A weekly update for the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone
In this post, you can find descriptions of new webinars, resources and funding opportunities that may be helpful to Promise Zone partners and supporters.
Pay close attention in particular to a couple of the grant opportunities that discuss Promise Zone bonus points for projects dealing with reentry of criminals into the general population. Read more
NOV. 13, 2015 — The state affiliate of the Corporation for Community and Economic Development United, Inc., has received a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help educate disabled Promise Zone residents deal with housing discrimination.
“We will do outreach and public education programs to raise awareness of the federal fair housing law that protects individuals,” said Patsy Gardner, executive director of the S.C. affiliate of the CCEDU. “We will be targeting families with disabled members in the rural, socially-disadvantaged areas of the Promise Zone as it relates to housing discrimination.” Read more
More than 50 local, state and national leaders will meet Friday in Walterboro to learn how museums and libraries can help to rebuild troubled neighborhoods and drive economic, education and social efforts to raise the standard of living.
The meeting at the Colleton Museum and Farmers Market is being facilitated in the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone by a partner, the South Carolina Arts Commission, which has committed to help Promise Zone communities grow by tapping into the arts. Read more
A weekly update for the S.C. Lowcountry Promise Zone
In this post, you can find descriptions of new events, webinars, resources and funding opportunities that may be helpful to Promise Zone partners and supporters.
Pay close attention to the information outlined in a new section — Idea Generator. It highlights how collaboration in Kentucky is paying off. Also in this issue: Webinars on the Affordable Care Act, environmental and rural grants, and several interesting reports. Read more
