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Upstate Warrior Solution (UWS), in partnership with Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina, is opening a new office to serve Oconee County veterans, first responders, and their families. Located within Goodwill’s Career and Training Center in Seneca, UWS’s new office will improve collaboration and service delivery to veterans, police, firefighters, ...

Upstate Warrior Solution (UWS) will unveil a portrait honoring Deputy Austin Aldridge of Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, June 12th, commemorating his June 2022 death in the line of duty. The portrait will be the third law enforcement memorial hung at the Rupert House Veteran Center, a resource hub ...

While thousands travel to Washington D.C. to observe National Police Week beginning May 12th, Upstate Warrior Solution (UWS) is set to spearhead a series of local events to honor the service and sacrifices of law enforcement here in the Upstate. With a focus on commemoration and appreciation, UWS aims to ...

Empowering the community to step into the breach for those in crisis is a critical part of saving lives. In collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs’s SSG Fox Program, our team facilitated three prevention trainings in 2024. Through these sessions, participants gained practical skills and hands-on training to intervene ...

For the fourth year, Upstate Warrior Solution’s (UWS) Operation Christmas Blessings program is set to bring holiday cheer to local veterans, active-duty military, and first responder families in need, especially those impacted by Hurricane Helene. Over 35 Upstate families will benefit from the nonprofit’s program which culminates with a day ...

Anderson Elks Lodge #1206 and Upstate Warrior Solution have partnered to deliver critical resources to homeless veterans at their 2nd Annual Stand Down event. Coming just two weeks after the historic impact of Hurricane Helene, both organizations hope this event will be a lifeline for local veterans and their families ...

Upstate Warrior Solution (UWS) will unveil a portrait honoring Deputy Andrew “Drew” Mazur of Greenville County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) on Monday, August 19th, two days after his line-of-duty death 21 years ago. The portrait will be the second hung in the Blessed Are the Peacemakers Gallery at the Rupert House ...

Upstate Warrior Solution (UWS) will unveil a portrait honoring Officer Allen Lee Jacobs of Greenville Police Department on Monday, March 18, the eighth anniversary of his line-of-duty death. The portrait will be the first hung in the new Blessed Are the Peacemakers Gallery at the Rupert Huse Veteran Center (RHVC), ...

Did you know that in South Carolina the families of first responders who are killed in the line of duty can lose health insurance benefits within 30 days of their loved one’s death? Meghan Jacobs, widow of Greenville Police Department Officer Allen Jacobs, shares her experience below. As a patriotic ...

Upstate Warrior Solution (UWS) partnered with Bob Gamble Counseling to offer peer support training to law enforcement, coroners, fire, and EMS personnel on August 9 and 10 at the Rupert Huse Veteran Center in Greenville. Thirty-five first responders from 14 agencies across the Upstate left the training equipped to better ...

UWS received recognition as a gold-level Veteran-Friendly Employer by the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs (SCDVA) along with Greenville Police Department. SCDVA Secretary Todd McCaffrey presented the award at a ceremony held at the Rupert Huse Veteran Center, recognizing UWS’s commitment to employing and retaining veterans. Watch SCDVA’s video ...

Upstate Warrior Solution (UWS) is proud to host the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Rupert Huse Veteran Center (RHVC) on Wednesday, April 19. The first of its kind in the region, the RHVC will serve as a hub of resources for veterans, first responders, and their families. Through ...