Whitney M. Slater Foundation
About Us
The Whitney M. Slater Foundation is dedicated to continuing the aspirations and dreams of Whitney M. Slater. Whitney passed away because of Breast Cancer at the early age of 21. But, not before she began her mission to educate and empower people like herself. Her goal was to provide environmental health education, to expand breast cancer awareness, and make it possible for qualified young people to receive scholarships. In January of 2012, Whitney’s peers and community came together to form the Whitney M. Slater Foundation.
Our Work
The WMSF has been supporting the writing of the South Carolina State Energy Plan. The coalition writing the plan consists of; every investor owned utility, Electric Cooperative, the SC Dept. of Health & Environmental Control, the Office of Energy, the Office of Regulatory Services, Academic Institutions, conservation groups, and Environmental Justice organizations. The WMSF is a member of the coalition’s Environmental Justice sub-committee. It is also currently working on fighting a biomass pelletizing plant in Hamlett, NC. The WMSF is also organizing around water quality issues in low income African American communities in the counties of Florence, Chesterfield, and Marion.Those watr quality isue are related to eather-rlated flooding. As weather related disasters increase, there will be an increased need for the community to intract with the Foundation.
Our
Mission
The Whitney M. Slater Foundation is dedicated to continuing the aspirations and dreams of Whitney M. Slater. Whitney passed away because of Breast Cancer at the early age of 21. But, not before she began her mission to educate and empower people like herself. Her goal was to provide environmental health education, to expand breast cancer awareness, and make it possible for qualified young people to receive scholarships. In January of 2012, Whitney’s peers and community came together to form the Whitney M. Slater Foundation.
How We
Work
We work by conducting community education campaigns, developing programs, projects, initiatives, trainings, community organiing, mobilizing, and developing strategic plans.
Areas of
Work
- Public Health
- Environmental Health
GET INVOLVED
The Whitney M. Slater Foundation has various projects throughout the community open to the public. Follow us on Facebook to keep up with new ventures.
Headlines
South Carolina Solar Council presents an award to: The Whitney M Slater foundation of 2019 Community Solar Champion-Public Education of the Year Award.
Congratulations to The Whitney M Slater foundation on winning the 2019 South Carolina Solar Council Community Solar Champion-Public Education of the Year Award.
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CONTACT
Loretta Slater
thewhitneymslaterfoundation@gmail.com
(843) 603-4481
The Whitney M. Slater Foundation
2778 Leola Hill Drive
Florence, SC 29506
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