Homeownership has long been considered a cornerstone of the American dream, but for many in Charleston, Dorchester, and Berkeley counties, that dream has been slipping further out of reach. With median home prices now soaring to $421,000—up 4.2% from last year—finding affordable housing has become increasingly difficult. However, there’s good news for prospective buyers in […]
“We can’t just talk about helping people… we have to be about doing the work… and I see what the BRIDGE program is doing… ” ~ Mayor Reginald L. “Reggie” Burgess
The Concerned Citizens of Accabee is having a Friday Turkey Raffle and we are asking for your support. For the low price of $10, you will have a chance to win a herb-seasoned fried turkey just in time for the Christmas Holiday. The drawing is this Friday and the turkey will be ready for […]
The Economic Mobility Grantmaking Fund of Coastal Community Foundation awarded Bridge North Charleston a $25,000.00 grant! The 2023 Northern Lowcountry Regional Grants Programs convenes a committee made up of board members and community volunteers. The Advisory Committee recommended BNC to the Board of Directors. These recommendations are funded by over 80 individual funds. These donors to Coastal […]
You are cordially invited to join Bridge North Charleston in a Groundbreaking Celebration for North Bridge Townhomes, located at 2312 Meridian Road at the intersection of Azalea Drive in North Charleston. Please join us on Wednesday, October 11, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. for the holistic beginning of revitalizing the distressed communities of Accabee and Hub Village. […]
Vertical construction of North Bridge Townhomes begins! It’s exciting to see the townhomes sprouting up and stretching towards the Carolina sky. The expected completion date is coming soon, Spring 2024.
It’s Today! The Second Annual Community Event and Free Farmers Market! There’s a cookout with a DJ, kids activities, and informational tables. Visitors have a chance to win one of five $50 drawings. More than 250 community residents are in attendance. It’s a terrific day with plenty of fun for everyone.
Five new board members are joining the BNC cause: Loretta Hart, Principal of Mary Ford Early Learning and Family Center; Chip Crane, CEO of Hill Construction; Shannon Praete, City of North Charleston Grant Consultant; Dough Barnett, Mortgage Officer for Southern First Bank; and Geneva Spann, Community Resident and Activist. Lots to be done in the […]
Hip Hip Hooray! After months of hard work, Charleston County Council awards BNC a substantial financial boost! $1.5 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Gap Funding Grant, will be used to bridge the gap between cost and affordability, to help twenty families achieve the American Dream of homeownership with a North Bridge Townhome.
Patty Scarafile, the retired CEO of Carolina One Real Estate Services, was honored by the South Carolina Realtors® Association with the C. Dan Joyner Community Service Award. The award is given annually to members whose values represent the utmost in Realtor® professionalism, compassion, and volunteerism, and is named in honor of the late upstate Realtor® and philanthropist, […]
Boeing! Boeing! Boeing! Thank you, Coastal Community Foundation, for awarding BNC a $50,000 Boeing grant to support affordable housing in North Charleston. Thank you for your generosity. It’s endearing having very generous community partners like you.
May 21, 2022 – Kicking off the First Annual Community Event and Free Farmer’s Market at the Perry Webb Center. A wonderful day with informational tables, music, kids activities, burgers, hot dogs, and ice cream. But, of course, lots of free fresh fruits and vegetables. Looking forward to next year’s event.
GREAT NEWS: the site plans are out for bid! This is really going to happen!! Centerpark Homes is going to be the builder. The “bad” news? Now comes the REALLY hard part … fundraising. UGHHH … wish us luck. Let the work begin!
Today is our first TTC scholarship application deadline. We had 2 applicants. So exciting to see this get off the ground.
Helen Sughrue, Trident Technical College, is guest presenter at Concerned Citizens of Accabee monthly meeting to outline Trident Technical College Scholarships opportunity for Accabee and Hub Village residents.
Grayson Law Firm assists Bridge North Charleston in applications for 501(c)3 approval.
YEAH!! It wasn’t smooth or easy but we got through our due diligence and closed on the Meridian land!
We now officially have a Board of Directors. Graciously joining us will be: Will Jenkinson, Tammy Wilson, Henrietta Woodward, Latarsha Giles, and Patty Scarafile.
Just had a great meeting with Mary Thornley at Trident Technical College to discuss possible Bridge North Charleston scholarship opportunities, available only to residents of Hub Village and Accabee.
Another production and positive meeting with Mayor Summey and Shannon Praete … BRIDGE is proposing the idea of gifting the residual wetlands and buffer zone to the City in exchange for the City developing a pedestrian playground and park with access off Azalea.
We are blown away at the generosity of Glick Boehm Architects who have generously offered to do the architectural plans for the townhomes PRO BONO!
Met with North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey and Shannon Praete to let them know our thoughts and ask for their help. They seem excited! Whew! Now we need to earn the trust of the residents.
After Congress had rejected two earlier versions of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, the third version appeared to be going nowhere prior to the April 4th 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. It was that crystalizing moment and the resulting civil unrest that spread across the country, which led to President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Fair Housing Act into law on April 11, 1968. It was the first time that Congress declared it illegal for private individuals to discriminate on the basis of race in the sale or rental of housing.