Staff reports | North Charleston Democratic Rep. Wendell Gilliard described the state Department of Health and Environmental Control as chronically short-staffed and underfunded in a Friday story in sister publication Statehouse Report. He said while testing supplies were a nationwide issue, the state agency struggled with responding to public needs.
Staff reports | Charlton Singleton, Shovels & Rope, Manny Houston, Lee Barbour, Kanika Moore and other artists will perform May 8 at a telethon to pay for services that benefit people transitioning out of homelessness. The event will run on a variety of local media outlets.
Staff reports | Charlton Singleton, Shovels & Rope, Manny Houston, Lee Barbour, Kanika Moore and other artists will perform May 8 at a telethon to pay for services that benefit people transitioning out of homelessness. The event will run on a variety of local media outlets. The Homeless to Hope Benefit Telethon starts at noon May 8 and will operate until 8 p.m.
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Staff reports | The Homeless to Hope Benefit Concert, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March 11 at the Gaillard Center Performance Hall, will help raise money for the Homeless to Hope Fund, managed by the Palmetto Project.
The fund, started by local mayors, pushes solutions to curb homelessness and promote affordable housing. Musical performances will be by Charlton Singleton, Quiana Parler, Heather Rice, Lowcountry Voices and a stage band of 10 instrumentalists. For more information on the March 11 concert and the Homeless to Hope Fund, visit www.homelesstohopefund.org.
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