What is your favorite thing about working at a nonprofit? At Charleston Promise Neighborhood (CPN), we are a mission-focused organization which strives every day to increase access to opportunities for the students and families in our community through various avenues, including but not limited to, education, health and wellness, and community engagement. We are very…
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Community Forum on Gentrification Identifies Key Issues
One definition of gentrification is “the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to middle-class taste.” While renovation and improvement both sound like positive things, the effects of gentrification are not positive for all. Neighborhood changes such as the addition of bars, restaurants, waterfronts or even extended transit, may…
AmeriCorps VISTA Position: June 10, 2019 – June 9, 2020
Position has been filled AmeriCorps VISTA Overview: The Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program places individuals in nonprofit organizations and public agencies to support efforts to fight poverty. Through the years, more than 180,000 individuals, known as VISTAs, have committed at least one year of full-time service to low-income communities in every state, the…