Out of School Time Youth Resource Fair (10/2)

Through This Lens CLT: Opening Night (10/5)

Placemaking Grant (10/22)

Charlotte Community ToolBank Tour (10/23)

On The Table CLT with Housing & Neighborhood Services (10/24)

America Recycles Day - Informational Workshop (11/15)

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Out of School Time Youth Resource Fair

October 2, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Solid Waste Services (1105 Otts Street)

School is back in session and students are busier than ever.  As we ask more of our youth, let’s ensure that they know about all of the opportunities and resources available to help them succeed.  Join us to learn about mentoring programs, prosocial activities, work opportunities, and other out of school time resources in our community.  At this workshop, you will learn from:

• Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance
• Mayor’s Youth Employment Program
• MeckEd/Charlotte NEXT
• Mecklenburg County Youth Coalition
• Neighborhood leaders

A light meal will be provided.  Register to attend here.

Through This Lens CLT: Opening Night

October 5, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Charlotte Trolley Powerhouse Studio (1507 Camden Road) 

Come see and hear our community of Charlotteans share their beautiful journeys to Charlotte! Through this Lens unites Charlotteans—who also identify as immigrants—through the power of story. Through a photography storytelling installation, the Through this Lens community will offer our larger community a look through the many lenses of the immigrant experience. These lenses look beyond a single story.

Join us for an opening night to learn from our community at the Charlotte Trolley Powerhouse Studio!

Learn more about Through this Lens??‹ here and register to attend the opening night celebration here??‹. Through this Lens??‹ is a partnership between the City of Charlotte, the League of Creative Interventionists, and Levine Museum of the New South.

Charlotte Community ToolBank Tour 

October 23, 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??‹.??‹??‹

Placemaking Grant 

Letter of Intent due October 22 

Charlotte residents are invited to apply for grants of up to $10,000 for placemaking projects in celebration of the City’s 250th anniversary. Grants will provide funding and technical support to residents to create and enhance community vibrancy, safety, and creative identity. To apply applicants must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by October 22.

Eligible project categories include:

Learn more about the Placemaking Grant here and review the guidelines 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.

America Recycles Day - Informational Workshop

November 15, 10:00am – 11:30am
Material Recovery Facility (1007 Amble Drive) 

??‹Did you know that more than 82,000 TONS of materials have been recycled in Mecklenburg County this year? Do you ever wonder where your recycled goods go after they are picked up?  What happens to your plastic bottles?  Where do your aluminum cans go?  Can you recycle paper towel rolls?

Join us on America Recycles Day to learn how you can recycle more often and more effectively.  We'll learn about the Material Recovery Facility (or MRF) that processes your recycled goods.

Light refreshments will be provided.  Also, bring 10 plastic grocery bags to exchange for a reusable shopping bag! Register to attend here??‹.??‹??‹