Resources & Links
These wonderful websites are great sources of information on asset-based community development, city planning, urban design, and many other exciting topics related to CHARP and our mission.
RESOURCES FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS
Handbooks for Organizing
- The Citizen’s Handbook – a document out of Vancouver, Canada that discusses how to get active and organize in your community
CONNECTIONS TO OUR CAMPUS PARTNERS
- Dr. Jose Gamez – Urban Design
FASCINATING LINKS
Community Development
- ABCD Institute -The Asset-Based Community Development Institute website
- Urban Habitat – Urban Habitat organizes and builds power in low-income communities in the San Francisco Bay area
- Center for Community Progress – Turning Vacant Spaces into Vibrant Places
- KaBoom! – a national nonprofit that works with communities to construct playgrounds
Charlotte
- PlanCharlotte – a citizen resource from the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
- The Naked City – a blog about Charlotte written by Mary Newsom of the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
- Charlotte Historic Landmarks Commission
Food Security & Community Gardens
- Friendship Gardens – Support for community gardens through partnership with Charlotte’s Meals-on-Wheels, Friendship Trays
- Grocery Stores on Wheels article
- Mogro – Mobile Grocery Store
- Pop-up Grocery Stores to Combat Food Deserts article
Urban Design
- The Pop-Up City – a blog about the latest designs, trends, and ideas that shape our cities
- Project for Public Spaces – nonprofit organization dedicated to creating sustainable public spaces