Our Vision
The 500 Foundation is a Nonprofit Organization in Greenville, SC that provides First Aid, CPR, and other Medical Safety Training & Supplies for Community Workers, Staff, Volunteers, School-aged Children, Young Adults, At-risk Populations, Elder-aged, and other Need-based Populations.
Our mission is to resource these strategic local populations with life-saving knowledge, skills, and supplies to foster safety, situational awareness, and emergency readiness in our communities.
We believe that our mission will help to address critical needs in our community, such as school-aged engagement, graduation rates, labor force participation, and the health of older adults. In facilitating access to top training programs and quality supplies at no or low cost, it is our goal to make safety awareness, life-saving skills, and emergency readiness ubiquitous in our community, thus making it safer and prone to ever-improving health outcomes.*
We believe it’s important to see what life is like from the perspective of our local residents. We can be proud of our thriving economy and growth, but at the same time many marginalized populations are experiencing worsening outcomes in health and education. As Greenville is growing increasingly diverse, our solutions to help improve the lives of our residents must also take into account the cultural needs of our communities. We believe that by equipping strategic populations with life-saving knowledge and skills, we can help improve lives and make our communities safer.
So what’s our strategy for addressing these Community Needs? The 500 Foundation’s Community Outreach Events are designed with Community Needs in mind. We are launching our Foundation this Summer 2023 with the following (links on titles):
The 500 Kids Project: Free Training for 500+ Kids this Summer, 2023.
-Free First Aid & CPR training for 500+ Kids this summer (Module A, General Admission).
-Free First Aid Certification options for kids and young adults who complete the Blended Learning Training and pass the Skills Assessments (Module B).
-Free CPR/AED & First Aid Certifications for Community Workers, Staff, and Volunteers (Module C).
-Free Bystander CPR Practice at our Community Events (Module D).
-Training Events at Greenville County Schools for students, educators, and administrators (5KP School Year CPR).
-Special Projects for special populations (Training Events for middle and high school students interested in Advanced First Aid / Wilderness First Aid, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts First Aid merit badge training, Home School Co-op Group Events).
Through our strategic community outreach, valued partnerships, and continued diligence at our mission, it’s our vision that together we can improve lives and make our communities safer.
—Jayson Sherrod
Executive Director
*research from: ‘Greenville County Community Needs Assessment’, –United Way Greenville County (2020).