Disaster Relief

The Benjamin E. Mays Family Center is providing resources and learning for Pacolet and surrounding communities so that all may reach their full potential in education, vocation, economic mobility, and health.  The multi-use facility is located in the building built in 1953 as the Benjamin E. Mays Consolidated School, later becoming the Pacolet Middle School of Pacolet, and now provided by School District 3 to the residents of Pacolet and surrounding areas.

The $20,000 Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund support has provided hot meals to the Pacolet community and continues to provide water, hygiene projects, diapers, and basic needs items for residents impacted by Hurricane Helene.

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The Bethlehem Center provides a location and programming to support, strengthen, and inspire individuals and families and facilitate opportunities for personal and community advancement.  The Bethlehem Center has a 100-year history serving the Highland community in Spartanburg, SC.  It provides the Highland Early Learning Center; after-school, summer, and leadership development programs for youth; multi-generational outreach, wellness, and economic growth, stability, and sustainability programs.

The $20,000 in funding from the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund is providing emergency food, toiletries, gas cards, and housing support to families and seniors in the Highland community.

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The $20,000 in funding from Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund is providing utility assistance (water, electricity, gas/propane) to residents of Spartanburg County as they recover from the destruction of Hurricane Helene.

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Brothers Restoring Urban Hope is a nonprofit organization    It operates the Bruh Mentor Community Center providing a safe place for youth and families living in/near the Cowpens community of Spartanburg County.  BRUH offers homework assistance, mentorship, and positive youth development programs helping area youth to grow socially, athletically, emotionally, and academically.

The $10,000 Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund grant$10,000 has purchased a generator fpr the BRUH Community Center and supplies to meet immediate needs in the Cowpens area.

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The Charles Lea Center provides client-centered support to improve the quality of life for those with disabilities and special needs. The Center provides residential care, customized living support, case management, health services, and employment opportunities for its clients.

The $20,000 from Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund  has provided a generator and essential resources to support the care, quality of life and safety for the individuals with disabilities living at the Charles Lea Center.

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The Evans Training Center provides a 40-week long residential faith-based program for men seeking to rebuild their lives as they recover from addiction. The Center provides vocational training, leadership training, individual and family counseling, classes, and discipleship training from its residential program based in the Wellford community in Spartanburg County. When men leave the program they have marketable skills and have worked to build the integrity and work ethic to support a positive future.

The  $10,000 Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund grant is providing chainsaws and supplies for tree and debris removal, addressing critical community needs while supporting men in their residential program.

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Goforth Recovery is a men’s addiction recovery program and residential transitional living home for alcoholics and drug addicts.  It provides a structured environment, healthcare, transportation, counseling and therapy, case management and job placement for individuals on the path to recovery from addiction.

The $6,000 Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund grant is replenishing food supplies for residents and clients affected by Hurricane Helene, supporting their transitional living and addiction recovery programs.

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Greer Relief offers short-term emergency assistance to neighbors in need, emphasizing support over sustenance. Its services to residents of Greer and the surrounding community include case management, referrals for ongoing support, essential/immediate support to meet food, housing, shelter and health needs, and educational opportunities.

The $20,000 award from the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund is providing rent and utility assistance, food distribution, and home repair efforts for residents of Spartanburg particularly low-income families, seniors, and individuals with disabilities.

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Help for Our Elderly is an organization that assists seniors, the disabled, and underserved residents of Spartanburg County with cleaning products, personal hygiene supplies, medical equipment and over-the-counter medications.

The $10,000 support from the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund is providing support for elderly and individuals with disabilities including basic need and hygiene items for residents of Spartanburg County as they recover from the destruction of Hurricane Helene.

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JUMPSTART  is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to providing a Christian environment for ex-offenders that will allow them to transition from incarceration to a productive life. JUMPSTART disciples the incarcerated and returning citizens and assists with re-entry to society. The organization works through Community Partnerships to address the spiritual, educational, employment, healthcare, housing, and family relationship needs.

Jumpstart SC will use the $10,000 disaster relief grant from the Spartanburg County Foundation to assist with ongoing debris removal efforts in the Spartanburg Community.

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The Middle Tyger Community Center offers  Middle Tyger Community Center offers holistic resources and integrated support services to empower individuals and families to break the cycle of generational poverty and move toward stability. It has been serving the Middle Tyger Community in Spartanburg County (Duncan, Lyman, Wellford and surrounding areas) with a wide ranges of services for more than 25 years.  Services include: comprehensive navigation and support for kinship caregivers; GED and adult literacy classes; sliding-scale individual and family counseling services; crisis-relief and emergency food and utility assistance; senior services; and high-quality early child care and education services; and various other resources for individuals, families, and children.

