TreesCharlotte's 7th annual Big Tree Summit (2/5)
Neighborhood Matching Grants Pre-App Workshops (2/5 & 2/6)
Research Your Neighborhood History (2/16)
Increasing Participation in your Neighborhood (2/27)
Conflict Resolution for Neighborhood Leaders (3/2)
40th Annual Police-Community Relations Awards (nominate by 4/1)
TreesCharlotte's 7th annual Big Tree Summit
Central Piedmont Community College’s Harris Campus (3210 CPCC Harris Campus Drive)
Ready to get Tree Smart in 2019? A great way to start is by attending the 7th annual Big Tree Summit. This free event will share the state of our urban forest, offer tree care classes and feature a keynote address from the president of the Arbor Day Foundation. During the evening program, Mayor Lyles will announce Charlotte’s Tree of the Year, as well as several other tree awards.
Learn more and register to attend here.
Neighborhood Matching Grants Pre-Application Workshops
February 5, 6:00pm-7:30pm
(West Boulevard Branch Library, 2157 West Boulevard)
February 6, 1:00pm-2:30pm
(Steele Creek Branch Library, 13620 Steele Creek Road)
The Neighborhood Matching Grants Program has helped Charlotte residents improve their neighborhoods since 1992. The program awards funds to eligible neighborhood-based organizations for projects that make neighborhoods better places to live, work, and play.
Before applying for a grant, applicants must attend a workshop. Learn more here and register to attend a workshop here.
Research Your Neighborhood History
3rd floor, Main Library (310 North Tryon Street)
Have you ever wondered how your neighborhood got its name? Who first lived in your house? What was your block like back in the day?
Join community historians Michael Moore and Tom Hanchett and Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room librarian Tom Cole for an informative workshop to teach you how to research your home or neighborhood history. The team will guide you in hands-on research using digital and paper resources to explore city directories, plat maps, building permits, and more. This workshop is a part of a pilot effort to develop a Neighborhood History Toolkit. To enhance the utility of the toolkit and to ensure that the needs of the greater community are being met, this workshop is limited to first time participants. Previous participants will be waitlisted.
Register to attend here.
Increasing Participation in your Neighborhood
February 27, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
West Boulevard Branch Library (2157 West Boulevard)
Join us for an interactive workshop hosted by Caylin Haldeman from Next Stage Consulting and the City of Charlotte to learn how you can help get your neighbors more involved in the community. Participants will learn best practices, dialogue with one another, and work in small groups to create new strategies.
We'll discuss how to boost meeting and event attendance; recruit new members and volunteers; improve neighborhood communication; share what makes your neighborhood a great place to live; and work effectively with partner organizations and diverse populations.
Register to attend here.
Conflict Resolution for Neighborhood Leaders
March 2, 9:00am – 1:30pm
Belmont Regional Center (700 Parkwood Avenue)
Conflict is all around us – in our relationships, on the job, at school, and in our neighborhoods. How we choose to deal with conflict often reflects our life experiences.
If you feel overwhelmed because your way simply isn't working, this training can help you learn conflict resolution strategies. Participants will learn:
- Conflict Resolution Methodology
- Cultural Differentiation within communities
- Tools for resolving conflict
- Styles of Mediation
Register to attend here.
40th Annual Police-Community Relations Awards
Nominations due by 4/1
Nominations are being sought for the 40th Annual Police Community Relations Awards, which is sponsored by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee. The award recognizes officers and work teams from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department who have made outstanding contributions to the improvement of police community relations in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area.
Officers will be judged on their involvement in helping the community understand the police function and the citizen’s role. Officers will also be considered if they have demonstrated extraordinary efforts in the area of crime prevention and their involvement in aiding neighborhoods in handling their special problems.
Nominations may be made by citizens in the patrol area, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School personnel or students, groups, and individuals.
Nominate an officer here.
