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Compass of Carolina Encourages Greenville Community to VOTE in the Primary Elections June 11th

It’s primary season! In all, there are 37 seats up for election in Greenville County this year. But for 17, or almost half of those seats, voters will get a choice ONLY in the June 11th primary. Voters will determine who makes it to the November ballot. Your vote makes a difference! Some of the seats that voters to decide upon are:

State Legislators,
County Council,
Congress,
Sheriff,
Coroner,
Clerk of Courts, and
Register of Deeds.

Get started now by registering to vote (deadline is May 10th) and research who is on the ballot and what they stand for.

Learn more about who will be on the ballot by listening to the following podcast of Simple Civic: Greenville County, a Greater Good Greenville project.

Compass of Carolina & Greater Good Greenville do not endorse any certain party, candidate, or policy.

Compass of Carolina Releases 2023 Impact Report

We evaluated four elements of Compass to ultimately understand the impact made to Upstate SC. This report walks through those elements and touches on the impact results and demographics of those served in 2023.

"Compass of Carolina positively impacts the lives of the most vulnerable in the community," stated John Riddle, Board Co-Chairman. While Laurie Rovin, Executive Director added "2023 was a year full of new beginnings. It is your support and trust in our work that has sustained us for 105 years."

Read full report by clicking on the image below or visit our website.

Employee Spotlight

Meet Misha Gibson, she is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice (LISW-CP). She is passionate about helping individuals, families and groups, especially within the LGBTQ+ community that she is also a part of.

Misha is also passionate about serving marginalized communities and being an activist and advocating for others.

Along with counseling, she facilitates our newest group Second Chance. This is a group for adolescents with behavioral problems or high truancy and their guardian that takes place on Tuesday evenings, including a light meal.

When not working, Misha enjoys being home with her partner Megan, their three cats, one dog and two horses.

Client Testimony

Meet Jennifer, she is a graduate of Compass of Carolina's Anger Management Program.

The class dramatically changed her life! She had been ordered by the courts to take this class or go to jail. After completing the 12-week psychoeducational course she never reverted back to former ways of aggressive behavior and was never re-arrested.

Twenty-Seven years later, with grandchildren of her own, she was in an apartment fire where according to her testimony, she helped to save 17 people.

Just imagine how different her life would have been without the compassionate direction that was given by Compass of Carolina. She was dedicated to the program, put in the work and found the right path for her life!

Interested in starting Counseling, Anger Management, or Second Chance?

Email us at referral@compassofcarolina.org or

fill out a referral form in English or Spanish by clicking here

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for some dedicated volunteers to help with filing and organizational needs at our office during normal business hours.

Community Involvement

Come out and meet us at one of the community involvement events taking place in the next few weeks.

5/04 - Hispanic Alliance Community Resource Fair, 10:00am - 1:00pm; Berea High School, 201 Burdine Drive, Greenville

5/07 – GVL CommUNITY Resource Fair, 3:15pm – 7:30pm, 111 Welborn St, Greenville

5/07 – SVL Chamber WIN Meeting (Compass Presenting), 8:30am, 105 W Curtis St, Simpsonville

5/09 – Goodwill Veteran / 2^nd Chance Resource Fair, 10:00am – 3:00pm, 220 E. Kennedy Street, Spartanburg

Compass of Carolina Participates in United Way Hands on Greenville 2024

Saturday, April 20 was no ordinary day - it was United Way's Hands On Greenville Day! Compass of Carolina teamed with local Fountain Inn businesses to help Ms. Connie with rebuilding of her unsafe, rotten deck and full yard beautification.

Ms. Connie and her husband was a former client of Compass becoming "part of the family" in early 2000s. Sadly, Ms. Connie lost her husband a few years ago to cancer then developed a few health concerns of her own. This left her unable to maintain the yard and afford repairs/maintenance to her deck. Living off social security alone has been an adjustment for her and she stretches every dollar she has for necessities.

This is where Compass of Carolina came together and selected Ms. Connie for the 2024 HOG Day blessing. A team of 17 volunteers worked for a total of 135 hours the week of and actual event day. The large back deck was demolished and rebuilt, the house and garage were pressure washed, the entire front and back yards were mowed, a large mulch bed was de-weeded and mulched, flowers were planted around the front and sides of the house and mulch spread, over-grown tree limbs were cut back and leaves were raked / blown from the fence line. It was a total transformation that collectively we are so proud of and Ms. Connie couldn't be more thankful!

We Are Compass!

Pictured from left to right: Andy, Andrew, Pamela, Kacy, Laurie, Jason, Landon, Ms. Connie (Front Center), Charles, Chuck, Willie, Dana, Harold, Ely, Kimberly, Andrew, and John.

Kacy pressure washing the garage.

Laurie thanks owner of Custom Construction of Fountain Inn.

Harold blows leaves out of the back yard.

WE ARE HIRING!

Do you have a heart for people? If you want to work doing something you love and have a positive impact in Upstate SC, then consider one of our open positions.

Review openings on our website under About / Career Opportunities.