Chester County Community Organization Database

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Youth Development Organizations

Boy Scouts of America 
Contact: Art Harris 
aharris@bsamail.org
Available Resources:

  • Service Projects
  • Programs for Youth

Clemson Extension/4H    
Contact: Robin Currence
rcrrnc@clemson.edu

Girl Scouts of South Carolina   
Contact: Cherie Ellis    
cellis@gssc-mm.org
Available Resources:

  • Service Projects
  • Share volunteer resources

YouthNet   
Contact: Antoine Fox    
axic79@scdmh.org 
Available Resources:

  • Free parenting classes, parent support groups
  • Programs for Youth with soical emotional disorders

Social Service Organizations

Battered But Not Broken
Contact: Le Tanya Hall
yankee29706@yahoo.com
803-385-2290
http://www.batteredbutnotbrokenministries.org
Mission: The purpose of Battered But Not Broken is to assist families and ex-offenders in rebuilding their lives in Chester county and it's counties in South Carolina, while establishing homes and helping fight against drug and alcohol abuse, crime, and violence.

Good Samaritan Medical Clinic
Contact: John Hart III, ED
samaritan@truvista.net
803-385-63332
139 Church St.,
Chester, SC 29706
Mission: Nonprofit provider of free basic medical care for Residents of Chester County area who have low incomes and no health insurance of any kind.  Services include physician and nurse visits, free medications, lab services, physical therapy, consultation and referral., Fact sheets, referral resources.

Hazel Pittman Center    
Contact: Heather McCutcheon    
hmccutcheon@truvista.net

Hospice Care of SC 
Contact: Jan Byars  
janb@hospicecaare.net 
Available Resources:

  • Donated Food

SC Legal Services
Contact: Lynn Snowber-Marini    
lynnsnowber-marini@scleagal.org   
Available Resources:
  • Community legal education
The Turining Point of Chester 
John Williams    
johnw472000@yahoo.com 
Available Resources:
  • Food and clothing 
United Way of Chester County    
Contact: Kristin Fairfax    
sb6chester@truvista.net
Available Resources:
  • Building materials for non-profit organizations
  • Agency referrals
  • FamilyWize Prescription discount cards
Upper Midlands Rural Health Network
Contact: Beverlyann V. Austin. DMin.
Beverlyann.Austin@Fairfieldmemorial.com
803-712-0375
Post Office Box 620
Winnsboro, SC  29180
Mission: The Network's mission is to improve health in the Upper Midlands region through collaboration of a diverse group focused on access to care, health promotion and education., Education concerning chronic illnesses, i.e. diabetes, asthmas, obesity and  Nutrition.  How to develop a healthy lifestyle.

Faith-Based Organizations

Chester Second Baptist Church   
Contact: Steve Bishop   
stevebishop@truvista.net

First Baptist Church - Chester
Contact: Clay Waldrip
clay@fbchester.com

Education Agencies

Chester County Adult Education   
Contacts: Kim Moore, Ron Westbrook
kmoore@chester.k12.sc.us, rwestbrook@chester.k12.sc.us 
Available Resources:

  • Education/Training (WorkKeys)
  • Meeting Space

Chester County First Steps 
Contact: Judy DeSantis    
firststepscc@truvista.net   
Available Resources:
  • Parenting and Early Childhood Development Expertise
  • Education/Literacy Info Programs
Fort Lawn Community Center    
Contact: Cheryl Quinn    
CQuinn@fortlawncenter.com
Available Resources:
  • Computer and Basic Skills Training
  • Meeting space

Chester County Literacy Council 
Contact: Delores Fedrick, Coordinator
dfedrick@chester.k12.sc.us
161 Columbia St.
Chester, SC 29706
(803) 581-9325

Second Chance Academy (WIA)    
Contact: Cassandra Hardin    
chardin@chester.k12.sc.us

Success by 6 of Chester County
Contact: Kristin Fairfax    
sb6chester@truvista.net
Available Resources:
  • Enrollment in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
  • Free parenting resources 
  • Free school readiness calendars "Getting Ready for Kindergarten" (appropriate for families with children ages four and five)
  • "Big" books for children when reading to a group
  • Building materials from "Framing Hope"

Government Agencies

Catawba Regional Council of Governments
Contact: Phyllis Anderson    
panderson@catawbacog.org 
Available Resources:

  • Training/Education/upgrading skills/GED 

Chester Fire Department 
Contact:  J. Paul Caldwell  
caldwellp@truvista.net

Chester Police Department   
Contact: Mike Brown   
chesterpd@truvista.net

Chester Police Department - Victims Advocate
Contact: Lynda Herron   
chesterpdvictimadv@yahoo.com

City of Chester   
Contact: Mitch Foster   
mfoster@chester.sc.gov

City of Chester Parks and Recreation 
Contact: Jack Sink    
jsink@chester.sc.gov
Available Resources:

  • Meeting Space
  • Outdoor Recreational Facilities

Clemson Extension  
Contact: Robin Currence   
rcrrnc@clemson.edu

Contact: Ben Boyles
boyles2@clemson.edu

www.clemson.edu/chester

DSS - Chester, Fairfield
Contact: Willy Sherrod    
bessiems@yahoo.com 
Available Resources:

  • Food Stamps
  • Volunteers for business, government, etc.

 

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