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WHAT WE DO
Black River United Way brings together people and resources to tackle complex issues and drive sustainable positive change to help our community thrive.
Improve the lives of children, families and communities today.
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Investment Priority Areas
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Community Investment
Black River United Way has committed support over the next 8 years to support two major initiatives across Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties. Our investment in these two initiatives, ensuring quality early learning for children, birth to third grade and building disaster resiliency through preparation and mitigation. Our investment in these initiatives will be bedrock to the growth and success of our counties.
Black River United Way has over 50 partners that are working to create equitable impact in each region of the two-county footprint. These partnerships will allow us to create stronger opportunities for data collection and measurable collective impact. Black River United Way is dedicated to convening organizations around a common goal in an effort to move the families of Georgetown and Williamsburg counties to resilience.
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Our investments multiply the impact of every dollar given to Black River United Way by convening together like-minded leaders as well as creating opportunities for collaboration beyond the value of the check provided. Our investments support programs but also fuel relationships, allowing us to impact individual lives as well as influence conditions for community level change.
Community Partners
Georgetown County School District
Williamsburg County School District
Georgetown County Library System
Williamsburg County Library Systems
Georgetown Couty First Steps
Williamsburg County First Steps
Williamsburg County Government
Waccamaw EOC Head Start Program
Williamsburg Technical College
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Georgetown R.I.S.E.**
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Bibleway Community Learning Center
Little Smurf’s Child Development Center**
Sampit Child Development Center
Pawleys Island Child Development Center
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SC Service Commission
Tidelands Health Georgetown Family YMCA
Tidelands Health Pawleys Family YMCA
Carolina Human Reinvestment
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Teach My People
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Miss Ruby's Kids
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Purpose Kidz
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The Sunshine Place
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Tidelands Health**
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Freedom Readers
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Mingo Creek Academy at Tara Hall
Tender Bears
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Learning with Leaders, LLC
Ms. Education Consulting
Dr. Linda Mook Literacy Consulting
Abundant Harvest Ministries
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Waccamaw Community Foundation
United Way Association of South Carolina
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Habitat for Humanity
Catholic Charities
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St. Cyprian Outreach
a Ministry of Catholic Charities
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Winyah Bay COAD/VOAD/LTRG
(Community Organizations/Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, Long Term Recovery Group)
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SC Emergency Management Department
The City of Georgetown
Waccamaw EOC
Georgetown County Emergency
Management Department
Williamsburg County Emergency
Management Department
SC Housing Trust Fund
Mary's Angels Independent Living
for Young Women
Kenny's Heating and Air
Nesmith Construction
Countywide Septic
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A Father's Place
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SC Disaster Corps
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The Salvation Army
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SC 2-1-1
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American Red Cross
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Helping Hands
