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Posted: August 24th, 2010 Greg Lacour
Some stories worth sharing this week:
- The recession, bit by bit, is chipping away at the network of services the needy in Charlotte use for the most basic things. The Observer’s Tim Funk chronicles how Catholic Social Services’ burial assistance fund is running dry.
- Some slightly better news from another Charlotte social service agency: Urban Ministry Center kept intact its record of serving free lunch to the homeless and hungry, even though it couldn’t keep its roof intact.
- Here’s an important update on one of Charlotte’s most important issues, affordable housing. The city is thinking about changes to the rules governing affordable housing as part of a larger effort to disperse it throughout the city.
- You hear about this sort of thing every once in a while, but given the times, it’s astonishing: A woman who chose to remain anonymous donates $400,000 to pay for a seniors’ group at Greater Bethel AME Church.
- Finally, do not underestimate the power of the Tweet. CLT Blog’s Desiree Kane organized a two-hour “hashtag party” to try to drum up support for Charlotte as the Democratic National Committee met to discuss, among other things, the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. (Her efforts got noticed, too.)
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