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25August2022

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Update Your Address through SCDHHS’s New Online Portal

South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) made a change so you can update your address more effortlessly. SCDHHS just released a new portal that allows Healthy Connections Medicaid members to update their address and contact information online.…

Don't miss your mail update your address through SCDHHS'S new online portal

17August2022

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Recognizing Positive Impacts During National Nonprofit Day

National Nonprofit Day recognizes the effort charities and nonprofits put into making a difference in their communities. From community food banks, affordable housing, legal services, and education; nonprofits provide a large variety of necessary help that would otherwise be unmet…

Recognizing Positive Impacts Celebrate Nonprofit Day in South Carolina

27July2022

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Free & Reduced Meals: What’s Changed This Year

Some important changes are coming this school year when applying for free and reduced meals for students. The federal waiver that made school lunches free to all children expired at the end of June. That makes this the first school…

Free & Reduced Meals: What's Changed This Year

6July2022

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Help Hungry Kids Get the Food They Need This Summer

Hunger affects all people. Millions of Americans are one job loss, missed paycheck, or expensive emergency away from hunger. But hunger doesn’t affect everyone equally – some groups like children, seniors, and minorities face hunger at much higher rates. No…

No Kid Hungry Help Kids Get the Food They Need This Summer

27May2022

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Is it Worth it? Medicare Savings Program Questions Answered

Wondering if the Medicare Savings Program is worth applying for? What is the Medicare Savings Program? The Medicare Savings Program is a benefit that helps pay for some out-of-pocket costs such as Medicare premiums, deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and prescription drug…

24May2022

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Recognizing Mental Health

Health doesn’t stop at physical health. Recognizing Mental Health is an incredibly important part of overall health at every stage of life, from childhood through adulthood. Our mental health affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine…

21April2022

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Don’t Miss Out because of the Vaccine

The ease or freedom to travel, work, socialize and engage in leisure activities may be determined by one’s COVID vaccination status. COVID-19 vaccines are crucial to building immunity against the virus. Getting a COVID-19 vaccination is safer in building protection…

7April2022

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Finding Help You Need: How Thrive Hub Redefines Social Care in South Carolina

Working in the social care sector presents unique challenges for organizations across South Carolina. We are tasked with addressing social determinants of health that affect an incredibly diverse population. We often meet people during their most stressful moments. Since the…

Finding Help You Need Thrive Hub Redefines Social Care In South Carolina

25March2022

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Get Ready for SC Thrive’s Annual Training 2022 in Greenville

Get ready for SC Thrive’s Annual Training! Every year we strive to make this training impactful, fun, and engaging. This year the theme is Better, Brighter, Balanced. Better, Brighter, Balanced embodies what we strive toward every day. Better solutions to…

SC Thrive's Annual Training 2022 Together Again Meet Us in Greenville for Annual Training 2022

8March2022

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Your 2021 Tax Return: Tax Credits

Do you know what to expect when you claim different tax credits on your 2021 tax return? Individuals and families benefit from the financial boost tax credits offer to lower their tax bills or increase their refund amount. SC Thrive…

2March2022

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SNAP Emergency Allotments Continue Helping Families Through the Pandemic

SNAP Emergency allotments continue helping eligible households in South Carolina maximize their SNAP benefits throughout the pandemic. Here are answers to some questions you may have about this special federal program. What are the SNAP Emergency Allotments? SNAP Emergency Allotments…

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23February2022

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Questioning the COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s What We Know Two Years into the Pandemic.

The present impact that COVID-19 has on healthcare is challenging. These challenges have affected the workload on doctors and other healthcare professionals, the diagnosis and treatment of positive cases and the treatment of patients with other problems and underlying conditions.…