Black River United Way

THE BLACK RIVER UNITED WAY (BRUW) CREATES A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES BY LEVERAGING RESOURCES; TO LEAD EARLY GRADE LEARNING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, BUILD FAMILY SELF- SUFFICIENCY, AND ENSURE DISASTER RESILIENCY THROUGH PREPARATION AND MITIGATION; WITH THE GOAL OF PRODUCING THE GREATEST COMMUNITY IMPACT. BRUW OPERATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING VALUE SYSTEM: COMMUNITY FOCUSED WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH AND FOR THE CITIZENS OF GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES. COMMITMENT TO ACCESS WE WILL PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS AND AWARENESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT BRUW'S PURPOSE BY REMOVING BARRIERS AND LEVERAGING RESOURCES. COLLABORATIVE WE ENSURE THAT OUR WORK COMPLEMENTS THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT AND SHARE IN BRUW'S PURPOSE IN MAKING OUR COMMUNITY STRONGER. CREDIBILITY WE WILL BUILD AND MAINTAIN TRUST BY CREATING PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES THAT ENSURE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND INTEGRITY AS WE FULFILL OUR GOAL OF P

MISSION: READ IS AN EARLY GRADE READING INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON BIRTH-3RD GRADE THAT PROMOTES A WORKING COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, COMMITTED TO THE READING SUCCESS OF EVERY CHILD. THROUGH A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL, WE ARE INTENTIONALLY WORKING TOGETHER AND SHARING INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLVING OUR READING CRISIS. WE CANNOT DO THIS WORK ALONE, BUT BY BRINGING PARTNERS TO THE TABLE, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. OUR GOAL: 90% OF ALL 3RD GRADERS PARTICIPATING IN MISSION: READ WILL BE ON READING GRADE LEVEL BY THE END OF 2031. OUR BIG IMPACT: - 51 MISSION READ VOLUNTEERS - 149 UNITED TO READ VOLUNTEERS - 966 TOTAL CHILDREN IMPACTED BY BRUW SPONSORED PROGRAMS - 127 STUDENTS WERE TUTORED - 559 STUDENTS RECEIVED PERSONAL GW MINI LIBRARIES WHICH INCLUDED 4 NEW BOOKS - 215 NEW DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY REGISTRATIONS WERE MADE - 25 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER SAIL (SCIENCE AND INQUIRY LEARNING) CAMP TO PREVENT EDUCATIONAL LOSS DURING THE SUMMER - 40 STUDENTS ATTENDED KINDERWAVES A KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION CAMP WHICH OCCURS FOR ONE WEEK DURING THE SUMMER - 127 PARENTS ATTENDED FAMILY ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS THROUGH THE POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM KNOWN AS TRIPLE P AND UNITED WAYS BORN LEARNING ACADEMY - 112 TEACHERS RECEIVED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE WAVES OF POSSIBILITIES TEACHER CONFERENCE - ONE PRE-K STUDENT WAS HONORED FOR READING 1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN IN BRUWS 1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN CHALLENGE - 31 PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS 3RD GRADE READING SUCCESS -GEORGETOWN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT -WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT -GEORGETOWN COUNTY FIRST STEPS -WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY FIRST STEPS -WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY GOVERNMENT -WACCAMAW EOC HEADSTART PROGRAM -TEACH MY PEOPLE -TIDELANDS HEALTH PAWLEYS FAMILY YMCA -CAROLINA HUMAN REINVESTMENT -GEORGETOWN COUNTY LIBRARY -GCOST COLLABORATIVE -FREEDOM READERS -WILLIAMSBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE -MS. EDUCATION CONSULTING -MOOK CONSULTING, LLC -ABUNDANT HARVEST MINISTRY, LLC -GEORGETOWN RISE -LITTLE SMURF'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER -TIDELANDS HEALTH/TRIPLE P GEORGETOWN -SC SERVICE COMMISSION -UNITED WAY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA -EARLY CHILDHOOD COLLABORATIVE -LEARNING WITH LEADERS, LLC -BIBLEWAY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER -PAWLEYS ISLAND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER -SAMPIT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER -MINGO CREEK ACADEMY -TENDER BEARS -THE SUNSHINE PLACE -PURPOSE KIDZ -MISS RUBYS KIDS

