Group ramping up efforts to help Lowcountry first responders
VIDEO: Group ramping up efforts to help Lowcountry first responders By Danielle Seat | March 12, 2021 at 4:48 AM EST - Updated March 12 at 6:36 AM
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Lowcountry nonprofit organization is trying to respond to a greater need in the first responder community despite a decrease in funding.
The Lowcountry Firefighter Support Team founder and Executive Director Gerald Mishoe says they helps between 5,000 to 6,000 first responders every year as well as their family members. They now serve 23 counties. Their team consists of 81 peer team members and 22 mental health clinicians.
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