As our community and state implement plans to address the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, United Way of Pickens County is rapidly assessing the most urgent needs on the ground.

United Way is coordinating services with local nonprofits and community leaders to provide support for Pickens County's most vulnerable neighbors during this critical time, such as food, shelter and access to basic healthcare needs.

Resources

We will update this page with resources and information as it becomes available.

South Carolina COVID-19 Testing Sites

Click here to find the closest SC COVID-19 testing sites.

FOOD

Clemson Community Care remains open for regular service hours. Please confirm before visiting: 864-653-4460.

United Christian Ministries remains open for regular service hours. Please confirm before visiting: 864-671-1134.

SHINE Soup Kitchen will provide "to go" meals tonight (Monday, March 16) and will provide other "to go" bagged meal pick up dates.

Meals on Wheels will close the two Young at Heart Senior Centers in Liberty and Central March 17-March 31. Senior members who have requested a daily meal will be offered the option of a home delivered meal. MOW will continue to deliver hot meals to homebound clients. MOW is preparing frozen and shelf stable meals in the event that volunteer deliveries become limited.

WYFF is maintaining a list of area restaurants who are offering free meals to school aged children: https://www.wyff4.com/article/upstate-restaurants-offering-free-food-to-students-during-school-closures/31662340

SDPC will be serving free breakfast (7-9 a.m.) and lunch 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.) for anyone under the age of 18. The student must be present for the meal to be served. SDPC is working on a plan for delivering food via school buses which they expect to begin Monday, March 23. More information to come. The free meal sites are: Central Academy of the Arts Chastain Road Elementary Dacusville Elementary McKissick Academy of Science & Technology Pickens Elementary West End Elementary



UTILITIES

Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas are suspending disconnection for nonpayment to all home and business accounts in South Carolina and six other states effective immediately.

Charter is offering free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days to households with K-12 students who do not already have a Spectrum subscription. To enroll call 1-844-488-8395. Installation fees waived for new student households. Confirm terms with provider.

Visit SDPC for details on how students can access wifi in the parking lots of the following schools: East End Elementary School West End Elementary School R.H. Gettys Middle School Pickens Elementary School Hagood Elementary School Crosswell Elementary School Six Mile Elementary School Liberty Middle School Daniel High School



HEALTH

Samaritan Health Clinic Free Medical and Dental Clinic of Pickens County is open but only seeing sick visits. They are triaging patience in accordance with CDC, DHEC and PRISMA guidelines and regulations. Please confirm before visiting: 864-855-0853.

OTHER

United Way of Pickens County Free Tax Preparation sites are temporarily closed and all March appointments have been cancelled. When we have more to share, that information on rescheduling will be posted on our website and our Facebook page. Visit myfreetaxes.com or IRS.gov to see if any of these online tax preparation services are right for you. Check back with our website for updates.

COVID-19 Community Relief Fund

United Way of Pickens County has launched the COVID-19 Community Relief Fund to assist Pickens County’s most vulnerable neighbors with the resources they need during this critical time.

The COVID-19 Community Relief Fund will focus on supporting local nonprofit organizations working in areas identified as having high numbers of affected individuals, and those who are working with the most vulnerable populations in these areas to help respond to the physical health, mental health and economic impacts of the pandemic.

To make a donation to the Pickens County COVID-19 Community Relief Fund, click here.