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March 2022 Announcements and Updates

March 9, 2022 by Heather Downing

Breaking Barriers for Mental Health

Horry County has awarded UWHC U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant COVID-19 (CDBG-CV) funds in the amount of $602,610 for the program, “Breaking Barriers for Mental Health.”
The UWHC Breaking Barriers program will fulfill a great need in Horry County for professional mental health and addiction services specifically designed for the population that has the least access to these services. UWHC will partner with The Center for Counseling and Wellness to provide consistent on-site, out-patient mental health and substance use disorder counseling services to the homeless, uninsured, underinsured, low to moderate-income, and rural population of Horry County at eleven locations throughout Horry County.

The locations for counseling services will be provided to clients of the following organizations, Friendship Medical Clinic, New Directions Men’s Shelter, Women’s Shelter, and Family Shelter, Sea Haven for Youth (2 locations), North Strand Housing Shelter, A Father’s Place, Sanctuary Recovery in Aynor, and The Center for Counseling and Wellness offices in Loris and North Myrtle Beach. Counseling services will also be offered via telehealth. The funds will be used over a two-year time frame. 

Stay tuned for additional details!


2021 Hidden Hero Award Presented to Utocqua Grissett

The Hidden Hero Award is given out annually to an individual or organization that has gone above and beyond to help United Way of Horry County.
The 2021 award was presented to Utocqua Grissett for her dedication to our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for nearly two decades. Find more details here.


UWHC Welcomes Tina Christensen

UWHC is happy to announce that Tina Christensen has joined our team as the Director of Philanthropy. She is excited to help match people’s passion and giving to the critical needs of our community.
Tina can be reached at Tina@unitedwayhorry.org or843-347-5195 ext.104. Learn more about her here.


Food Distribution Volunteers Needed

UWHC is recruiting volunteers for food distributions from now until the end of the year. If you are interested, please visit our website for a full list of dates. If you have a group interested in volunteering, please email Heather at Heather@unitedwayhorry.org.


2021/2022 Campaign Update

We are just a few short weeks away from the end of the campaign and we are making great progress! Please make your gift today, or if you have, be sure to turn in your pledge card. And thank you to everyone who has already made their commitment. Our campaign assures the vital programs and services in our community are able to support our neighbors. Make a gift today!

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