AN ESTIMATED 100,000 WARRIORS LIVE IN THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. IN ITS FIRST YEAR, THE RUPERT HUSE VETERAN CENTER BROUGHT NEW SYNERGY WITH PARTNERS AND STREAMLINED SERVICES FOR OUR WARRIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION (UWS) WORKS WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO OFFER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HOUSING, MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH, FAMILY SERVICES, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, OUTDOOR RECREATION, AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT. UWS HAS CONNECTED WITH 11,103 WARRIORS 1,279 FAMILY MEMBERS AND 238 FIRST RESPONDERS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, WITH 1,484 OF THOSE IN 2023. OUR DEDICATED TEAM MANAGED 4,063 CASES IN 2023. OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE ADVANCED OUR SPIRITUAL SUPPORT PROGRAM, OUR FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM, WHICH IS OPEN TO POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, AND EMS, AND SCREENED OVER 2,507 VETERANS THROUGH THE VA'S SSG FOX SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM, COMPLETING A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR OF THE THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM.
