United Way of Florence County

08/06/2026

Day of Caring 2026 projects are officially live on our website and free for the taking! Grab some coworkers, friends, or family and visit uwflorence.org/day-of-caring to be a part of Florence County's biggest volunteer event of the year.

07/02/2026

The Florence County Collective had a great field trip touring the beautifully-renovated Poynor Healthcare Innovation Building. We're so excited to see such a high-class learning opportunity being offered to the Florence community.

Learn more about how to get involved with the Florence County Collective by visiting uwflorence.org/florence-county-collective.

07/01/2026

Mark your calendars for Friday, September 18! Day of Caring is returning for another year of service across Florence County.

Day of Caring is the largest event United Way of Florence County hosts each year, bringing volunteers together to tackle meaningful projects for local nonprofits and community organizations. Projects may include painting, organizing, cleaning, yard work, and more.

Volunteer projects will be available on our website (uwflorence.org) in August. Until then, we encourage you to start talking with your friends and/or coworkers, choose a team lead, and invite others to get involved!

06/26/2026

Take a look back at our 6th Annual Awards & Allocation Luncheon, where we celebrated our 2026–2027 grant recipients, recognized our top donors, and reflected on the impact made possible through community support.

A special thank you to PGBA/BlueCross BlueShield for sponsoring this event, and to Chris Phelps with Harmon Park Photography for generously volunteering his time and photography talents.

On Tuesday, June 16, United Way of Florence County gathered with donors, nonprofit partners, board members, volunteers and community leaders for our 6th Annual Awards & Allocation Luncheon at St. Luke Lutheran Church.Each year, this event gives us the chance to pause and say thank you. Thank you to....

06/22/2026

New on the blog: Basic costs are rising faster than many families can keep up with, but we're working to give them a voice. See what the latest ALICE data shows for South Carolina and Florence County:

The cost of household necessities in South Carolina rose faster than inflation for more than 15 years, leaving many households vulnerable to the growing affordability crisis, according to new data from United For ALICE, in partnership with United Way of Florence County.The latest State of ALICE repo...

06/03/2026

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! We just released this year's Golf Playday recap, including our teams, winners, and sponsors ⛳️

https://www.uwflorence.org/post/golf-playday-2026-recap

INTRODUCTIONCommunity members, local businesses and golfers gathered at The Country Club of South Carolina on Wednesday, May 20, for Field Fastener’s 4th Annual Golf Playday to Improve Lives, raising $24,000 for United Way of Florence County.“This is always one of those days we look forward to b...

05/27/2026

And that's a wrap on Golf Playday 2026! Thank you to everyone who came out to spend some time in the sun with us for a good cause.☀️

Also, we'd like to congratulate all of our winners of the day:
-Golf Tournament Winning Team: Campbell Forest Products Michael Campbell, Joe Campbell, Marion Ford, and Randy Godbold
-Closest to the Pin: Mason Myers
-Longest Drive: Katie Thomas
-1st Place Raffle Winner: Desiree Harrell
-2nd Place Raffle Winner: Gabby Perla
-3rd Place Raffle Winner: Tony Ellis

05/27/2026

Last, but certainly not least, we want to give a huge thank you to Field Fastener for their continued support by coordinating the Golf Playday fundraiser for us each year. Without Rich Rowlett and his team always bringing serving hearts and joyful energy to the course, this event simply wouldn't be the same. Thank you!

05/27/2026

Give it up for our HOLE SPONSORS, Pepsi of Florence, QVC, Anderson Brothers Bank, PGBA/BlueCross BlueShield, Xylem Tree Experts, Raines Company, Smurfit Westrock, White Swan Cleaners, The Continuum, Complete Utilities, LLC, for keeping the energy high on the course during Golf Playday!

05/27/2026

A big thanks to our REGISTRATION SPONSOR, Niagara Water, for their contribution to Golf Playday.