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Community leaders, residents, and supporters gathered on December 18, 2025, as the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the reopening of the Harold White Human Development Center […]

At the 2025 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo in Washington, D.C., two South Carolina researchers showcased how school bus drivers can play a crucial role in […]

Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC) is partnering with Generation 4, located in Anderson, S. C. to launch The SHIELD Program, a diabetes prevention and management initiative made possible through a grant […]

Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC) has been awarded a $31,745 Resiliency Grant from United Way of the Midlands The Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC) has been awarded a $ 31,745 Resiliency Grant […]

preservation efforts. Recent renovations include new flooring in the gymnasium, cafeteria, and classrooms, replacement of the HVAC system over the cafeteria and classrooms, new signage and building letters, painting, locker […]

The Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center is continuing its partnership with AARP Foundation and Google to offer the Digital Skills Ready@50+ technology training for senior citizens aged 50 and older. The classes […]

The Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment (BLEC) announces that it has partnered with SOLE Stepping and Molina Healthcare to donate over two hundred shoes to children from low-tomoderate income families in the Midlands […]

Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC) has been awarded a $ 50,000 grant to expand its Mental Health Awareness Training Initiative, enabling the center to provide first responders with ongoing suicide prevention […]

By Dr. Cindye Richburg Cotton Guest Commentary We have reached another Thanksgiving. It is traditionally the time to give thanks for all the great things that have transpired in our […]

Since its implementation, the initiative has been providing desperately needed training resources and delivering eight-hour evidence-based mental health training sessions to no fewer than 250 individuals annually. The goal is […]