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Mayor Foxx and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Coalition for Housing to Host an Interfaith Summit on Affordable Housing and Homelessness

Supportive Housing Development Funding Now Available

Mayor Foxx and Mentoring Alliance Celebrate National Mentoring Month

Mayor’s Youth Employment Program Launching New MYEP Job Skills Certification at Career Discovery Day Event

City’s Keep Charlotte Beautiful Committee Now Accepting Applications for 2012 ‘Adopt-a-Neighborhood’

Apply for a Neighborhood Matching Grant

The Neighborhood Matching Grants Program awards funds to eligible neighborhood-based organizations for projects that will make neighborhoods better places to live, work and play. Organizations are required to match the funds requested. Neighborhood statistical areas with median household income not exceeding $57,489 may be eligible to apply. Check your eligibility online with the NBS Map Application.

Grants are awarded four times a year and applications will be accepted for the first time in 2012 on Wednesday, February 15.

Organizations interested in applying for a Neighborhood Matching Grant must send a representative to a Neighborhood Matching Grant Pre-Application Workshop on Wednesday, January 25 or contact Aisha Alexander to request a customized workshop for your neighborhood, valexander@charlottenc.gov, 704-336-2175.

Visit the Neighborhood Matching Grant webpage for complete details about the program and the application process.

City Accepting Applications for Façade Grant Improvement Program

Was improving the façade of your business or property a New Year's resolution? The City has a program that can assist you with paying for those improvements you may have been putting off. The City of Charlotte's Façade Grant Improvement program assists businesses and property owners with matching funds up to $65,000 for eligible renovations. The next deadline for this program is February 15th.

To find out more about this opportunity, please visit: the Facade Grant webpage or contact Chris Hemans at
chemans@charlottenc.gov, 704-432-3025.

Mayor Foxx and Mentoring Alliance Celebrate National Mentoring Month

Mayor Anthony Foxx has proclaimed January 2012 to be National Mentoring Month to encourage and promote mentoring as a way to positively impact young people in the City of Charlotte. The Mayor's Mentoring Alliance has scheduled a Community Service Day on Saturday, January 28th, where mentors and mentees can participate in community service projects at various non-profit agencies around the Greenville Community.

The Mayor's Mentoring Alliance is a coalition of 50 existing mentoring organizations that work together with a primary focus on providing positive role models for young people in areas ranging from academic assistance to leadership development.

For more information on the Mayor's Mentoring Alliance or how you can get involved in the Community Service Day, please visit www.mayorsmentoringalliance.org or contact Betty Jackson at 704-336-2928.

Community Service Day
Saturday, January 28th
9:00 a.m. – Noon
Greenville Center, 1330 Spring Street

Mayor Foxx Proclaims Saturday November 26 to be 'Small Business Saturday'

Mayor Anthony Foxx has proclaimed Saturday, November 26 to be the second annual 'Small Business Saturday' in Charlotte as part of a national movement to support local small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. First there was Black Friday. Next came Cyber Monday. Now, there's Small Business Saturday - a day everyone can celebrate as they support local small businesses that make vital contributions to our community and our local economy.

Helping small businesses thrive is key to creating a strong local economy and improving the overall quality of life in Charlotte. For every $100 spent in locally owned, independent stores, $68 returns to the local economy through taxes, payroll and other expenditures (Civic Economics).

On November 26, Mayor Foxx is asking citizens to support their favorite local stores while doing their holiday shopping and help fuel our local economy. Businesses are encouraged to participate by holding special events and promotions to draw consumers to their stores.

Visit the website: http://smallbusinesssaturday.com for more information on this national movement or check out the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/smallbusinesssaturday where businesses can download free posters and other materials to assist with promotions.