Florence, South Carolina – GE HealthCare has given the Pee Dee Coalition $20,000, which will help the group continue its long-standing efforts to protect families and help victims across the region.
The donation was officially made on January 9 and is meant to help local groups who are working to lower violence and help people who are most at risk.
The Pee Dee Coalition is a nonprofit organization run by volunteers that works to stop sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, as well as help victims and survivors.
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The organization has been working from the idea that stopping violence is a job for everyone in the community, not just one group or profession, for almost 40 years. Its services are meant to help people and families in the Pee Dee region be safe, be kind, and stay stable over time.
The Coalition now works in eight counties: Florence, Darlington, Marion, Dillon, Chesterfield, Marlboro, Williamsburg, and most recently, Sumter. The group has helped thousands of victims and survivors over the past 38 years by providing education, advocacy, and programs that focus on prevention.
The money from GE HealthCare will go to the Parent Education Parent Support (PEPS) program, which helps parents and caregivers who are at risk for 12 weeks. PEPS was started in 1996 to assist parents create healthier, more caring relationships with their children so that abuse and neglect don’t happen.
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The program uses ideas from the Nurturing Parent and Parent’s Anonymous models to combine real-world parenting skills with support from other parents.
The Coalition’s main goal is to lower child abuse by increasing protective factors and addressing underlying hazards. PEPS is a big part of this goal. The funding should help the program reach more people and keep having an effect in the community.
