for the Parks: A Celebration of Community and Connection
As the holiday season draws near, the Charleston Parks Conservancy invites the community to its annual event, 2023 Light the Lake, on Dec. 1 from 5-9 p.m. at Colonial Lake. The park’s pathways will be lined with more than 1,000 luminaries that surround the lake, and the event will include the lighting of the tree […]
National Friends of the Library Week to Support Kids Cafe
National Friends of Libraries (NFOL) Week is October 15 – 21, 2023, and a perfect opportunity to remind everybody why the Charleston FRIENDS of the Library (CFOL) exists: To support programming for the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL). Programming like the Kids Cafe after school snack program at Baxter-Patrick James Island Library. This amazing program […]
