Upcoming Events and Engagement Opportunities
Celebrate America Recycles Day - Tuesday, November 15, 5:30 p.m.
November 15 is America Recycles Day! Join the City of Charlotte's Housing & Neighborhood Services, Keep Charlotte Beautiful, and Envision Charlotte at the Innovation Barn to learn how to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle that promotes health within your community and household!
Meet representatives from both City and Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Services, Envision Charlotte, and more! Food will be available (while supplies last), along with some fun activities from 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Registration for this event is highly encouraged.
Clean Streets Cleanup - Saturday, November 12, 10 a.m.
Please join the City of Charlotte's Corridors of Opportunity Team, Keep Charlotte Beautiful and community stakeholders for a large-scale cleanup along West Sugar Creek Road on Saturday, November 12 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Volunteers will meet at 5108 Reagan Drive Charlotte, NC 28206.
Each volunteer, including minors, must sign up individually. An email will be sent to those signed up to volunteer on the day of the event with details (i.e., parking, where to meet and what to bring).
Sign up to volunteer.
Keep Charlotte Beautiful Offers $5,000 Beautification Grant Opportunity - Submit your ideas by November 16
Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) is currently accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) for its Beautification Grant, an annual opportunity that awards up to $5,000 for community beautification projects. This competitive grant is open to neighborhoods, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and individuals citywide. Projects must fall within the five pillars of Keep Charlotte Beautiful: litter prevention, waste reduction, recycling, beautification, and community greening.
Please submit your LOI to kcb@charlottenc.gov by November 16 and be sure to include:
- Project description in 250 words or less
- Project location, amount requested, tentative date when the project will take place, and entities involved
- Why the group is applying for this grant
- How this project will enhance the applicant's community
Questions? Please call KCB at 704-432-4802 or e-mail kcb@charlottenc.gov
The Spring 2023 Neighborhood Board Retreat Application is Now Open!
The City of Charlotte’s Housing & Neighborhood Services department will host a Neighborhood Board Retreat on Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Neighborhood Board Retreat is a free opportunity for neighborhood and business associations to come together to assess the current state of their community, identify and prioritize strategic goals, create an action plan and improve the quality of life in Charlotte's neighborhoods. The retreat is open to all neighborhood organizations and business or merchant associations within Charlotte’s city limits.
Neighborhood Board Retreat attendees will receive:
- A customized Quality of Life Explorer report
- Networking and idea sharing with other community leaders
- Guidance with planning yearly goals and board priorities
- Idea development with trained, experienced facilitators
- Expert support from staff and community resources
- A credit of up to $1,500 toward volunteer hours required for the Neighborhood Matching Grant (eligible neighborhoods only)
Retreat capacity is limited. Organizations will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis with priority given to first-time attendees. A minimum of five participants is required for your organization’s application to be considered complete. Each neighborhood group can have up to eight participants.
Apply online by December 9. Application decisions will be emailed by December 16.
Check out the highlight video from the Summer 2022 retreat and visit our website to learn more about the Neighborhood Board Retreat. You can also view past neighborhood summaries to learn what other Charlotte neighborhoods have identified as priorities for their communities.
If you have questions regarding the retreat, please contact Nichelle Wilson at nichelle.wilson@charlottenc.gov.
Safe Home Rehabilitation Program - Apply by November 27
The Safe Home Housing Rehabilitation Program provides grants to low-income homeowners to address needed home repairs. The program seeks to correct code and incipient violations (items in a house that will need to be repaired or replaced in two to three years) and make general property improvements. The program serves single-family owner-occupied dwellings.
Qualifications:
- Residences located within Charlotte city limits
- Single-family homeowners occupying the home, with incomes under 60 percent of the area median income
Learn more about how to apply for the Safe Home Rehabilitation Program.
Training on Demand: Are You Up to Code?
We can all agree that Charlotte is a growing and thriving city. With that said, we all have a shared responsibility to maintain a safe and desirable community. One way you can be an active participant in improving our quality of life is to become more knowledgeable on city code ordinances. This training, presented in partnership with Code Enforcement, Keep Charlotte Beautiful and CharMeck 311, will focus on how to:
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Achieve compliance by educating yourself on the most common code violations
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Identify and remedy possible violations in your neighborhood
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Properly report observed code violations
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Improve and beautify your community through Keep Charlotte Beautiful
Watch the replay. Visit the Community Engagement Training on Demand page for additional training opportunities.
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