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Residents of Druid Hills, Washington Heights, and Optimist Park attended a presentation of work conducted by UNC Charlotte students related to oral histories. The event was a well-received success and sparked much interest and feedback on the websites created by students. Optimist Park website Washington Heights website

Joe Howarth presented “Oral Histories as a Strategy for Developing Relationships in a Community-University Partnership” at the Urban Affairs Conference in San Diego. The session was very strong and we received good feedback from attendees and other presenters.

Dr. Janni Sorensen took part in the 2016 Women + Girls Research Alliance at UNC Charlotte’s Center City Campus. She spoke in one of the conference conversations about Bridging Divides, Building Solutions. Photo courtesy of the Niner Times https://t.co/rPQO08Xc8m

School is back in session and our partner neighborhoods are actively pursuing a number of initiatives. Graham Heights continues to host a neighborhood walk on the third Saturday of every month. Residents of Enderly Park are vigorously working on a Women’s Safety Audit in their neighborhood. Reid Park is finishing up the numerous grants they […]

Angel Hjarding’s Butterfly Highway project is gathering steam. Fresh off a presentation on citizen science in Sweden, she is continuing to organize in CHARP partner neighborhoods to create the Butterfly Highway. The Butterfly Highway is a community-conducted, citizen science effort to create “highways” for vital pollinators in Charlotte, NC. Green spaces and pollinator gardens will […]

CHARP welcomes new and returning students to UNCC for a new semester. We also welcome our neighborhood and campus partners back from the holiday season. We have a lot of exciting projects to work on this semester and summer. We continue to work on the Enderly Park Women’s Safety Audit. The Butterfly Highway Project is […]

Public, non-profit, and private organizations are working to raise funds to end chronic homelessness in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Using a Housing First approach, the funds would potentially end chronic homelessness in Charlotte. The Charlotte Observer posted an excellent story this week. Ending chronic homelessness in Charlotte

CHARP member Tara Bengle helped to organize the Art Meets Activism event on October 18th, 2014. The Arts & Democracy Project hosted and funded a full day workshop to bring together activists, artists, students, and community leaders to explore the intersections between art and activism in Charlotte. The Behailu Academy in Noda hosted the event […]

Dr. Sorensen co-authored a paper that was recently voted “the most influential research related to health care disparities for 2014.” The poll was conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The research engaged Hispanic youth and paired them with Dr. Sorensen’s undergraduate seminar students to perform a Photovoice project. The youth photographed aspects of their […]

Cache Owens of CHARP is hosting a planner’s panel as part of her NCAPA Fellowship on February 24th at 11am in McEniry 117 at UNC Charlotte. The panel will be part of Dr. Robby Boyer’s Intro to Urban & Regional Planning course. The panel will include 4 planners, 3 from the public sector and one […]