A former church and community leader in Greenville, SC, Michael Wolfe, PhD, has spent the last four years serving as a financial advisor. Leveraging his financial experience to manage projects for charitable organizations in Greenville, SC, and beyond, Michael Wolfe, PhD, has contributed to such initiatives as the Clemson University Strong Communities program.

1. What is the Clemson University
Strong Communities Program?
Michael Wolfe, Greenville SC

2. Introduction
 A former church and community leader in Greenville, SC,
Michael Wolfe, PhD, has spent the last four years serving as a
financial advisor. Leveraging his financial experience to
manage projects for charitable organizations in Greenville, SC,
and beyond, Michael Wolfe, PhD, has contributed to such
initiatives as the Clemson University Strong Communities
program.
Established through a Duke Endowment grant, Strong
Communities has supported research and educational efforts
that aim to put an end to the maltreatment of children living in
Greenville County. Since its inception, the program has placed
particular emphasis on the importance of family values that
build safe environments for children. As such, Strong
Communities has worked to create neighborhoods in which
children and their parents can rest assured that relatives,
teachers, and local community leaders will be willing to help in
times of need.

3. Clemson University
 Recognizing the importance of making child safety
an inherent part of daily life, Strong Communities
has worked to build relationships between families
and the community at large. The initiative has elicited
impressive results: for example, Greenville County
has seen more cooperation between diverse
religious groups that have come together to protect
local children. In addition, the program has attracted
the attention of thousands of volunteers that have
provided much needed support to parents and their
children. Strong Communities has even given rise to
the Café Cultura program, which focuses primarily
on supporting the needs of the county's Latino
families.