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HOP ON BOARD!

OUR 2026-2031 GAME PLAN

  1. Implement The Basics Waccamaw

  • Partner with local child development centers and community organizations.

  • Sign-up parents & caregivers for The Basics Insights.

  • Provide mobile Dramatic Learn & Play Centers as a free resource to child development center

    2. Increase Family Engagement

  • Connect parents/caregivers and children ages 0-5 with resources for reading and increased access to books

  • Provide free parenting/caregiver classes and workshops through Triple P - The Positive Parenting Program

   3. Successfully Transition Children to Kindergarten and Elementary School

  • Provide a summer kindergarten transition camp to prepare pre-K children for the expectations and structure of elementary schools and asses their kindergarten readiness

  • Partner with Georgetown and Williamsburg County School Districts to host Kindergarten readiness Days

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  1. Implement The Basics Waccamaw themed calendar / public awareness campaign where each month of the calendar is dedicated to a Basics principle

  2. Enroll 50 children in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

  3. Grow KinderWaves attendance from 75 children to 100 children in 2026

  4. Host a kindergarten readiness day in partnership with Georgetown County School District

  5. Increase utilization of Learn & Play Centers in 4K Programs

MISSION: READY
GAME PLAN
On-Going Strategies
Goals
Targets
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  1. Support Georgetown County School District to achieve a 3% improvement in Kindergarten Readiness, increasing the Georgetown County’s KRA composite average from 54.4% to 57.4%.

  2. Support Williamsburg County School District to achieve a 2% improvement in Kindergarten Readiness, increasing Williamsburg County’s KRA composite average from 16.2% to 18.2%.​

  1. Increase the number of H4L “heroes” (volunteers), from an average of three volunteers per school, to five.

  2. Support 50% of students served through H4L to improving their reading to on or above grade level

  3. Implement Triple P Workshops to serve 200 unduplicated caregivers in Georgetown County School District and Williamsburg County Schools.

MISSION: READ
GAME PLAN
On-Going Strategies
Goals
Targets

  1. Close the Reading Gap

  • Provide in-school literacy tutoring to struggling readers in K-3rd grades through Heroes For Literacy.

  • Foster a culture of literacy in early elementary classrooms through READ and LEAD 

   2. Increase Family Engagement​

  • Provide free parenting classes and workshops through Triple P - The Positive Parenting Program

  1. Support Georgetown County School District to achieve a 6% improvement in 3rd Grade Reading during the 2025-2026 School Year, increasing the number of students meeting or exceeding SC Ready ELA grade level expectations from 54% to 60%.

  2. Support Williamsburg County Schools to achieve a 7% improvement in 3rd Grade Reading during the 2025-2026 School Year, increasing the number of students meeting or exceeding SC Ready ELA grade level expectations from 38.4% to 45.4%.

Year-round we work to empower our community members with the knowledge and resources they need to prepare for, recover from, and respond to disaster. Our proactive approach ensures that all our residents are resilient and ready for any kind of natural or man-made disaster.

 

Through our Be Ready! Disaster Preparedness Program and leadership of the Winyah Bay COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster), we work year-round in “blue skies” to strengthen overall community preparedness, response, and recovery in “grey skies”.​

DISASTER RESILIENCY
GAME PLAN
Blue Skies
Strategies

  1. Preparing funds for an early response, ensuring monies are already available before a disaster hits so that volunteers can start relief operations immediately

  2. Preparing partners for early action through activities ahead of a disaster including an annual tabletop exercise, case management training, and volunteer reception training so that agencies are prepared before the shock, mitigating the impact of disaster on the population

  3. Preparing people for adverse events through FEMA certified Be Ready! Disaster preparedness workshops and disaster kits

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  1. Coordinate volunteers and in-kind donations used in the recovery efforts

  2. Manage the volunteer reception center

  3. Serve as the fiscal agent for the WB COAD Local Fund (non-declared FEMA disasters) for Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties

Grey Skies
Strategies

While it will never be possible to stop a natural disaster from occurring, our bold goal is to ensure our community is as prepared as possible for every kind of disaster.

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In 2026, we plan to strengthen our disaster resiliency by accomplishing the following goals:

Improve
Community Preparedness
Strengthen Communication
Among
COAD
Develop
Annual Training &
Exercise Plans
for Disaster
Operations
Promote and Sustain
a Ready WB COAD and a Prepared Georgetown and Williamsburg County - Ready Georgetown County! Ready Williamsburg County!

  1. Establish a baseline in Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties for individuals/household disaster preparedness via survey

  2. Instill equity as a foundation for emergency preparedness

  3. Ensure community members are signed up for alerts and warnings

  4. Conduct a preparedness campaign

  1. Ensure that community agencies are representative of the needs of the people

  2. Establish POC’s for each phase of disaster

  3. Create Standard Operating Procedures

  1. Annual Tabletop Exercise

  2. Annual Case Management Training

  3. Annual Volunteer Reception Training

  4. Coordinate resources - develop a coordinated approach to resources and human services

  5. Black River United Way will be the fiscal agent for the WB COAD

  6. Design/Implement a stand-by volunteer bank for disasters

  1. Social Media Campaigns

  2. Op-Ed’s

  3. Mailers

HELP FUEL OUR JOURNEY

We’re excited to share our plans with you as we know that without the accountability and support of our community, these goals will only exist on paper. We would encourage you to follow the journey, and most importantly, to get involved, give back, and take action. By volunteering, giving, and sharing your voice, you can ensure that Black River United Way not only meets these goals, but exceeds them!

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