Keystone Substance Abuse Services named top nonprofit in SC

Keystone Substance Abuse Services was recently presented the South Carolina Nonprofit Excellence Award from the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations.

Formed in 1969, Keystone Substance Abuse Services offers education, prevention and in/outpatient treatment to York County individuals with alcohol- and/or drug-related problems. It has about 95 employees.

Derek Lewis, South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations board member and head of the selection committee, said, “What most impressed me about this group is the board and staff’s continued commitment to self assessment and goal setting. This organization demonstrates daily that excellence in governance and management isn’t a destination, it’s an ongoing journey."

Janet Martini, executive director of Keystone, accepted the award.

“This affirms what our board has been doing to lead us," Martini said Tuesday.

The award is not for a service a nonprofit offers. Rather, it recognizes the rules and policies an organization uses to offer its services.

Martini said Keystone was encouraged to apply for the award by Anita Case, executive director of Affinity Health Center of Rock Hill. Affinity, as Catawba Cares, won the statewide award in 2011.

The South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations presents the excellence award annually during the S.C. Nonprofit Summit. With more than 700 members representing the association, it has an intensive selection process to identify a member which has demonstrated nonprofit excellence.

This story was originally published March 15, 2016 at 3:50 PM with the headline "Keystone Substance Abuse Services named top nonprofit in SC."