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Effingham Service Center Celebrates Grand
Re-Opening
Pictured from left to right: Bonnie Dixon (Area Director, United Way of the Coastal Empire); Carolyn Sanders (Effingham County Advisory Board), Robert Demere, Jr. (Colonial Oil), Celeste Demere, Leland Sanders (TEMCOR)
The newly renovated 15,000 square foot Effingham Service Center, located at 711 Zitterour Road in Rincon, GA celebrated their Grand Re-Opening on Monday, June 23.
The building has been named the Robert H. Demere, Jr. United Way Effingham Service Center, in honor of the Demere Foundation's continued support to the works of the United Way. United Way is grateful for the leadership gift of Robert H. Demere, Jr, chairman of Colonial Oil, and for several other gifts that got the project under way.
Over the past three months the Service Center has received extensive upgrades to the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, plumbing, and electrical systems. In addition to cosmetic improvements such as new carpeting and paint, the renovations have allowed them to meet the requirements set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), so everyone who comes to the building will have access.
The project cost about $350,000. Effingham County Advisory Board is conducting an ongoing capital campaign to fund this renovation. The Demere Foundation donated $150,000.
United Way created the Effingham Service Center in 1990 to meet increasing health and human services needs in the Effingham county. The Service Center has been the hub of various local agencies which provide programs and services to Effingham, North Bryan and Westside Savannah residents.
Today, the Robert H. Demere, Jr. United Way Effingham Service Center houses seven on-site agencies, including the Coastal Children's Advocacy Center, Community Cardiovascular Council, LIFE, Inc., Parent and Child of Union Mission, Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, Senior Citizens, Inc. and the United Way’s Effingham satellite office.
For more information, please contact Bonnie Dixon at 912.826.5300.
The Robert H. Demere, Jr.
United Way Effingham Service Center
711 Zitterour Road
Rincon, GA 31326
P: 912.826.5300
F: 912.826.2996
bdixon@uwce.org
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Bringing our family to yours...that's what the United Way's Effingham Service Center is all about. Together with seven on-site agencies, we are prepared to meet Effingham county's critical health and human service needs.
On-site services offered by Effingham County Service Center:
- Sustaining Our Seniors (SOS) - formerly Brown Bag Program for the Elderly
- Hammers, Hearts and Hands Program
- Medical Equipment Lending Library
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Income Tax Preparation and Electronic Filing
The center also houses programs and services from the following United Way agencies:
Community Cardiovascular Council (912.826.2608)
- Free blood pressure checks for the public
- Low income patient treatment program for high blood pressure
Parent and Child of Union Mission Family Counseling Center (912.826.6442)
- Family and Individual Counseling
- Adolescent Intervention Programs
- Parenting Program, and others
Royce Learning Center (912.354.4047)
- One-to-One Tutoring available for most subject areas: Test Prep (GED, GRE, ASVAB, CDL, GA High School Basic Skills Test)
- Basic Literacy Skills (Reading and Math)
- Upgrade Job Skills
Savannah Speech and Hearing (912.355.4601)
- Hearing aid sales and service
- Speech evaluations
- Speech and Hearing Screening
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