South University and Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center Education ProgramEligible Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center employees and their eligible immediate family members who are accepted into a South University program will have access to a special tuition rate equal to 80% of the prevailing program* tuition. Financial aid is available to those who qualify. South University Finance Counselors will help students to explore all options

The New Hope Leadership Academy has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Stephen Davis Panthers Legends Coaching organization to support the Gladiators, the academy’s football team. New Hope Leadership Academy is a partner with the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC).  Read the full story here: https://www.carolinapanorama.com/news/local/new-hope-leadership-academy-wins-grant/article_79b272b4-58eb-11ee-a39a-670f436deab5.html  

The Diabetes Intervention Program (DIP) is providing resources to community members in West Columbia. Angela Crespo could hardly contain her elation when talking about the Diabetes Intervention Program (DIP) for Families, a positively unique program that is under the authority and sponsorship of the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center. “I learned so much about diabetes and how

Dara Brown, a community health coordinator with Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center,  presented plans to the City Council of Cayce for increasing walkability and biking access in the Cayce and West Metro communities. You can read the full article and see the interview on the WLTX website. 

The Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC) has partnered with S.C. WORKS, South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) and Brookland Baptist Church to become a “Connection Point”, a program aimed to assist the unemployed find a job as well as employees seeking new opportunities that will lead to career advancement. Other benefits are also part

Dr. Cindye Richburg-Cotton, executive director of the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC) has been named a Region Ambassador for the WeGOJA Foundation. The ambassadors will seek community input as WeGOJA develops its Preservation Toolkit for South Carolina. In addition to in-person listening sessions, the WeGOJA Foundation will host virtual sessions on select Thursday evenings beginning in

Dominion Energy Helps Renovate Football Field at Historically Segregated High School in South Carolina Members of the Brookland-Lakeview High School state championship team ceremonially turn over the field to the next generation https://www.facebook.com/100064867865061/posts/584383540400570/?flite=scwspnss

CAYCE, S.C. — The Cayce community is memorializing the former Cayce Colored School with a historical marker. “I am blessed to say that I got my start right here at the Cayce Elementary School," said Isola Washington Calhoun. Isola Washington-Calhoun, 93, went to the school that would eventually be renamed the Cayce Negro Elementary School

A panel featuring alumni from the former Lakeview School, today the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center, visited Brookland-Cayce High School this week to share their school experiences as part of Black History Month. Among those on the panel were Will Hutto, president of the Greater Lakeview Alumni Association; Bennie Sulton, chair of the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center Board

Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center Partners with Healthy Learners to offer Mental Health First Aid Training to Spanish Speakers   WATCH