The $20,000 Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund in funding is providing emergency food, toiletries, household goods, and housing support to families and individuals in Spartanburg County experiencing hardships due to Hurricane Helene.

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The Northside Development Group is building affordable housing, economic, educational, recreational, health and social opportunities for the diverse group of people living in the Northside Community and investing time, skills, and resources to build community strength and vitality.

The $20,000 award from the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund is providing rent and utility assistance, food distribution, and debris removal for residents in the Northside of the City of Spartanburg.

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Operation Hope is a faith-based ecumenical, 501c3 non-profit, outreach ministry. They serve as the Hub of Assistance for the Spartanburg School District One and Landrum community.

The $5,000 Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund grant will allow for continued funds to help meet rent, utility, and gas needs for the residents of Landrum, Campobello, and Spartanburg County School District 1 area of Inman.

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The Period Project’s goal is to eradicate period poverty and reinforce the dignity of those impacted by inequality. The organization has chapters in various communities working to provide equal, affordable access to menstrual health products. They provide better access to menstrual health products to individuals in need; advocate for equal and tax-free access to these essential products; and raise awareness of period poverty by leveraging voices around the country.

The Period Project will use the $5,000 disaster relief grant from the Spartanburg County Foundation to provide menstruation products to over 60 schools and community partners to support those affected by Hurricane Helene’s financial aftermath.

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Project R.E.S.T. is a private, non-profit organization providing a multi-faceted assistance program to victims of domestic violence in Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties, and victims of sexual assault in Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties.

Formerly Save Homes Rape Crisis Coalition, Project R.E.ST works to Restore, Empower, Support, and Transform those affected by domestic and sexual violence!

The $20,000 Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund grant sustained access to the Project R.E.S.T Crisis Line throughout the storm and is providing critical support for residents in crisis.

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Rebuilding Together (formerly Christmas In Action) is an organization that provides essential repairs to help community members stay in their homes, revitalize communities and address long-term recovery within communities struck by natural disasters.

The $20,000 award from the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund is meeting urgent home repair needs in the community, ensuring safe and livable conditions for residents.

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Ruth’s Gleanings empowers people in nutritional poverty by increasing access to healthy, fresh food. They reclaiming excess food that would otherwise be discarded, then distribute it through partner organizations and emergency food providers to those who are economically disadvantaged and need it most.

The $20,000 in support from the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund is providing fresh produce and hygiene items to Spartanburg County residents.

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The Spartanburg County Office of Emergency Management works to identify and analyze the hazards that may face Spartanburg County and develop contingency plans for each hazard.

The $10,000 Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund grant to the Spartanburg County Emergency Management Fund #02296 will allow for the continued providence of disaster relief supplies and the replenishment of emergency shelter supplies for Spartanburg County Residents.

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St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic has been providing quality health care to uninsured residents of Spartanburg County since 1992.  It provides primary medical care, physician-ordered medications, mental health counseling and patient education at its clinic site located in the heart of the City of Spartanburg.

The $20,000 awarded from Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund  is supporting low-income, uninsured individuals by addressing their pharmaceutical needs and expanding services post-Hurricane Helene.

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Temple Education Ministries operates The H.O.P.E. Soup Kitchen, which began its operations July 1, 2009, to serve food insecure individuals in northern Spartanburg County with weekly hot meals and take home food to augment their home meals. The program also addresses social, and physical issues through games, fellowship and a well-equipped exercise room.

The $20,000 in support from the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund has supported additional meal service and distribution of hygiene and essential supplies to residents in the northern part of Spartanburg County.

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TOTAL Ministries (Telling Others They Are Loved) provides food and financial services to Spartanburg County residents, preventing the loss of utility services, providing heading assistance in the winter, providing life-sustaining medications, and assistance with obtaining birth certificates. TOTAL Ministries began in 1982 as Project Eat.  It has since been incorporated by 12 Spartanburg churches to carry forward the work to alleviate food insecurity and also provide emergency services for community members facing financial hardship.

The $20,000 award from the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund is providing food and financial services for individuals in Spartanburg, ensuring that vulnerable community members receive essential assistance.

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The Upstate Family Resource Center (UFRC) is a non-profit organization located at 340 Blalock Road in Boiling Springs, South Carolina providing families in northern Spartanburg county the tools, support, guidance, and encouragement they need to become self-sufficient and resilient. The Center offers Family Support – food, Christmas for children, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance; Adult Education -GED and ESOL classes, WIN Assessments; and Family Development programs – Positive Parenting (Triple P), Strengthening Families, DARE/AFL Adolescent Mothers, and Vida Y Salud (formerly PASOs).

The Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund is providing food and utility assistance to support families in northern Spartanburg County facing economic hardships.

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