Duke Energy Storm Prep
A simple checklist to help you prepare for severe weather – before it occurs. Click the link here for the PDF.
SOUTH CAROLINA WINTER WEATHER
Cold Weather Hazards in South Carolina: Your Winter Prep Checklist Click here for the PDF
Connecting People to Possibility: Ride United Launches in Greenville County
THE TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGE In Greenville County, public transit often doesn’t go where people need it. Many large employers sit outside the city without nearby bus stops. Without a car, a quick 20-minute drive can become a two-hour trip by bus, if a route exists at all. Nearly one in five South Carolinians say […]
Life After School
Transition is the process of planning for adulthood. It is never too early to start talking about transition. For young people with disabilities, it is about preparing for life after school, which can look different for everyone. It could mean: • Finding a job • Going to college or technical school • Learning to live […]
The Heart of the Caregiver
Whether it’s your child, your spouse, your parent or a friend… tending to someone who has exceptional needs in addition to your day to day responsibilities can become overwhelming, even painful. There is much attention on the person who is sick or disabled, but what about you, the person on whom the daily tasks have […]
Disability Resource Guide
Discover the Upstate of South Carolina’s New “Disability Resource Guide”! BRIDGED is thrilled to announce the release of the first annual Disability Resource Guide—a FREE directory designed to connect individuals with disabilities to vital resources in the Upstate of South Carolina. This guide bridges communities by improving access to services, advocacy tools, and information, making […]
THE STORY OF BRIAN “COOP” COOPER
He calls once a week, eager to hear about what I’m doing + what’s new. He always has new friends, cracks jokes you can’t believe he just said, and is laughing that vibrant, one of a kind squeal. Ever since Coop came into my life, it hasn’t been the same. I thought those were good […]
Who Cares for the Caregiver?
Who cares? As we saw in the first blog, we were born to care according to God’s creation plan (Genesis 1:26-28). It is who we are and what our Lord designed us to do. That’s how we live out the image of God in which he created us. When we care for others, we act […]
Can I have an Easy Day Please?
I love the many amenities we have in America. As a mom and wife who is also employed full-time, I enjoy options when the day is busy. I love the ability to pick out my groceries online, and create a click-list for easy pickup. I know when I choose my pickup time, the groceries will […]
Do Not Fret
In My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers said, “It’s easy to say, ‘Fret not,’ but a very different thing to have such a disposition that you find yourself able not to fret. It sounds so easy to talk about…‘waiting patiently for Him’ until the nest is upset—until we live, as so many are doing, […]