by Carrie Adams | Dec 12, 2023 | Blog
For the last ten years, Brenda Anderson has been a community health worker at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, but she has not forgotten what it was like to be facing an uncertain future. “I had been laid off from the plant I was working at. I was unemployed and...
by Carrie Adams | Dec 12, 2023 | Great Ideas
What: FoodShare South Carolina provides 9 to 11 healthy fruits and vegetables in their Fresh Food Box, along with recipe cards, tips, and nutrition notes. The boxes come in large (18-22lbs) for $25 cash and small (15-18 lbs) for $20 cash. Also offered is a 10-14 lbs...
by Carrie Adams | Dec 1, 2023 | Blog
In 2010, Michelle Obama launched the “Let’s Move!” campaign, saying, “The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake. This isn’t the kind of problem that can be solved overnight, but...
by Carrie Adams | Nov 26, 2023 | Great Ideas
What: The South Carolina Justice Navigators Network (SCJNN) Where: Over the past year, SCJNN has served the Charleston Tri-county–Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties, with the intention to expand into additional counties in the future. When: The SCJNN...
by Jenesha Nance | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog
Dedicated to Shaquilla “Quilla” Sherelle June 8.13.1991- 5.16.2021 Content Warning: Maternal Death, Racism The eve of this disaster was the happiest of occasions. I had just celebrated my greatest accomplishment thus far: graduation with my master’s degree in public...
