Aug. 30, 2016 Scheduled speakers are Chris Jackson of Goodwill Industries; and Caroline Chambre Hammock of Urban Ministry Center on Housing First & Moore Place Expansion. ... Continue Reading →
Tuesday: Knight Foundation, Reading Partners
Aug. 21, 2016 Speakers for Tuesday are Charles Thomas, Program Director for Knight Foundation Charlotte; and Helen Kimbrough, Community Engagement & Program Manager for Reading Partners Charlotte. ... Continue Reading →
Aug. 2: CMPD Chief Kerr Putney
July 31, 2016 Speaking Tuesday is Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Kerr Putney. ... Continue Reading →
July 26: Tree canopy, Americans with Disabilities Act
July 24, 2016 July 26, 2016 Forum: Part 1: Marking the anniversary of The Americans with Disabilities Act: Julia Sain, executive director, Disability Rights & Resources; Willie Ratchford, executive director, City of Charlotte Community Relations; Lezlie Briggs, City of Charlotte ... Continue Reading →
July 12 speakers
July 10, 2016 At the Forum July 12: Christopher Dennis, founder of E-Fix Housing Solutions and president of Community Dream Builders, a nonprofit; Frances Hall of the Beatties Ford Road Family Counseling & Vocational Rehabilitation Center; and Bernice Feaster, founder of ... Continue Reading →
June 21: Public and private housing in Charlotte
June 19, 2016 At the Forum June 21: Charlotte Housing Authority CEO Fulton Meachem, and Ken Szymanski, Executive Director of the Greater Charlotte Apartment Association. ... Continue Reading →
Brooklyn Village: The development teams
June 12, 2016 The Forum June 14: The Brooklyn Village Project in Second Ward. Three development teams vying for rights to guide redevelopment of the old urban renewal area will make presentations. Also attending, Arthur Griffin, who has advocated the interests of a group of original Brooklyn ... Continue Reading →
May 31: Congress 12th and 9th Districts
May 29, 2016 Tuesday: Invited to the May 31 Forum are all candidates for Congress in the 12th and 9th Districts, Republicans and Democrats alike. The session will be recorded and archived at YouTube. The candidates: District 12: Alma Adams (D) Has been in office since: 2015 Tricia Cotham ... Continue Reading →
May 24: Dream Builders; Profound Gentlemen
May 22, 2016 Speakers for May 24 are Yolanda Polk and Kenston Griffin from Dream Builders Communication, Inc. and Mario Jovan Shaw and Jason Terrell from Profound Gentlemen, the nonprofit ”dedicated to improving the quality of education for boys of color by ensuring they have consistent role models ... Continue Reading →
May 17: Estate planning, and health services
May 16, 2016 Speakers for May 17 are Eric Montgomery on estate planning; and Elana Congress on Care Ring’s Nurse Family Partnership, Low-Cost Clinic, Physicians Reach Out and Marketplace health insurance. ... Continue Reading →