South Carolina Physicians Care Charity Inc

TO PROMOTE & ENHANCE THE HEALTH & WELLNESS OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS.

THE SC PHYSICIANS CARE CHARITY (SCPCC) AWARDED GRANTS ACROSS FOUR CATEGORIES: CHILDREN'S WELFARE, HEALTH CLINIC SUPPORT, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND HUMAN SERVICES SUPPORT. EACH GRANT CONTRIBUTED TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE PEOPLE SERVED BY EACH ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVED FUNDING.CHILDREN'S WELFAREVISION TO LEARN RECEIVED A GRANT ($15,000.00). ORIGINALLY AWARDED IN 2018, THIS GRANT REQUIRED STATE LEGISLATION TO BE CHANGED BEFORE THE GRANTEE COULD BEGIN ITS WORK. (PROVIDING EYE SCREENING SERVICES AND EYEGLASSES TO SCHOOL CHILDREN).THE CHARLESTON PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD RECEIVED A GRANT OF ($10,000) TO PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE BOOKS USED IN A HEALTH LITERACY INITIATIVE PROGRAM FOR NEW PARENTS.THE CONNIE MAXWELL CHILDREN'S HOME IN GREENWOOD, SC RECEIVED A GRANT OF ($25,000) TO BE APPLIED ACROSS THREE AREAS OF NEED (STUDENT TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH SERVICES, AND COTTAGE RENOVATIONS).THE HEALTHY LEARNERS PROGRAM PROMOTES WELLNESS BY PROVIDING CHILDREN ACCESS TO DOCTORS AND OFFERING TRANSPORTATION TO APPOINTMENTS DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS. ARRANGING DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND PROVIDING RIDES REMOVES KEY BARRIERS TO CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE. A GRANT OF ($60,000) WAS MADE TO ASSIST WITH THE PURCHASE OF TWO MINIVANS TO BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.HEALTH CLINIC SUPPORTTHE FREE MEDICAL CLINIC COLUMBIA, SC RECEIVED ($45,000) FOR THEIR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.A GRANT OF ($20,000) WAS MADE TO THE ORANGEBURG/CALHOUN FREE CLINIC TO ASSIST WITH THE PAYMENT OF LAB WORK TO ENSURE ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS.WELVISTA, A PHARMACEUTICAL NONPROFIT, RECEIVED ($50,000) TO SUPPORT A PILOT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES GLUCOMETERS AND TEST STRIPS TO DIABETIC PATIENTS RECEIVING MEDICATION ASSISTANCE FROM WELVISTA PHARMACY.HEALTH EDUCATIONCOLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY RECEIVED A GRANT TO HELP ESTABLISH A NEW NURSING PROGRAM. THE GRANT OF ($100,000) WILL FUND A/V EQUIPMENT FOR A SIMULATION LAB, AND PROVIDE TWO NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS. GRANT PAYMENT IS CONTINGENT UPON ACCREDITATION OF ITS PROGRAM.HUMAN SERVICESTHE HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY CARE - ROCK HILL RECEIVED A GRANT OF ($25,000) THIS YEAR TO PURCHASE A BOX TRUCK THAT WILL SUPPORT THEIR TWO RE-SALE STORES.THE AMERICAN RED CROSS RECEIVED A GRANT ($50,000) TO PURCHASE A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY VEHICLE.THE MARY SUNSHINE HOUSE RECEIVED THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A THREE - YEAR GRANT FOR ($150,000) TO BE USED WITH THE RESTORATION OF FIVE DUPLEXES, LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, FOR USE BY PEOPLE LIVING WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL/AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. THE SC STATE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION RECEIVED A GRANT OF ($25,000) TO PURCHASE VIBRATING BED SMOKE DETECTOR/ALARMS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HARD OF HEARING.