CHARP

Please enjoy the newest edition of our CHARP newsletter. 1-November-2011-1.pdf

Enjoy pictures of the Final Presentation of the Community Planning Workshop on their work with the Windy Ridge and Graham Heights neighborhood.

Dr. Janni Sorensen and Liz Shockey appeared on WFAE’s Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins. They discussed CHARP’s mission and how we partner with communities. CHARP on Charlotte Talks

Here are some photos from this Saturday’s youth-senior capacity building event in Farm Pond.

On January 21st, 2012, residents from Farm Pond came together at the Hickory Grove Recreation Center for a neighborhood meeting, which occurs on the 3rd Saturday of every month. City of Charlotte Southeast Service Area Specialist Charlenea Duncan, Code Inspector Marta Carson, and Lieutenant Childs from CMPD (including 2 other officers) were all in attendance. […]

Please enjoy the newest edition of our CHARP newsletter. This issue contains updates about our neighborhoods, notably our new partner in the Logan Neighborhood of Concord, NC. Also enclosed is a state-of-the-project address by CHARP Director Prof. Janni Sorensen, a notice about our forthcoming “Cultivate Food Forum” on Feb. 23rd, and photos from our partner […]

Last Thursday, CHARP hosted the Cultivate Food Forum, an event focused on sustainable and healthy eating practices for residents of “food deserts.” All of the CHARP neighborhoods are located in food deserts–areas of our city that lack access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. The purpose of our event was to raise awareness about this […]

This month, the Windy Ridge HOA and CrimeWatch installed signs to discourage littering and other distasteful activities. The signs were purchased with funds from a City of Charlotte Neighborhood Matching Grant and were installed by Fausto Alfaro, HOA President with the help of Keihly Moore, a Master’s student with a dual major in Urban Design […]

On Saturday 4/7, the energy was alive in Farm Pond! There were two events that occurred–one was a cleanup, and the other was an Easter event, both of which took place at the Eaglewoods Apartments clubhouse. UNC Charlotte undergrads (Courtney Hathaway, ‎Madelyn Riddleberger, Stafford Farmer, and Joshua Marks) joined Farm Pond neighbors and volunteers, as […]

On Saturday, April 14th, Albemarle Road Elementary School staff, Hands On Charlotte, the City of Charlotte, volunteers, and families of Farm Pond partnered together for the Neighborhood-School Partnership Summit. The Summit consisted of various activities for participants, in which individuals were able to share their stories, ideas, values, and interests; ultimately, the participants all worked […]

The Windy Ridge neighborhood is located in the northwest portion of Charlotte, North Carolina and can be reached via Interstate 85, Brookshire Blvd./ Exit 36. The neighborhood was developed in two stages, in 2003 and 2004. The recent recession has had an adverse effect on Windy Ridge, as many owners vanished and foreclosures increased. Houses […]

The Windy Ridge neighborhood was featured in an Associated Press article concerning its struggles with foreclosure, vacant homes, and crime. Windy Ridge neighborhood fights multiple issues