CHARP

Farm Pond residents had a blast as they came together and celebrated their community this past Saturday (April 29th). Youth and adults showed up to enjoy some music, food, games/activities, and to obtain resources. The American Red Cross partnered for the event and provided valuable resources to residents about their services. Other resources, such as […]

CHARP was greatly inspired by our recent visit from Dr. Ken Reardon, a professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Memphis. As a long time community activist, Ken has worked in East St. Louis, New York City and Memphis in an effort to empower and collaborate with people facing the direst structural […]

Dr. Janni Sorensen, Liz Shockey, and Joe Howarth presented original research from our summer evaluation this past weekend at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Conference in Cincinnati. Our presentation centered around CHARP’s history, a reflection on our sucesses and struggles in a variety of community-university partnerships, and the prominent themes that stemmed […]

A new semester begins for CHARP. We already have a lot happening in our partner neighborhoods. Prof. Sorensen’s GEOG 2000 class will be working with Graham Heights, Enderly Park, and College Downs which is right across the street from UNCC’s campus. We have stronger relationships with our neighborhood partners than ever before. We hope to […]

Fascinating article about how The Truly Disadvantaged by W. J. Wilson created a new way of looking at poverty and the impact that book had on future academics. The Neighborhood Effect

Prof. Sorensen began a dialogue with members of the College Downs Community in 2010. In the summer of 2012 this partnership was reinvigorated with the creation of the Friends of Miss Bonnie (FOMB). Based in the College Downs neighborhood, the FOMB strives to improve communication between long-time residents, students living in College Downs, and UNC […]

An open forum will be held at Johnson C. Smith in Biddle Hall’s Sarah Belk Gambrell Auditorium on Wednesday Feb. 6th. at 6:30pm. City Councilpersons John Autry, James Mitchell, Patsy Kinsey, and Malcolm Graham will be on hand along with Dr. Ronald Carter of JCSU, Clay Grubb, Mary Newsom, and Billy Maddalon. The discussion will […]

The City of Charlotte is holding public meetings to explain and promote the new Quality of Life Study. The study is vastly different than in previous years and the document below is the official media release. 01-28-13_Quality_of_Life_Study_Public_Meetings__MEDIA_RELEASE.doc

Innovators are exploring creative ways to bring food into food deserts. One such use is a mobile grocery store. The article below discusses the merit and possible effectiveness of this strategy to combat food deserts. Can “Pop-Up” Grocery Stores Solve the Problem of Food Deserts?

In an effort to create an agriculture corridor along North Tryon, the North End Opportunity Farm is set to open near the Charlotte Urban Ministry. With a commitment to only hiring the homeless, the farm proposes to create jobs but also provide fresh food to downtown Charlotte with the support of downtown restaurants. The links […]