Lowcountry Forever: One80 Place & Delancey Street – Nov. 24, 2024

SEGMENT #1: One80 Place
GUEST: Lara D. LeRoy, Chief Development Officer
ISSUE: Homelessness
Each year on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving Day, One80 Place hosts “A Turkey and a Twenty,” the non-profit organization’s largest fundraising event of the year. Lara D. LeRoy is Chief Development Officer with One80 Place and explained how Turkey and a Twenty is executed, with individuals in the community invited to donate a Turkey, or $20 dollars, to assist One80 Place to feed the homeless in our area during the holiday season. LeRoy discussed the overall homeless issue in the Charleston area and provided her opinion on why the issues is growing, rather than improving. LeRoy detailed how One80 Place is working to reverse that and how they will use the money raised to deal with the homeless issue.

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SEGMENT #2: Delancey Street
GUEST: Eric Meeks
ISSUE: Prison Reform
Delancey Street is a non-profit organization that provides a place to live and a program for men who have hit rock bottom and have decided to change their lives. Eric Meeks is the Supply Coordinator and an individual who has been through their program after having served time in prison. Meeks provided an overview of what Delancey Street does for clients here in the Lowcountry, from how individuals join to what is required of those individuals to complete the program. Delancey Street employs former inmates to a variety of businesses they operate, including one for the holiday. Meeks share the details on their three area Christmas Tree lots, and how the money raised from the sales is used to support the non-profit.

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