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GHEHI In The News
Celebrating Veteran-Owned Businesses
Upstate Warrior Solution (UWS), founded by veteran Charlie Hall, is a nonprofit helping veterans, first responders, and their families navigate essential resources across South Carolina’s Upstate. Since 2013, it has delivered thousands of services in employment, housing, benefits, legal aid, and wellness while expanding outreach to the region’s 87,000 veterans. Hall’s leadership emphasizes face-to-face connection and adaptability, shaped by mentors such as Marine Corps leader Terry Jones, Laurie Ott of the Augusta Warrior Project, and Thomas Norman of Veterans Bridge Home. UWS continues to deepen its community impact through offices in Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Easley, and Pickens/Oconee.
Vital Signs
Georgia’s technical colleges are tackling the state’s nursing shortage through major expansions, hospital partnerships, and new student support efforts. Augusta Tech’s collaboration with the Piedmont Augusta Foundation, led by Laurie Ott, turned an unused hospital campus into a teaching facility and created scholarship opportunities. Along with expanded programs, faculty recruitment, and outreach to future students, these initiatives will significantly increase the number of nurses entering Georgia’s healthcare workforce.