Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation (LCEF) today announced a major gift in support KCB’s mission to engage individuals in local community improvement and environmental projects.

Mayor Anthony Foxx and the Charlotte City Council declared May as Small Business Month at a kickoff event this morning where more than a dozen small businesses were recognized for their contributions to our economy.

Mayor Foxx proclaimed April 27-29, 2012 to be “The Great Charlotte Clean-Up” weekend. Each year, Keep Charlotte Beautiful (KCB) participates in the Keep America Beautiful, Great American Clean-Up by hosting a local clean-up.

Central Piedmont Community College and the City of Charlotte are partnering to provide BPI training to enhance the skill set of contractors in the Charlotte region. The City of Charlotte will reimburse 75% of the tuition fee for participants.

On March 28th, 2012, 200 students from Harding, Hawthorne and West Charlotte High Schools will have the opportunity to explore potential career paths and learn about fundamental business concepts through a job-shadow day.

Mayor Anthony Foxx and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Coalition for Housing are hosting an Interfaith Summit on affordable housing and homelessness on Friday, March 9, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at The Park Expo and Conference Center.

The City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the Charlotte Housing Authority are now jointly accepting proposals from developers for Supportive Housing Developments.

As part of National Mentoring Month, Mayor Anthony Foxx and the Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance have scheduled a series of events to encourage and promote mentoring as a way to positively impact young people in the City of Charlotte.

On January 24 at 5:00 p.m., MYEP will host its second annual Energy Career Discovery Day event at Discovery Place, where Charlotte’s Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon will unveil the new Job Skills Certification program to the MYEP high school participants.

Each year, KCB board members select a neighborhood to participate in their neighborhood adoption program. This program was created to fund small beautification projects that enhance the quality of life in Charlotte neighborhoods.