Community and Workshops

Environmental Justice, Advocacy, and Community Action Event Join us as we explore ways to tackle environmental justice issues. Learn methods to collaborate and champion for the protection of your community. Climate change, pollution and an array of other factors disproportionately effect communities of color and low-income communities. Environmental Justice is an important part of improving and maintaining a clean and healthy environment for all people. Walnut Creek Wetland Center, Saturday, October 21, 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Register today to be a part of this informative event. For more information contact: equity@raleighnc.gov 919-996-5740

Grab your Halloween costume! We invite you to come meet the Raleigh Transportation staff! Do you have questions about parking? Leaf collection? Bus Rapid Transit? Stop by and let's talk! All Raleigh Transportation divisions will be present. We'll have goodies for kids and the kids at heart! And don't forget to register for a chance to win a bike and other amazing prizes! Visit our Transportation and Treats Community Event page to learn more!

Interested in learning more about the City of Raleigh Arts Commission Grants and whether your nonprofit organization is eligible to apply for this funding? Two one-hour New Applicant Workshops will be offered this November and are open to anyone interested in learning more about Arts Grant funding. This virtual session is on November 8, but an in-person session will be held on November 11. The New Applicant Workshop introduces prospective applicants to the grant program and provides in-depth information about eligibility requirements, the application process, and what happens once a grant has been awarded. Raleigh nonprofits who currently do not receive Arts Grant funding but plan to apply for 2024-2025 funding are required to attend one of the two available sessions. Virtual Event Details When: Wednesday, November 8, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: This workshop will be held virtually on Zoom, a free video-conferencing software. Cost: Free Registration: Register online for a New Applicant Grant Workshop

Interested in learning more about the City of Raleigh Arts Commission Grants and whether your nonprofit organization is eligible to apply for this funding? Two one-hour New Applicant Workshops will be offered this November and are open to anyone interested in learning more about Arts Grant funding. This in-person session is on November 11, but a virtual session will be held November 8. The New Applicant Workshop introduces prospective applicants to the grant program and provides in-depth information about eligibility requirements, the application process, and what happens once a grant has been awarded. Raleigh nonprofits who currently do not receive Arts Grant funding but plan to apply for 2024-2025 funding are required to attend one of the two available sessions. In-Person Event Details When: Saturday, November 11, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Walnut Creek Wetland Park, 950 Peterson Street, Raleigh, NC 27610 Cost: Free Registration: Register online for a New Applicant Grant Workshop

Join residents, stakeholders, community members, and Raleigh Housing Authority staff to meet with the Development and Planning Team. The Raleigh Housing Authority is redeveloping Heritage Park to create quality housing in a safe community for residents across a range of income levels, where current and future households thrive. In this meeting, we will -- recap what we have heard from stakeholders over the summer and into the fall -- Discuss the community's wishes, expand on the feedback given so far, and work towards a shared vision for the desired elements of a revitalized Heritage Park -- Share next steps for the planning process To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, contact Gwen Wall at 919-508-1300 or gwall@rhaonline.com Light dinner will be provided Children welcome, activities will be available RSVP and sign up for email updates at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYp9VfadxzBJpYpNfCW4svcMgllOVpUU2PI8qD6fmtfcTCBg/viewform

League of Women Voters-Wake’s Environment Committee, in collaboration with Toward Zero Waste, will host the November Timely Topics event, a discussion of the problem of plastic pollution in North Carolina and recent efforts to combat this problem. One of those efforts is HB-28, the NC Managing Environmental Waste Act of 2023. Championed by Rep. Harry Warren (R, Rowan), the bill’s primary sponsor, and Rep. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), HB 28 is a bipartisan bill that allocates funds to the NC Policy Collaboratory to study the issue of food service ware and that aims to reduce the use of single-use plastic throughout the state. Leading the discussion will be Grady O’Brien, Policy Associate with the North Carolina Conservation Network. Grady will summarize the current status of the bill and will outline the challenges faced by legislators and environmentalists who are working to eliminate plastic waste. The Environment Committee will be offering light refreshments for attendees.  In a spirit of sustainability, all serve ware will be either reusable or compostable. This will be an in-person event.  It is open to the public. Registration is required. We hope to see you there! Speaker Grady O’Brien, Policy Associate, North Carolina Conservation Network Grady’s work includes […]

Don’t break Raleigh’s transit promises  Will New Bern BRT revitalize existing neighborhoods or eliminate them? Register now for Livable Raleigh's Community Conversation on Thursday, November 16, at 7pm when Livable Raleigh will host a Zoom event featuring Tolulope Omokaiye, Chair of Raleigh Transit Authority. The pairing of two record-setting New Bern Avenue initiatives: the $97M New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line and staff’s proposed 744 parcel multi-story upzoning of private land along the New Bern Avenue Corridor, have presented the Planning Commission and City Council with some of the most complex and difficult growth decisions Raleigh will ever face. The difficult question for the Planning Commission and City Council is this: Rather than continuing to chip away at the overlay zoning’s many inequitable impacts, are you willing to call for an alternate staff proposal that puts less emphasis on rapid economic redevelopment and more emphasis on best practices that will achieve equitable revitalization without dislocation? Learn more and ask your questions on November 16. Register today!

Need Help With Technology? Get Advice About Your Device! Raleigh Digital Ambassadors are here to help! Whether you have a short question about how to work your computer or have long-term digital goals, join us at the Raleigh Pathways Center! You will be paired up with a Digital Ambassador to create a plan to best support your needs and tackle goals together in a 1:1 setting. Whether you need help with your phone, computer, or have other digital goals, we have you covered! Join us at the Pathways Center on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. from November to May! No appointment needed.

Wake BRT: Western Station Area Plan Virtual Meeting Date & Time Dec 11, 2023 06:30 PM  in Description Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Bus Rapid Transit is coming to Wake County! The western corridor will connect downtown Raleigh to downtown Cary. This will mean more frequent service and faster bus transit connections. Station Area Planning New Bus Rapid Transit will attract new residents, businesses, and investment to areas around new stations. The Station Area Plan will ensure that these changes benefit existing residents and businesses, as well as visitors. Key topics include: • Walking and biking routes to stations • Housing for current and future residents • Strategies for existing businesses to thrive in the future • Regulations and policies to shape new development Attend the virtual meeting to learn more and share your thoughts. • What would you like to see in your neighborhood close to BRT stations? • How can the community benefit from BRT and investment in station areas? Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcO-uqjgiG9O4mKhXh6Dnsxkyy__c-BHm#/registration

As a part of our ongoing efforts to expand our first-response efforts, the City of Raleigh and its partners are working to develop an alternative response program, outside of the Raleigh Police Department, to further address our community’s need for crisis prevention and management. Join us virtually to learn more about this program. Registration is required and 25 registrants will be randomly selected to receive a $25 gift card! Tuesday, Dec. 126 p.m. - 7 p.m. Register online