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County hears SCORF program updates, refers applications and partnerships to intergovernmental committee
Summary
PlaySafe, the South Carolina Empowerment Center and Clemson University’s SEEDS program briefed the council on SCORF-funded prevention, treatment and outreach work; the chair referred applications and questions about grant administration to the intergovernmental affairs committee and county staff for coordination.
Lawrence County Council received updates from SCORF subrecipients and partners during its July 13 meeting and directed staff and the intergovernmental affairs committee to meet with presenters to clarify application and administration mechanics.
Brandy Singleton of PlaySafe reported that prevention specialists had reached hundreds of youth through outreach and that a media campaign produced more than 6.29 million impressions through May 15, with an estimated 30.16 million impressions by the end of the grant cycle. PlaySafe also helped secure roughly $106,000 in funding to acquire a Randox (Randox/Randox-brand) machine and associated supplies for the county coroner’s office, which presenters said can reduce autopsy costs and improve data collection.
Alan Lawson and Angel Bible of the South Carolina Empowerment Center described a five‑part program that includes job training stipends for high‑school students, middle‑school prevention programs and adolescent counseling, with transport and mobile‑education components. Dr. Laurie Dickus (Clemson University/SEEDS) and Sarah Key (Prisma Health/Seeds) described clinical and case‑management services for pregnant and postpartum women affected by opioid use and asked the county to partner on referral networks and technical support.
Discussion focused on whether local organizations should apply directly as subrecipients or work through PlaySafe as a county subrecipient; presenters said they had encountered administrative barriers and asked the county to clarify processes. The council referred the matter to the county administrator, county attorney and the intergovernmental affairs committee to convene partners, clarify the application pathway and return with a recommendation.
Next steps: intergovernmental affairs committee and county staff to meet with PlaySafe, Empowerment Center and Clemson/Seeds to agree on subrecipient roles and administrative steps for SCORF applications and partnerships.
