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The Mission of the Islands Child Advocacy Network is to improve the lives of children and families on Johns and Wadmalaw Islands by connecting needs with resources and ideas with action. We support the Exchange Club of Kiawah and Seabrook's commitment to prevent child abuse and promote every child's health, nutrition and education.
The following organizational members of the Islands Child Advocacy Network provide resources like food, clothing, education, job assistance, financial assistance, medical/health care, grief support, child abuse prevention and more all at NO COST to children and families on Johns and Wadmalaw islands:
As a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC), Dee Norton provides a safe, child-friendly place to turn when there is a concern about abuse. It leads and coordinates a child-focused, community-wide response to prevent child abuse, protect children, and heal families.
HALOS
https://www.charlestonhalos.org
843-990-9570
The mission of HALOS is to equip kinship caregivers for success, provide resources that support safe and thriving children, and advocate for a kin-first South Carolina. HALOS serves grandparents, other relatives, and family friends who are raising a child unable to live with their parents for any reason.
 Young Moms Togetherhttps://youngmomstogether.org/ [email protected] 843-722-7526 Our mission is to provide hope, safety, and opportunity to pregnant, parenting, and at-risk young women in order to instill self-worth and self-sufficiency.
AMOR Healing Kitchen
amorhealingkitchen.org
843-819-0257
AMOR Healing Kitchen prepares and delivers healthy meals to those facing health challenges in the Lowcountry. Prepared meals weekly; nutrition newsletters; and fresh bouquets of flowers. Volunteer teen chefs work alongside adult kitchen mentors to learn culinary techniques and together they prepare the weekly meals.
St. James Bethel Church AME Community Food Bank
stjbethel@yahoo.com
Tel: 843-559-2442
A community connectivity program to serve the elderly, homebound, sick, mentally and physically challenged and the isolated. A nutritious meal is prepared and delivered every third Sunday, with an opportunity to bridge a community connection, reduce meal insecurity and social and physical isolation
Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach
Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach provides basic and emergency resources, education, job assistance and health programs to thousands of people each year in the Lowcountry. Neighbors in need receive dental and pre-natal care, emergency food, clothing, employment and financial assistance, lunch five days a week at Neighborhood House, and diverse educational and capacity-building opportunities such as after-school programs, money management, GED and ESL classes, and more. With two locations - Johns Island and Downtown Charleston - Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach serves residents in communities spanning downtown Charleston to Edisto Island.
Lowcountry Orphan Relief
lowcountryorphanrelief.org
843-747-4099
Lowcountry Orphan Relief provides support services and aid to meet the needs of South Carolina children identified as at-risk or suffering from abandonment, abuse and/or neglect.
Begin with Books
[email protected]
843-724-7100
Begin With Books’ mission is to improve kindergarten readiness by providing Charleston County's youngest children with easy access to quality books that are age and developmentally appropriate, and culturally diverse. We make available a simple yet significant opportunity to give young children a measurable and sustainable advantage in their long term educational achievement by improving their pre-school home literacy environment. wesleyumcjohnsisland.org
843-557-0316
Camp High Hopes Summer Enrichment Program is a community outreach program of Wesley United Methodist Church, located at 2718 River Road, Johns Island, SC 29455. Camp Hi Hopes provides a nurturing environment, affordable care, and enrichment to children ages (5-11). Children’s development is enhanced through fun, educational and creative activities. This program fills the void of other enrichment programs that are not economically available to children living on Johns and Wadmalaw Islands.
Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic
Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic is a free clinic on Johns Island that treats adults without health insurance - at no cost. BIFMC provides patients with all of their primary care health needs, including diabetes, hypertension, coronary disease, depression, and more. Patient services include low or no-cost generic prescriptions as needed, with free labs and imaging provided by Roper St. Francis Hospital and free referrals to 19 sub-speciality medical offices for additional treatments. Specialty services include: Chronic Disease Management; Dermatology; Psychiatry; Reproductive Health; Labs & Imaging; Physical Therapy; Free Prescriptions and more.
Communities In Schools South Carolina
Our school-based staff partner with teachers to identify challenges students face in class or at home and coordinate with community partners to bring outside resources inside schools through our evidence-based model of Integrated Student Supports. From immediate needs like food or clothing to more complex ones like counseling or social emotional support, we do whatever it takes to help students succeed.
Bridges of Hope
bridgessc.org
843-216-7323
Bridges of Hope provides a safe group environment to support & empower children, teens & their families grieving a death. The isolation of grief is overcome through connections with others, so we create a nurturing community of facilitators, volunteers, partners, peers & caring adults to surround each child & family who is grieving.
Johns Island Parish The Johns Island Parish B.O.O.T. Camp is committed to developing high spirituality in youths for attaining a clear-headed life. Our B.O.O.T. Camp is geared towards building Faith based and Educational programs that are helpful in understanding the values and morals of life for children, youth, and teens.
New Webster JIP Food Pantry Our goal is to stand in the gap to provide food for needy and hurt people, to survive and become self-sufficient. We are committed to serving our future by uniting the community to end hunger.
Books in Every Bag
booksineverybag.org Books in Every Bag is a free literacy program for all children from birth to five years of age in Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, and Colleton Counties. Our mission is to enable every child to have the best start in life and thrive throughout schooling to enable them to enter the workplace with necessary literacy skills for success.
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Camp Hi Hopes Summer Enrichment Program
