South carolina

southeast diabetes Faith Initiative

SDFI South Carolina

The Balm In Gilead serves seven counties throughout South Carolina: Greenwood, Laurens, Pickens, Greenville, Rock Hill, Sumpter and Aiken Counties.

South Carolina Team

State Manager
Deborah Dunbar
Email: ddunbar@balmhq.chwmedialab.com
Phone:(803) 722-8894

Program Coordinator
Denise Raymond
Email: draymond@balmhq.chwmedialab.com
Phone: (803) 543-7929

Lifestyle Coaches

  • Ernestine Logan (Greenwood/Laurens)
  • Allyson Prease (Pickens/Greenville)
  • Stacy McKnight (Rock Hill)
  • Evelyn Perry (Aiken)      

Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Weekly Class Locations

AIKEN COUNTY

Evelyn Perry, LSC
Cumberland AME Church
Rev. Dr. Alvin Larke, Pastor
111 Kershaw St.
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 648-5406

Rural Health Services
Clyburn Center
1000 Clyburn Place
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 380-7000

LAURENS COUNTY

Ernestine Logan, LSC
St. Johns Baptist Church
Rev. Donnie Kennedy, Pastor
4040 Harris Spring Rd.
Crosshill, SC 29332
(864) 269-0344

GREENWOOD COUNTY

Ernestine Logan, LSC
Good Hope Baptist Church
Rev. Sammie Stroud
6516 US-25 Hodges
Greenwood, SC 29653
(864) 374-3047

 

PICKENS COUNTY

Allyson Prease, LSC
Good Hope Baptist Church
Rev. Sammie Stroud
6516 US-25 Hodges
Greenwood, SC 29653
(864) 374-3047

GREENVILLE COUNTY

Allyson Prease, LSC
Mountain View Baptist
Rev. Stacey D. Mills, Pastor
111 Cagle St.
Greenville, SC 29665
(864) 233-1923

SUMTER COUNTY

Deborah Dunbar, LSC
Emmanuel United Methodist Church
Rev. Marvis Stewart, Pastor
401 Main St.
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 773-6197

ROCKHILL COUNTY

Stacy McKnight, LSC
Kenneth Monroe Transformation Center
Rev. Dr. George McKain
745 Saluda St.
Rockhill, SC 29730
(803) 980-2462

Community Partners

United Ministries of Clinton (Laurens)

Harvest Hope Food Bank (Darlington)
Melvin Bailey
(864) 938-9070
Carl Goodson
(843) 661-0826

DAC-Diabetes Advisory Council (State)
Midlands
(803) 898-1619

DAC-Diabetes Associate Coalition (State)
Low Country
(843) 207-4684

Vocational Rehab (Rockhill)
D. Tanya Wilks
(803) 327-7106

York Co. Free Clinic (Rockhill)
Kathy Grier
(803) 366-6337

Journey of Joy & Movement (Aiken)
Michelle Meriwether
(803) 439-0333

Clyburn Health Center (Aiken)
Gial Bush-Diggs
(803) 644-8848

Project HOPE, INC. (Rockhill)
Gordon Bell
(803) 372-7268

Tandem Health (Sumter)
Mary Byrd
(803) 774-6470

SC Department of Health (State)
QuinTasha Knox
(803) 898-1630

North Central Medical Center (Rockhill)
BettyJean Landeen
(803) 325-7744

SC Kidney Association (State)
Ava Dean
(803) 414-3087

American Heart Association (State)
Kayla Kranenberg
(803) 341-9799

Hope Health (Aiken)
Kristen Frederick
(803) 643-1977

Faith & Health Coalition (Rockhill)
David Keely
(803) 417-2770

Self Regional (Greenwood)
Mara Schwartz
(864) 725-5007

Healthy Blue (State)
Donna Williams
(803) 260-6085

Sumter United Ministries (Sumter)
Jackie Butler
(803) 775-0757

Central Carolina Tech (Sumter)
Brent Jackson
(803) 778-7857

Divine Health (Pickens)
Laurie Bailey-Thomas
(347) 600-8561

Prevention Team (Sumter)
Latrelle Billie
(803) 774-5511

Pee Dee Health (Darlington)
Annette Williams
(843) 393-7452

Carolina Diabetes (Sumter)
Usah Lilavivat
(803) 469-7950