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United Way of the Midlands welcomes La Ruchala Murphy as Director of Leadership and Capacity Building
Columbia, SC (June 15, 2021) – United Way of the Midlands has named La Ruchala Murphy, a career-long nonprofit professional and arts enthusiast, as its new Director of Leadership and Capacity Building. “We are excited to have La Ruchala's skills and background to advance our work building and strengthening partnerships,” said Jennifer Moore, Vice President of Community Impact. In this role, Murphy...
WellPartners’ Kimberly Bensonhaver, DDS, receives topDentists™ in the Midlands honors
Columbia, S.C. (June 9, 2021) – WellPartners Adult Dental Clinic dentist, Kimberly Bensonhaver, DDS, or “Dr. Kimi,” is recognized as one of the topDentists™ in the Midlands. The topDentists™ teams asked thousands of dentists, “If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?” With years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new...
United Way of the Midlands hosts Breaking Down Barriers Workshop Series and Resource Fair
Columbia, S.C. (June 7, 2021) – United Way of the Midlands educates the community on the barriers to employment with its Breaking Down Barriers Workshop Series and collaborates with organizations to provide resources to support individuals encountering those barriers through its Breaking Barriers Resource Fair. Breaking Down Barriers Workshop Series Breaking Down Barriers is United Way of the...
Women in Philanthropy awards $50,000 in grants to Homeless No More and Able SC
Columbia, S.C. (May 27, 2021) – Women in Philanthropy (WIP), an affinity group of United Way of the Midlands, awards a combined $50,000 in grants to further WIP’s work to improve financial stability among women and women with children. WIP selected Homeless No More and Able SC as its 2021 grantees to help fund children’s afterschool and summer camp programs and financial literacy programs for...
United Way’s Small Business Alliance hosts third annual Driving Down Main Virtual Golf Tournament
Columbia, S.C. (May 24, 2021) – United Way’s Small Business Alliance (SBA) will host its third annual Driving Down Main: Staying the Course on June 7-8, 2021, sponsored by Enterprise Holdings. Registered foursomes will virtually play 9-holes at Main Course SC on the back nine of Pinehurst Country Club #2 Golf Course. Tee times start at 9 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. with a maximum of 68 teams with 30...
United Way invests $2.4 million to address needs in the Midlands
Columbia, SC (May 19, 2021) – United Way of the Midlands is investing $2.4 million in grants for its 2021-2022 fiscal year to improve the health, education and financial stability of everyone in the Midlands. Grants will be awarded to 31 programs in Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg and Richland counties and will focus on early-childhood literacy, ending homelessness and...
United Way of the Midlands receives $625,000 grant from The Siemer Institute to help support families at risk of homelessness reach stability
Columbia, SC (May 13, 2021) – The Siemer Institute has awarded United Way of the Midlands $625,000 over the next three years to support families with school-aged children at risk of homelessness reach stability. According to the 2020 South Carolina State of Homelessness Report, 3,028 students in the Midlands classified as homeless according to McKinney-Vento standards during the 2018-19 school...
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Publix take home top honors at United Way of the Midlands’ Live United Awards
Columbia, S.C. (May 10, 2021) – United Way of the Midlands hosted a drive-through awards presentation and virtual ceremony on May 6 recognizing Midlands’ organizations and individuals that helped United Way raise $8.1 million. Midlands corporations and agencies were honored for their successful 2020-2021 United Way of the Midlands employee fundraising campaigns. United Way’s Live United Awards are...
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank to Receive United Way of the Midlands Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership
Columbia, S.C. (May 6, 2021) – AgFirst Farm Credit Bank was selected to receive the Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership by United Way of the Midlands. The Spirit of the Midlands Award for Corporate Leadership is presented to a partner that embodies an overall spirit of giving through contributions of time, leadership, and resources in support of United Way’s work in priority...
Dominion Energy invests $25,000 in United Way of the Midlands to support the Midlands Reading Consortium
COLUMBIA, S.C. (February 8, 2021) – Dominion Energy has presented United Way of the Midlands with a $25,000 sponsorship to provide support for the Midlands Reading Consortium (MRC). Dominion Energy will serve as the Presenting Partner for the MRC program through the 2020-2021 school year to help us serve, educate and bring resources to our future scholars of tomorrow. United Way’s Midlands Reading...