To identify and respond to the unmet needs of the community in the Horse Creek Valley Area of Aiken County, South Carolina in the name of Jesus Christ.
Services Provided
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BENEFIT BANK PROGRAM
- Benefit Bank of South Carolina - connecting communities, providing resources.
EDUCATION
- GED Preparation: reading, language arts/ essay, math, science and social studies.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- To assist in emergency situations with medication and utilities.
FOOD THROUGH TWO PROGRAMS
- Emergency Food Pantry
- Brown Bag for eligible Senior Citizens
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
- Job training opportunities, listings of local job openings.
SPACE AND ACCOMMODATIONS
- For human services such as meals for senior citizens, meals on wheels, Alcoholics Anonymous, and Medication Assistance Program (MAP).
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GED Preparation Program:
The Evening GED program is another successful year. According to the numbers given on Dec 4, 2017, OLVCC GED program is still the most productive one in the Aiken county. Classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00pm to 8:00 pm. Since July 2017, we had 52 students that entered the program, 11 students who have received their GED and 20 students who have achieved their Workkeys certification. Workkeys is required by many employers to indicate possible employee’s ability to meet certain job demands.
Once a month, a representative from Aiken Technical College and from Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act, WIOA, come to talk to the students about furthering their education. They also help to decrease barriers to employment and help employers hire and retain skilled workers. We are thrilled that after leaving our program, many of our students have gone on to ATC and are working on degrees in various fields.
We are grateful for our teachers, Melanie Hutto, math/science and Rebekah Hannon, English and Social Studies; and our testing and orientation coordinators, Amber Banister and Juan Wiley. We are also grateful for Rick Fowler who volunteers as a math and science tutor.
Our program is very needed in the Horse Creek Valley area, and we do everything we can to keep the community informed and involved. We appreciate all the support we receive from the Center and other benefactors.