Join CREW Charlotte for its Alphabet Soup Networking event. Come network with colleagues from all of the local CRE organizations! This year we will have karaoke again so be ready to sing! Hear from some of the CREW Charlotte Board and other members and guests. Don't worry, it is not required and is in a separate space so participation is not required.   Appetizers and two drink tickets included (good for non-alcoholic beverages, beer, wine, or use 2 tickets for a mixed drink) $100 per ticket if purchased prior to August 15th, $125 after August 15th     50/50 Raffle We are selling raffle tickets for $20 in advance with your registration or cash at the door. One winner will receive 50% of the total and the other 50% will go towards scholarships. 100% of the net proceeds from the event will be donated to scholarships for students in fields of CRE. Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-814-5400. The license is not an endorsement by the State.          

Join us for a discussion focused on financial empowerment for women at every life stage. It will be a practical, candid conversation about the transitions women face, and the tactics that can build financial strength and independence. Admission is free, but space is limited to the first 50 CREW Charlotte members who register. Our hope is that this conversation will leave each woman with fresh perspective, practical insight, and greater confidence for whatever comes next. When women are equipped with knowledge, community, and strategy, they are better positioned not only to navigate change, but to lead through it.     Thank you to our Sponsor

CREW Charlotte has an exciting upcoming volunteer opportunity at the Habitat Charlotte Region ReStore! Please see details and registration instructions below. WHEN: September 25 from 1030 am -130 pm WHERE: 3326 Wilkinson Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28208 WHO: You may invite non-CREW members to join you, but no one under 16 is eligible to volunteer WHAT: Volunteer groups typically help unload donated household items, organize, and clean the donations, maintain the cleanliness and organization of the store, and assist customers with carry-outs after purchase. HOW MANY: 10 volunteers (as people register the site will inform you of how many spots are still available.   Please use the following registration instructions to sign up as well as sign our volunteer waiver: DATE/TIME 09/25/2026 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM LOCATION 3326 Wilkinson Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28208 TASK Volunteer groups typically help unload donated household items, organize and clean donations, place items on the sales floor, maintain the cleanliness & organization of the store, and assist customers with carry-outs after purchase. # of Spots Reserved 10 AGE REQUIREMENT Volunteers must be 16 or older to participate. In addition to the Release of Liability Volunteer Waiver, all 16 & 17 year olds must print out and have a completed by a parent/legal guardian. The forms can be brought the day of the shift. Minor Waiver Link: https://www.habitatcltregion.org/wp-content/files/sites/7/2018/06/UpdatedWaiverMinor_2018.pdf REQUIRED WAIVER INFO All participating volunteers are required to complete the Release of Liability Volunteer Waiver . Please have all volunteers fill out the waiver before their arrival to the store. Waiver Link: https://www.habitatcltregion.org/volunteer/volunteer-waiver/ VOLUNTEER INFORMATION Please wear enclosed shoes. Please wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty.  Shorts must be finger tip length or longer. Shirts must have sleeves. The ReStore Staff will provide all supplies. You will have access to water and to restrooms. REGISTRATION: https://habitatcltregion.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/CREW

  Community historian Tom Hanchett shares insights from his new study Affordable Housing in Charlotte: What One City’s History Tells Us About America’s Pressing Problem. What does “affordable” mean? Who qualifies? How has funding changed over time? Are there local success stories? Why is there a shortage? Dr. Tom Hanchett is a community historian who works with neighborhood groups in Charlotte. Educated at Cornell, University of Chicago and UNC Chapel Hill, he is author of a history book about Charlotte, Sorting Out the New South City, as well as his new book on affordable housing. Charlotte Magazine calls him “Charlotte’s Dr. History” and named him a Charlottean of the Year. Check out his lively website HistorySouth.org Locally, regionally, and nationally, the lack of affordable housing is an urgent and ongoing issue. As elected officials rush to ramp up aid for the construction of affordable apartments, scholars and policymakers are asking how our present system of housing subsidies—both its strengths and its shortcomings—came into being. In this book, Tom Hanchett takes a case-study approach, tracking low-rent housing in the growing city of Charlotte, North Carolina, from the beginnings of public housing circa 1940 to the present. Looking beyond policy battles in Washington, Hanchett tells an intimate history of how federal initiatives played out on the ground, making clear connections between the creation of federal housing programs and how agencies interacted with local and state forces to actually produce housing. Using Charlotte as a lens, Hanchett shows in detail how power brokers have clashed on all levels of government and yet have the ability to empower both citizens and elected officials to take action toward better housing for all, in North Carolina’s most populous city and beyond.   Books can be purchased locally at Park Road Books or online at Amazon: Affordable Housing in Charlotte: What One City's History...