BLACK RIVER UNITED WAY CHAIRS THE WINYAH BAY COAD/VOAD/LTRG (COMMUNITY/VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUP) FOR GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES. THE WINYAH BAY COAD/VOAD/LTRG IS DEDICATED TO HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES MAKE THE BEST OF ITS RESOURCES IN A DISASTER BY CREATING LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS PRIOR TO AN EVENT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT HUMAN NEEDS PROBABLE IN A DISASTER SITUATION ARE ASSESSED AND MET. THE WINYAH BAY COAD IS THE ONLY COAD IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR MISSION: TO STRENGTHEN AREA-WIDE DISASTER COORDINATION BY SHARING PROGRAMS, POLICIES, INFORMATION, JOINT PLANNING AND TRAINING. OUR VISION: GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES ARE MORE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF DISASTERS. BLACK RIVER UNITED WAY(BRUW) CONTINUES TO SUPPORT OTHER COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS SUCH AS THE TIDELANDS HEALTH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY COMMUNITY COALITION (WC3), THE EARLY CHILDCARE COLLABORATIVE AND GCOST GEORGETOWN COUNTY OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME. IN ADDITION, BLACK RIVER UNITED WAY HAD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES GRANT THROUGH THE UNITED WAY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. BRUW PROVIDED SUBGRANTS FOR HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES TO THREE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS: A FATHERS PLACE (91,000), ST. CYPRIANS OUTREACH A MINISTRY OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES (91,500) AND MARYS ANGELS INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR YOUNG WOMEN (50,000). HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES ARE SERVICES THAT MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS WITH CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. THESE SERVICES ARE DEFINED AS INTENDED TO HELP KEEP HOUSEHOLDS STABLY HOUSED. SERVICES INCLUDED: -EVICTION PREVENTION AND EVICTION DIVERSION PROGRAMS -MEDIATION BETWEEN LANDLORDS AND TENANTS -HOUSING COUNSELING -CASE MANAGEMENT RELATED TO HOUSING STABILITY -LEGAL SERVICES RELATED TO EVICTION PROCEEDINGS AND MORE

DISASTER RESILIENCY - OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AREA-WIDE DISASTER COORDINATION BY SHARING PROGRAMS, POLICIES, INFORMATION, JOINT PLANNING AND TRAINING. OUR VISION: GEORGETOWN AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES ARE MORE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF DISASTERS. DISASTER RESILIENCY PERFORMANCE MEASURES -26 DISASTER RESILIENCY VOLUNTEE -641 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION -100 DISASTER KITS GIVEN TO WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY ELDERLY RESIDENTS. THIS WAS SPONSORED BY DSM IN KINGSTREE OUR 23 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WORKING TO CREATE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AFTER A DISASTER INCLUDE: -GEORGETOWN RISE -GEORGETOWN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT -WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT -WINYAH BAY COAD/VOAD/LTRG -HABITAT FOR HUMANITY -CATHOLIC CHARITIES -ST. CYPRIAN OUTREACH A MINISTRY OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES -SC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT -THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN -WACCAMAW EOC -UNITED WAY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA -SC HOUSING TRUST FUND -MARY'S ANGELS INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR YOUNG WOMEN -KENNY'S HEATING AND AIR -NESMITH CONSTRUCTION -COUNTYWIDE SEPTIC -A FATHER'S PLACE -SC DISASTER CORPS

COMMUNITY SUPPORT - BLACK RIVER UNITED WAY PROVIDES OVERALL SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THREE (3) PROGRAMS: VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA), SC 211 (HUMAN SERVICES HOTLINE) AND EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP). BLACK RIVER UNITED WAY'S COMMUNITY SUPPORT INCLUDES THREE PROGRAMS. THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP), WHICH PROVIDES FEDERAL GRANTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY TO AID WITH RENT/MORTGAGE, UTILITY AND FOOD INSECURITY SERVICES, AND THE EFSP ACTION COUNCIL WHICH TACKLES COMMUNITY BARRIERS. FINALLY, BLACK RIVER UNITED WAY PROVIDES THE COMMUNITIES WITH SC211. SC 211 SERVES AS A SAFETY NET FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS NEEDING HELP FINDING ASSISTANCE, BY HELPING IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND COORDINATION OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE. THE STATEWIDE PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT AND REFERRAL TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE RESOURCES. THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE 24/7. 365 DAYS PER YEAR. IT IS FREE (TO THE PUBLIC) AND CONFIDENTIAL EFSP PERFORMANCE MEASURES 81,782 DISTRIBUTED TO HELPING HANDS, ST. CYPRIAN'S OUTREACH, THE SALVATION ARMY AND LITTLE SMURFS, INC. THROUGH FEMAS EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM. THESE FUNDS WERE USED TO ASSIST IN UTILITY, RENT/MORTGAGE AND FOOD SERVICES SC 211 PERFORMANCE MEASURES 352 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED THROUGH SC 211 SERVICES