Family resource center opens in Orangeburg

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The South Carolina Office of Rural Health recently hosted a grand opening for a new Family Solutions Family Resource Center in Orangeburg.

The FRC is a flexible, community and family focused hub for services and resources, a news release stated. The current resources available through FRC are SNAP, WIC mobile unit, mental health mobile unit, infant mental health, legal advice, pregnancy information and more.

SCORH CEO Graham Adams kicked off the opening and welcomed attendees followed by an introduction of Orangeburg City Council member Annette Dees Grievous. Lamikka Samuel, director of Family Solutions shared information about the Family Resource Center and the current available services provided by the center.

“The FRC is intended to be a family friendly place where anyone in the community can come and receive multiple services in one-stop. These services include pregnancy information, mental health counseling, WIC and much more. FS has been working in the community for 26 years and we have seen the love, support, and pride in this community,” Samuel said in the release.

Family Solutions served nearly 410 pregnant women in 2023 and based on the Health Start Performance Data Report for 2022, served a total of 463 program participants, the release stated. Within this program there were zero infant deaths. 91% of these participants were on Medicaid and 93% African American. Family Solutions serves Allendale, Bamburg, Barnwell, Hampton and Orangeburg.

The South Carolina Office of Rural Health is a non-profit organization with a mission to close the gap in health status between rural and urban communities.

Family Solutions, a program of the South Carolina Office of Rural Health, is dedicated to improving the quality of life for parents and children in rural communities, according to the release.