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??‹Neighborhood Matching Grants – Apply Now!
September 1 – Deadline
The Neighborhood Matching Grants Program has helped Charlotte residents improve their neighborhoods since 1992. The program awards funds of up to $25,000 to eligible neighborhood-based organizations for projects that make neighborhoods better places to live, work, and play.
Contact Kirsty Sanchez at Kirsty.Sanchez@charlottenc.gov or (704) 336-4594 for more information or if you have not attended a pre-application workshop and are interested in applying for a neighborhood matching grant.
Learn more here and apply online here.
Tree Banding/Tree Care Grants – Apply Now!
September 1 – Deadline
Neighborhood organizations can apply for up to $3,000 to assist with tree care in their community, including trees located on private properties and in common areas, reducing the impact of cankerworms and the emerald ash borer through banding and treatment. There is no income eligibility to receive a Tree Care Grant.??‹
Contact Jonathan Hill at Jonathan.Hill@charlottenc.gov or (704) 432-4802 for more information or if you have not attended a pre-application workshop and are interested in applying for a tree care grant.
Learn more here and apply online here.
Welcoming Charlotte Celebration of Cultures
September 17, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Camino Community Center (201 Stetson Drive)
Welcoming Week 2018 is September 14-23. During Welcoming Week, communities across the country bring together immigrants, refugees, and native-born residents to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone.
Did you know that Charlotte is home to over 17,000 refugees? Or that students in Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools speak 197 languages at home? Are you part of the 16% of Charlotteans born outside of the United States?
Join us to celebrate several cultures and traditions that make our City great. We will provide entertainment and a main dish – you bring a side dish and friends!
Learn more about Welcoming Week here and register to attend the celebration here.
Charlotte Community ToolBank Tour
September 18, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Charlotte Community ToolBank (2513 S. Tryon Street)
Does your neighborhood or non-profit need to borrow giant jenga in January? Adirondack chairs in April? An outdoor movie screen with projector in October?
If you need these or any of a slew of tools, shovels, clean-up supplies, ladders, pressure washers and more please join us to tour and learn more about Charlotte Community ToolBank. We'll explore the warehouse, learn about neighborhood grants, and find out how you can borrow what you need for pennies of the cost.
Learn more about the ToolBank here and register to attend the tour here??‹.??‹??‹
On The Table CLT with Housing & Neighborhood Services
October 24, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
SMS Catering Services (1764 Norland Road)
Charlotte is a diverse community. While there are no quick fixes to the challenges we face, we believe progress happens when residents, organizations, neighborhoods, and government work collaboratively and creatively.
On The Table CLT will bring together over 6,500 community members in homes, parks, coffee shops, businesses, libraries, restaurants and more to exchange ideas around a single set of questions and to learn from each other's experiences. When we listen and learn from one another, we have the power to impact communities and lives.
The City of Charlotte's Housing & Neighborhood Services is one of many groups hosting an On The Table CLT event this year. We invite you to join us for a community conversation over dinner at the SMS banquet hall on Wednesday, October 24th from 6-9pm. Free parking, dinner & entertainment are provided.
Learn more about On The Table CLT here and register to attend our dinner here.
A Call for Participation: Our History Needs Your Story!
StoryMining 250 is a project of the Levine Museum of the New South and its community partners. It seeks to document and share the lives of Charlotte at this particular moment in time, through oral histories, exhibits, and special programs, 250 years since the city was founded. Your history is important to Charlotte’s history and you’re making history right now. If you or someone you know has a story to share about making a home in Charlotte, we’d like to know!
To submit your story or nominate a storyteller, learn more here.
Community Engagement Service Areas
Community Engagement Service Area Teams are assigned to four areas and work directly with citizens, neighborhood and business associations, civic groups, and other community organizations to assist communities with project implementation and area revitalization. This allows us to develop meaningful relationships in the community and understand the unique characteristics and needs of each community served.
Learn more about community engagement service areas and identify your service area staff here.
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