CARE House receives funds from credit union foundation

By: Jamie Rogers | SCNOW
Published: June 12, 2008

The CARE House of the Pee Dee received a much-needed $15,000 grant this month to help in its quest to provide care to child victims of physical and sexual abuse.
The CARE House, a nonprofit organization that administers care to children who have been physically or sexually abused, received the money June 3 during a ceremony at the CARE House in Florence, said Anita Throwe, interim administrative director of the organization.
The $15,000 grant request was made to SC Telco Credit Union, which awarded the money to the CARE House through the Carolinas Credit Union Foundation’s Micro Community Grants Program.
SC Telco branch manager Brian Miller said he helped with the grant process and he feels CARE House is a worthy cause.
“Obviously, anybody would care about the welfare of children. I have four children myself, so it was close to home,” Miller said. “They’re improving the lives of battered children. They are improving the lives of people that live within the community. That’s why they are a terrific choice.”
“We are really blessed to have this,” Throwe said. “We’re blessed with the staff that we have and the community.”
CARE House staff members already have decided how they are going to use the money to help patients. They will buy state-of-the art lab equipment to test patients’ blood and urine for infections and diseases, Throwe said.
The center sends lab work to another facility for testing. Throwe said the CARE House will save time and money by being able to screen in-house and get results quickly.
Staff, however, will continue to use outside testing facilities for certain situations, she said.
The CARE House also will purchase new computers and a new server to help staff complete everyday tasks.
“Right now, we have five or six computers that were all donated that do not interface. We’ll be able to enter data and pull it up (on any computer) instead of having it on one machine,” Throwe said. “We don’t have to go back and hand-do this. We can get our statistics and be able to track the cases much easier.”
The CARE House should have the new equipment in a few weeks, Throwe said.
During the first quarter of 2008, the CARE House treated 193 children. The facility performed 902 medical evaluations last year.
For more details about the CARE House and its child abuse prevention and educational programs, call (843) 629-0236.

CARE House receives funds from credit union foundation

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