Palmetto Project Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Aug 8, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$1,009,963

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Families helping families columbia (fhf): this program continues to be one of the largest programs to assist needy families during the holiday season at the end of the year. In december, more than 2,400 south carolina families were assisted with gifts, food, clothing, and other seasonal needs by more than 3,000 donors, sponsor organizations and individuals across the state. Fhf provides a systematic approach to reaching as many of the neediest families in south carolina as possible. By coordinating with local agencies and charity programs we can insure that donations and charitable giving are targeted to those who need help the most. Every dollar donated to fhf generates nearly $9 in goods and services for palmetto state families in need.

Activity 3

Heart & soul (h&s): this program is a statewide network through which volunteer health ministries in african american churches are professionally trained and equipped to educate, screen, monitor, and refer-for-treatment their members at greatest risk. Outcomes include lower blood pressures through more effective prevention, health education, and self-management of risk factors. The key to h&s is that its programming is grounded in the culture, cuisine, history, and traditional faith of african americans in south carolina. Volunteer teams in more than 600 congregations have been trained through h&s. Thousands more have participated in community-based health education and disease management workshops. Over a two year period, the average blood pressure of a h&s participant declined from consistently elevated to normal over a two-year period. Five years after h&s was implemented, statewide disparities by race in cardiovascular mortality among men declined by 50%.

Filer

EIN

57-0807801