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Mission:
To enhance and sustain a successful and innovative workforce system in the Upstate of South Carolina and to provide financial and project support to the Upstate Workforce Development system that meets the needs of businesses in Cherokee, Spartanburg, and Union counties and provides quality jobs for job seekers.

Organization Core Services:

To support activities that assure a diversified, creative, highly skilled and flexible workforce that meets the current needs of employers in the Upstate of South Carolina, including the member counties of Cherokee, Spartanburg, and Union. These activities include services that will continue, sustain, and improve the quality of life of our residents.

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Board of Directors:
Ms. Dana Hudgins

Mr. Wade Ballard
Dr. Jean Blackley
Mr. Robert Blount
Ms. Johnnie-Lynn Crosby
Mr. Charles Ewart, Chairman
Mr. Robert Faucett
Mr. Craig Jacobs

Mr. Jerome Kirkland

Mr. Allen Smith
Ms. Martha Young

 

Mailing Address:
PO Box 5313
Spartanburg, SC 29304

 

For more information, please write to the address above or email upstateworkforcefuturescorp@yahoo.com .

Three Local Area Students Awarded Danny E. Allen Scholarships

 

Three students: (pictured in order above) Colton Smith, CJ Cody and Noah Feig have been awarded Danny E. Allen Memorial 2026 scholarships from the Upstate Workforce Futures Corporation, a non-profit organization founded to support the Upstate Workforce Board with its workforce development efforts.

Award recipients received a scholarship award of $750 each.

Mr. Colton Smith is a 2026 graduate of Gaffney High School and will attend Clemson University in August of 2026. Mr. Smith will be majoring in Construction Management. 

Mr. CJ Cody is a 2026 graduate from Gaffney High School and will attend Piedmont Technical College in August of 2026. Mr. Cody will be majoring in Gun Smithing.

Mr. Noah Feig is a 2026 graduate of Dorman High School and will attend Clemson University in August of 2026. Mr. Feig will be majoring in Civil Engineering. 

The award application is open to students in Cherokee, Spartanburg and Union counties each year. Applications are issued in February while students are seniors in high school.

 

Deadline to Return: The application period is currently closed.

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