Able South Carolina

Are you interested in going to work or increasing your earnings? Have you been told that doing so would cause you to lose your cash benefits? If so, please register for this free workshop! This workshop will benefit those transitioning from subminimum wage employment, including beneficiaries, their families, service providers, and support staff. Join us on Friday, May 24, from 1 PM - 3 PM in Greenville! Thrive Upstate, 1700 Ridge Road, Greenville, SC 29607 Register: https://lnkd.in/ebKgVkxw Thank you to Disability Rights South Carolina for funding this program and thank you Thrive Upstate for hosting this workshop! [Graphic with photo of a group of individuals with different disabilities. They are sitting on a bench, laughing, and smiling at one another. Text over yellow, blue, and green arrow shapes reads, 'Disability Benefits and Employment Workshop, Free Benefits Workshop, Friday, May 24 from 1 pm to 3 pm,' with Hire Me SC logo.]   

Mandy Halloran, Director of Public Health & Disability Integration, Dori Tempio, Sr. Director of Community Education and Mary Trunk, Violence Prevention & Survivor Services Coordinator celebrate Health Equity at the Alliance for a Healthier SC, Health Equity Conference. Mandy & Dori were presenters at the event & our CEO Kimberly Tissot received an award for her accomplishments in the realm of Health Equity for disabled people in our state. #HealthEquity #AccessForAll #HealthierSC [Photo of Mandy, Dori, and Mary smiling and posing in front of a Alliance step and repeat banner with blue, green, and silver balloons. They are holding signs that read, 'Access For All,' 'Be the change,' and 'Healthier SC.']

 W.J. Keenan High School hosted a College Application and Career Day for their Juniors and Seniors. Ali Ruegamer, Transportation Program Coordinator, went and gave information about Able SC services and programs offered through The COMET such as Travel Training. This event was to help the students gather information about different colleges, organizations, and possible future careers.  [Ali, a white woman with glasses and dark hair, sitting behind a large table with an Able SC tablecloth and materials about our programs.]

Able SC's Director of Public Health & Disability Integration, Mandy Halloran was honored to attend the Voces Comunitarias event hosted by our partner PASOS. Mandy served on a panel to explain Able SC's programs available to people with disabilities. In addition, Mandy offered hundreds of COVID test kits to the community along with information on the ongoing importance of COVID and flu vaccination. Learn more about our efforts at https://lnkd.in/dSyjreCP [Two photos. Image one of the panel of 5 sitting behind a banner that reads, 'Voces Comunitarias.' Second of Mandy with a member of PASOS standing and smiling together in front of a 'Voces Comunitarias' step and repeat banner.]

THANK YOU! We asked for your support, and you delivered!! Thanks to YOUR donations during Midlands Gives, we raised $30,592! Able SC ranked #7 in the number of unique donors of the over 500 organizations participating in Midlands Gives! Your generosity fills us with gratitude and appreciation. We saw 245 donors give!!! YOU helped us break the Able SC record of donors with Midlands Gives! We could not have done it without you! Your support has been nothing short of amazing and we are so appreciative of your commitment to amplifying the voices of South Carolinians with disabilities. #MidlandsGives2024 @cccfpics [Graphic with purple banner with white starbursts and white text reading, 'Thank you! $30952 raised by 245 donors!' Below four images of people with disabilities using microphones, diverse in age, race, disability, and gender. Able SC 30th Anniversary Logo  and Midlands Gives logos featured. Photos from left to right include Gabe Pizzo, a young white man who is blind, Marly Saade, a middle eastern woman using a wheelchair, Kimberly Tissot, a white woman with glasses using crutches, and Ebony Deloach, a Black woman using a power wheelchair.

WOW! We did it! You are the reason we exceeded our goal, bringing in $30,952 raised by 245 amazing donors! We were It's amazing what we can do when we come together. Just imagine, after 30 years of success stories and impact, where could the next 30 years bring Able SC? #MidlandsGives2024 [Video of Able SC CEO, Kimberly Tissot, standing by a field and pond in the BullStreet District of Columbia. She speaks directly to the camera while holding the Able SC 30th Anniversary logo poster. As she speaks about our past she gestures to the poster. As she speaks about our future, she gestures to the land behind her. Final slide with a purple background and white text copies donor details from the post.]

UPDATE: We've met our goal, but know we can go even further with your help. Donate now! Time is running out to give! Visit midlandsgives.org/ablesc NOW to make your impact- be a part. After 30 years of success stories, just imagine what we can do with 30 more? You can be a part of our success by giving today! Midlands Gives ends at 11:59pm tonight! #MidlandsGives [Purple graphic with white writing reading, 'Time is running out to give!' Includes Central Carolina Community Foundation's logo and Able SC 30th Anniversary logo, graphic illustration of a clock, and donation website.]

Keep it Up! We're SO CLOSE! Our supporters helped us raise over $27,000 so far for Midlands Gives! Can you get us to our goal of $30,000? We can do it, but only with your help. Celebrate 30 years of Success Stories with us! Donate now: https://lnkd.in/g8WzP2ZW #Midlandsgives2024 [Graphic with purple background and white writing reading: 'Keep it up, Midlandsgives.org/ablesc, we've raised over $27,000! Our goal: $30,000. 5/7/24.' Features Able SC 30th anniversary logo and starbursts with an upward arrow.]

We are just over $3500 short of our $30,000 goal! YOU can make this happen! Support Able SC and our incredible team this Midlands Gives day!  You can make a donation of as low as $10 between NOW and midnight to help us reach our goal. Celebrate 30 years of success stories with us- donate at https://lnkd.in/g8WzP2ZW. #MidlandsGives2024 [Video featuring a group of people diverse in disability, race, gender, and age, including people using wheelchairs, crutches, a service animal, and those with invisible disabilities. The group shouts while holding a sign with the Able SC 30th anniversary logo on it.]

YOU are making this happen! We are at over 160 donors, achieving one of our big goals! We're just over $25,000. Help us reach our $30,000 goal! Make your donation NOW at https://lnkd.in/g8WzP2ZW. #MidlandsGives  [Purple graphic with white text that copies text from the post. Features a photo of a person tapping a donate button on a phone with the words, 'Making a better world,' on the screen. CCCF and Able SC 30th anniversary logos featured.]