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Volunteer mentoring program nurtures a child’s potential

Be A Mentor provides more than 400 Charleston youth with one-on-one adult support For children with unequal opportunities, labels don't help — people do. That's the role of Be A Mentor, a volunteer...

One family's tragedy launches ministry of support for hundreds

Driven by faith and the strength of community, Sailor Kate Ministries offers comfort to children and families who suffer. Wendy Lee firmly believes that by helping others, you lift your own spirit. Though always...

Bible on Tap evolves from fellowship to service

Bible on Tap touches multiple generations with service projects that include college scholarships and home improvements that keep elderly church members safe. It started as opportunity for men to connect, share...

Dublin volunteers to create a resource closet for children

Kid's Cup, with a mission of loving neighbors and offering hope, helps children with stability and security. When a church friend asked Janice Nazerian to carpool children with...

The Pet Pantry helps keep pets safe in their own homes

With help of family and a local librarian, middle-school student turns her vision into a reality When avid reader Gianna Lundy-Garefino read in a news article that pets were being abandoned at shelters because...

Tough times led car lover to help others

Once he lived in his car. Now Dan Reeves refurbishes vehicles and donates them to people who need safe transportation.  For Dan Reeves, the hard times in his past fuel the generosity of his present. ...

It's a blessing to walk in and see how happy everyone is at the house

Hulda Cook's legacy is community home for son, others with developmental disabilitiesAs a mother of a child with developmental disabilities, Hulda Cook often asked herself a basic question: Who would care for him...

Founder’s personal experience drives program to help those caught in domestic abuse

Finally Set Free uses education, mentoring and more to help survivors heal.Tracy Brack saw the horrible impact of domestic violence through the experience of a close friend. Then, it became even more personal."The...

Charleston programs give children the power to dream

Opened in 2009, Kids on Point serves children from elementary through post-secondary school through after-school and year-round programs.There's a senior at Clemson University, and another at the University of South...

Program to support animals is tribute to a wife’s love of pets

'Elizabeth's Hope' aims to provide care for neglected animals, especially those whose owners have diedInspired by his late wife's life-long love of neglected animals, Rodney Hope is channeling his grief into creating...