Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE PALMETTO PROJECT HAS BEEN A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE FOR SOUTH CAROLINIANS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, RACE, OR RESIDENCY. DURING THIS TIME THE ORGANIZATION BECAME A NATIONAL LEADER IN PATIENT NAVIGATION, COMMUNITY- BASED CARE DELIVERY, AND REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONG AT-RISK AFRICAN AMERICANS. OTHER INITIATIVES HAVE BOOSTED SOUTH CAROLINA TO BECOMING A NATIONAL LEADER IN CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION, HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT, AND MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN. ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL START-UP VENTURES HAS BEEN WELVISTA, A STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP THAT PROVIDES FREE PHARMACEUTICALS TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS WITHOUT HEALTH COVERAGE. TODAY WELVISTA IS ITS OWN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDING MEDICATIONS VALUED AT MORE THAN 50 MILLION A YEAR TO SOUTH CAROLINIANS IN NEED. PROGRAMS: INSURE SC: PALMETTO PROJECT CONTINUED ITS ENROLLMENT ASSISTER WORK THROUGHOUT 2020, NO LONGER AS FEDERALLY-FUNDED CERTIFIED INSURANCE NAVIGATORS FOR ONLY SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID AND THE FEDERALLY FACILITATED HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE (HEALTHCARE.GOV), BUT INSTEAD AS LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS WHO PROVIDED ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND MEDIGAP/MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLANS. ALL LICENSED AGENTS ARE SALARIED, WITH COMMISSION REVENUE DIRECTED TO PALMETTO PROJECT, SO THEIR FOCUS IS ON FINDING THE BEST HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR THE CONSUMER. THIS ALSO INCLUDED REFERRALS TO PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, FREE CLINICS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. AGENTS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE WHILE MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCE, COMPLETING MOST ENROLLMENTS VIRTUALLY: 707 ACA CONTRACTS AND 80 MEDICARE ENROLLMENTS. 63 VERY LOW INCOME MEDICAREELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED WITH APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICARE SAVINGS PROGRAMS. CHILDREN'S HEALTH SC: PALMETTO PROJECT CONTINUED WORKING WITH LOW-AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES IN SC TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID TO IDENTIFY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED CHILDREN. OUR TEAM OF LICENSED INSURANCE AGENTS AND OUR AMERICORPS MEMBER WORK WITH FAMILIES TO COMPLETE THE SC HEALTHY CONNECTIONS MEDICAID APPLICATION, SUBMIT IT, AND FOLLOW IT THROUGH TO ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION. APPLICATION ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION ABOUT DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING PREVENTIVE CARE WAS DELIVERED TO 333 FAMILIES REPRESENTING 757 INDIVIDUALS. CAROLINA HEARING AID BANK: THROUGH A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH STARKEY, A NATIONAL HEARING AID MANUFACTURER, THE PALMETTO PROJECT PROVIDED 10 HEARING AIDS IN 2020 TO LOW-INCOME SOUTH CAROLINIANS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $522.9K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS THE PALMETTO PROJECT SEES HEALTHY FAMILIES, ENGAGED YOUNG PEOPLE, AND VIBRANT SCHOOLS AS THE CORNERSTONES OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNITIES. OUR INITIATIVES PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITH CONNECTIONS TO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, SUPPORT SERVICES, FOOD, AND EVEN CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IN EARLY LITERACY AND CAMPUS VIOLENCE HAVE TRANSLATED INTO GREATER SCHOOL READINESS AMONG THE STATES YOUNGEST LEARNERS, AND SAFER, MORE INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS FOR OUR TEENAGERS. CURRENT PROGRAMS MY FIRST BOOKS SC/BEGIN WITH BOOKS: MY FIRST BOOKS SC IMPROVES EARLY LITERACY BY ENABLING YOUNG CHILDREN TO BUILD A HOME LIBRARY AND INCREASE THEIR SCHOOL READINESS. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY, PALMETTO PROJECT IS WORKING TO PROVIDE EACH SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD UNDER AGE FIVE A FREE, DEVELOPMENTALLY-APPROPRIATE BOOK EACH MONTH. BEGIN WITH BOOKS, OUR AFFILIATED PROGRAM IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS PROGRAM CAN CHANGE CHILDREN'S LIVES. IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, MORE THAN 388,606 BOOKS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO 13,459 CHILDREN SINCE 2010. FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES: FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, THE PALMETTO PROJECT HAS PROVIDED A LIFELINE TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITYMINDED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE MIDLANDS REGION. MANY SOUTH CAROLINIANS KNOW FHF BECAUSE OF ITS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR NEARLY 3,400 FAMILIES WITH URGENT AND EMERGENCY NEEDS. FOOD SECURITY: PALMETTO PROJECT WAS AWARDED AN AMERICORPS MEMBER WHO HELPED 260 FAMILIES SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS FOOD STAMPS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $415K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN RACE IS A FACTOR, IT IS THE FACTOR. HOWEVER, THE PALMETTO PROJECT HAS BECOME A LEADER IN EQUIPPING COMMUNITIES WITH NEW TOOLS TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION, CREATE TRUST, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. OTHER PROGRAMMING ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO STRIVE TO BECOME WORLD-CLASS AND REACH OUT BEYOND OUR STATES BORDERS. OUR LONG-STANDING SUPPORT OF COMPANION ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA HAS BROADENED SOUTH CAROLINIANS APPRECIATION FOR A BIG PART OF OUR HERITAGE. OUR THREE STATEWIDE CITIZENS SUMMITS ON RACE AND COMMUNITY IN 1996-2000 PROVIDED A ROAD MAP TO SUPPORT SOUTH CAROLINA COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING WITH RACE-RELATED ISSUES. ALONG WITH MANY NON-PROFIT AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS, WE FACILITATED DOZENS OF COMMUNITY DIALOGUES AND CREATED LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT LED TO GREATER COOPERATION AND LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS THAT IN TURN LED TO PROGRESS. HOMELESS TO HOPE FUND: FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 2016, THE HOMELESS TO HOPE FUND IS THE NONPROFIT ARM OF A LARGER PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN CHARLESTON, BERKELEY, AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES. TAX- DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS ARE USED TO ASSIST APPROVED LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTER AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS COMMITTED TO TRANSITIONING TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL CENTER FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO LOCAL SERVICES AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. LOWCOUNTRY MINISTRIES FUND: THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN COORDINATION WITH AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF CHARLESTON AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE JUNE 2015 TRAGEDY AT EMANUEL AME CHURCH BY FURTHERING COMMUNITY CONCERNS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO THEM, ESPECIALLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN BEAUFORT, HAMPTON, ALLENDALE, COLLETON, JASPER, AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES. LOW COUNTRY AID TO AFRICA: IN 2003, LEADERS OF CHARLESTON RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO CREATE STRONGER TIES WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA RESPONDING TO THE CONTINENT'S GROWING HEALTH CRISES. EVERY YEAR THE GROUP OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS ORGANIZES A MAJOR FUND RAISING EVENT THROUGH WHICH SOUTH CAROLINIANS CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THIS PART OF THE WORLD THAT HAS HAD SUCH AN IMPORTANT IMPACT ON OUR STATE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $413K