Crossroads Charlotte

Take Action to Make a Difference

Every day, people and organizations are doing what they can to steer the community towards a positive future through efforts called Crossroads Charlotte Initiatives. Through initiatives small and large, Individuals, neighborhood groups, non-profit organizations, corporations and other groups of people are helping write a part of the story about our tomorrow by taking action today.

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Front Porch Grant Making
Type: Community Initiative
Front Porch Grant Making is housed within CBI and FFTC. In four years, FPG has funded over 50 projects that have built bridges, created relationships, and dismantled walls all over the Charlotte...
ASC - Crestdale Community Residency Project
Type: Business Initiative
What is the Crestdale Community Project? Through a grant from Crossroads Charlotte, the Arts & Science Council is partnering with The Light Factory Contemporary Museum of Photography & Film,...
Changing Places: From Black & White to Technicolor
Initiative of: Levine Museum of the New South Type: Community Initiative
This exhibit highlights stories of newcomers and long-time residents and efforts to address the cultural challenges of our region's growing diversity. Sections of the exhibit showcase efforts...
American Red Cross Choir
Type: Business Initiative
Center for Active Citizenship
Initiative of: Queens University of Charlotte Type: Community Initiative
The Center for Active Citizenship will serve as an umbrella for existing and future service and service-learning initiatives that promote access, inclusion and equity in the greater Charlotte...
Charlotte Dragon Boat-Asian Festival
Type: Community Initiative
This project was organized by Asian Chamber as a signature community building initiative. This ancient Chinese tradition has been transformed into a popular cross-culture water sports in the...
Communications Crossroads: Connecting Community to Seniors
Initiative of: Centralina Council of Governments Type: Community Initiative
The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the community’s ability to effectively...
Diversity Networking
Type: Business Initiative
The Mint Museum, along with the Charlotte Chamber Diversity Officer's Roundtable, The Duke Energy Foundation and Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company, cordially invite you to attend a networking...
Dragon Boat Festival
Initiative of: Carolinas Asian-American Chamber of Commerce Type: Community Initiative
The Asian-American Chamber’s initiative has introduced the Dragon Boat Festival to Charlotte and will utilize this traditional Asian culture event as a community building project. This cross...
Friday Friends
Initiative of: Mecklenburg Ministries Type: Community Initiative
Friday Friends connects people across differences. Self-selected partners agree to eat lunch together once a month for 6 months to get to know one another. Questions designed to take the...
Historic Washington Heights 100th Year Neighborhood Anniversary 2010
Type: Community Initiative
1910-2010 Inviting citizens with passion and commitment to connect with our historic...
Light a Candle for Love
Initiative of: LGBT Charlotteans Type: Community Initiative
On Valentine’s Day, join LGBTQ and straight citizens at Trade & Tryon Streets in Uptown Charlotte to show your support for LGBT equality and the rights of all people to love and be loved without...
Responding to Exodus International
Initiative of: LGBT Charlotteans Type: Community Initiative
Two events to respond to the religious and social harm caused by "ex-gay" and reparative/conversion therapyorganizations like Exodus International, who will hold its conference, Love Won Out in...
Speaking of Change
Initiative of: Levine Museum of the New South Type: Community Initiative
This facilitated dialogue program is designed to connect individuals and groups in new ways and debrief the emotions, thoughts and understandings brought about by the 'Changing Places: From...
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Crime Times
Type: Community Initiative
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Crime Times is a public effort by private citizens to make our neighborhoods and communities safer. It is an Free Online Publication emailed out on a monthly basis that...
The Crossroads Teen Theater Project presented by CRC
Initiative of: Community Relations Committee Type: Community Initiative
The teen theater project is an expansion of the successful Community Theater/ Theater about community project presented by the CRC in 2007.