From The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC MARCH 24, 2016 9:19 AM American Airlines to give $400,000 to Charlotte nonprofits Renaissance West Community Initiative, Goodwill Opportunity Campus and Carolina Theater will receive the funds American’s announcement comes 2 weeks after the carrier reached a new lease agreement with the Charlotte airport BY KATHERINE PERALTA […]
CONTINUE READING →Sow Much Good works to provide direct access to affordable, nutritious food, educate the public on healthy eating habits, and advocate for the right of every person to have real food security. RWCI has partnered with Sow Much Good to bring these services to residents of The Renaissance. The West Boulevard corridor has limited options […]
CONTINUE READING →From The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC BY MARK PRICE msprice@charlotteobserver.com Family Dollar CEO Howard Levine has become the latest community leader to champion a rebirth on Charlotte’s low-income west side, giving $1 million to help build a child development center on land that was once home to the notorious Boulevard Homes housing project. […]
CONTINUE READING →The new Howard Levine Child Development Center will be operated by the YMCA Renaissance West Community Initiative (RWCI), the agency leading the revitalization of the site of the former Boulevard Homes public housing project, now named The Renaissance, is pleased to announce that it has raised $9.7 million of the $15 million needed for the […]
CONTINUE READING →Meet Rosha McGill, one of the first residents of The Retreat at Renaissance and a dedicated community advocate. The Retreat is a 110-unit apartment building for senior and disabled citizens located within the Renaissance mixed-income housing development. The Retreat opened in the fall of 2013, when Ms. McGill moved in. Prior to settling in at […]
CONTINUE READING →From The Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC Could new approach help solve Asheville’s housing crisis? Caitlin Byrd, cbyrd@citizen-times.com 6:56 a.m. EST November 18, 2015 ASHEVILLE – The conversation about how to tackle Asheville’s housing crisis continues. During a three-hour event at the U.S. Cellular Center, a standing room only crowd of more than 100 people listened as panelists leaned into […]
CONTINUE READING →From The Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC Our view: Point person for housing needed 12:05 a.m. EST November 26, 2015 What do schools in Mobile, Alabama, and housing in Asheville have in common? Both are difficult issues that illustrate the importance of having a point person in charge. Mobile has such a person. She is Carolyn […]
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