Simple Civics: Greenville County
By Greater Good Greenville
Trash pick up. EMS and 911 service. Roads and sidewalks. Business licenses. School bus routes. These are the things that impact your day-to-day life, and they are all part of local government. But hardly anyone pays attention to local government - until they have a problem. We want to change that. Simple Civics: Greenville County is here to help you learn about and get involved in your local government in Greenville County, South Carolina. Whether you live in downtown Greenville or Possum Kingdom, Marietta or Mauldin, Greer or the Golden Strip, if you care about your community, this podcast is for you. Join us every Tuesday for simple civics lessons on local government in Greenville County, South Carolina.
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Unlocking the Benefits of Greenville Cares: The City's One-Stop Customer Service Center
Are you curious about the services and programs offered by the City of Greenville? Look no further than Greenville Cares, the city's one-stop customer service center. Today we sit down with Renei Suarez, customer service supervisor with the City of..… -
Greenville County Council Chairman Dan Tripp on Unifying Council and Priorities for the Coming Year
In this episode we talk to the newly elected Chairman of Greenville County Council, Dan Tripp. Dan discusses his role as Chairman, his hopes for County Council, and the Council's priorities for the coming year. He also talks about how Greenville... -
Racial displacement in Greenville, SC: historic and current population shifts in the city of Greenville and surrounding Greenville county
If you’ve lived in Greenville, SC for even a short period of time, you know that it is changing. Beautiful amenities such as Unity Park and continued development of Main Street have only enhanced Greenville’s appeal to visitors and new residents... -
Empowering Small Businesses and First-Time Homebuyers: An Interview with CommunityWorks CEO LaTorrie Geer
As a Community Development Financial Institution, is dedicated to improving the financial well-being of underserved communities in South Carolina. Through affordable housing development loans and small business lending, CommunityWorks helps create..… -
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program: A Better (and Free) Choice for Your Taxes
The VITA program is here to make tax season a breeze! In this episode, we speak with Michelle Lyons, the director of financial stability at the United Way of Greenville County, to learn more about this amazing program that offers free tax preparation… -
Volunteer tax preparers change lives - and you can do it, too!
Tax season is just around the corner, and you are needed to volunteer for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. This amazing program, powered by the United Way of Greenville County, provides free tax preparation services to anyone making 60,00… -
Community navigation: Ma’ta Crawford on helping neighbors, a changing communities, and more
As long as we’ve had neighborhoods, neighbors have been a help to each other. Neighbors used to watch each other’s children, keep an eye out for older adults, run errands for each other, and let each other know of programs and services that could... -
Where there's a will, there's a way: Wills and Advance Directives
Sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greenville If you don't have a will when you die in South Carolina, "essentially you're letting the state legislature decide what happens to your property and who will administer it," says former Greenville... -
Election day turnout - what happened?
More than 1.7 million voters across South Carolina cast ballots in the 2022 general election held just a few weeks ago at the time of this episode posting. In Greenville County, almost 180,000 people turned out to vote. Here at simple civics, we... -
Helping the hurting without causing harm: a conversation with Ryan Duerk, Miracle Hill Ministries
This episode is dropping on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving which begins a season of giving and serving. Today, I’ll talk with Ryan Duerk, president and CEO of Miracle Hill Ministries, the largest organization in the Upstate of SC serving people...