Palmetto Project Inc

Programs: Signupsc: palmetto project continued its enrollment assister work throughout 2017 with funding from the centers for medicare and medicaid services. Since 2013, staff provided free, local, unbiased enrollment assistance to south carolina residents to understand their options for health insurance coverage in both the federally facilitated health insurance marketplace (healthcare. Gov) and sc healthy connections medicaid. This work is conducted with partners, including able sc, richland library, sc hiv/aids council, and deco recovery management. Able sc and sc hiv/aids council did not receive funding for their navigation work after august 2017. In 2017, palmetto project's team of 46 navigators recorded 79,938 individual encounters (both in-person and by phone) and used social and print media to achieve a combined total of 67,275,586 impressions. Enrollment in aca plans was at 84% of goal while medicaid enrollment was 230% over goal. Children's health sc: palmetto project continued working with public schools to conduct education, outreach, and application assistance for sc healthy connections medicaid to identify uninsured and underinsured children. Our federally-certified enrollment assisters work with families to complete the sc healthy connections medicaid application, submit it, and follow it through to eligibility determination. In 2017, 75,085 information and consent forms were distributed through schools to families in five school districts. Application assistance was provided to 903 consenting families, and education about dental and vision benefits and the importance of seeking preventive care was delivered to 4,460 families. Staff provided educational materials through 30 community events that reached 22,188 individuals. Staff worked with the state's medicaid agency to address technical issues that were continue to cause lengthy processing delays. Carolina hearing aid bank: through a special partnership with starkey, a national hearing aid manufacturer, the palmetto project provided 93 hearing aids in 2017 to provide low-income south carolinians. Other programs included in this category: dysautonomia advocacy foundation, and a thriving chance

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 and her 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. Approximately 84,742 books were distributed to children enrolled in the program during 2017. Families helping families: for 25 years, the palmetto project has provided a lifeline to families in crisis through its network of social service agencies and community-minded organizations across the state. Many south carolinians know fhf because of its christmas programming that provides food, clothing, and christmas gifts for nearly 3200 families with urgent and emergency needs. Other programs included in this category: family supply network, birdfest, envision sc, flood hub

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. In 2017, 40 individuals and families were assisted with rental assistance, transitional housing, or emergency housing, services were provided to assist with moving and 70 mattresses were purchased. 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. 519,879. 50 in grant awards were distributed to 19 non-profit organizations in 2017. 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 fundraising event through which south carolinians can provide assistance to this part of the world that has had such an important impact on our state. In 2017, contributions were made to the foreign mission board, ikamva labantu trust, and lowcountry aids services. Other programs included in this category: step up network, barcamp, and challenge day