Charities and/or Non-Profit Orgs Throughout Greenville County, SC

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Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'A'.
A Child's Haven, AFFIRM Youth, AID Upstate, and the ACLU of SC.
- A Child's Haven
  therapeutic services for children and their families
  
  Children deserve to grow up in a safe and loving environment so they are able to achieve their greatest potential. A Child's Haven provides therapeutic intervention and prevention services for developmentally delayed, abused and neglected young children and their families.
- AFFIRM Youth
  services LGBTQ youth
  
  AFFIRM provides safety, support, acceptance, advocacy and encouragement for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and questioning youth in Upstate South Carolina. Through education, group support and volunteer opportunities, we provide affirmation, validation and encouragement for the Upstate's LGBTQ youth. - AFFIRM was founded to support the area's lgbtq youth through the difficulties of growing up "different" and to help fight intolerance and homophobia.
- AID Upstate
  services HIV/AIDS families
  
  AID Upstate empowers people living with HIV/AIDS and encourages active community responses through advocacy, direct services prevention and awareness.
- American Civil Liberties Union of SC
  ACLU Piedmont Chapter
  
  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberty guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'B' or 'C'.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate, The Blood Connection, Cancer Society of Greenville, Community Foundation of Greenville, Compass of Carolina, and Crossroads Group Home for Girls.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate
  Expanding horizons with one-on-one friendship.
  
  Our mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, long-term, one-to-one relationships.
- The Beach Ball Foundation
  The Beach Ball, offers a number of Sponsorship and Promotional Opportunities, ranging from Private Tables for Ten, Private Tented Suites for Eight, to Title Sponsor and Product Sampling to this desirable Upscale demographic.
- The Blood Connection
  non-profit blood collection and distribution service
  
  Founded in 1979, The Blood Connection is the largest non-profit, community blood center in upstate South Carolina. It provides 100% of the volunteer blood supply to all hospitals in Greenville, Greenwood, Pickens, Oconee, Laurens, Newberry Counties in SC, and Stephens County in GA.
- Cancer Society of Greenville
  A LOCAL AGENCY HELPING LOCAL PEOPLE
  
  The Cancer Society of Greenville County's mission is to improve the quality of life of local cancer patients and their families and to improve the health of the general public. To accomplish this the agency provides financial, physical, educational, and emotional assistance to local cancer patients, as well as cancer awareness and prevention programs and materials to the general public.
- Community Foundation of Greenville
  a public charity established in 1956 by visionary donors who sought to create a way to give back to their community and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Greenville County.
  
  Our role includes helping donors respond to community needs that match their personal interests, provide effective grant-making that seeks to encourage collaboration and partnerships, and to encourage philanthropy that will leave a legacy for the next generation.
- Compass of Carolina
  Helping You Find Your Way
  
  When you need to find your way through life's challenges, turn to a resource that has provided our community with compassionate direction for over 80 years.
- Crossroads Group Home for Girls
  Abuse treatment / Programs for adolescent females
  
  Crossroads Group Home programs facilitate emotional healing and growth, physical health, basic education, restorative independent living skills, social and recreational functioning and vocational pursuit.
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'D' or 'E'.
Daily Bread Ministries, Diligent Hands Gracious Hearts, Down Syndrome Family Alliance of Greenville, and EnTech.
- Daily Bread Ministries
  The Greer Soup Kitchen
  
  Daily Bread Ministries was founded in July 9th 1990 along with the Greer Soup Kitchen. The soup kitchen is a non profit, charitable organization operated solely by volunteers, created when concerned citizens in the Greer area saw the people in their own town were going hungry. When the soup kitchen opened its doors one meal was served. Today we serve over 100 meals a day.
- Diligent Hands Gracious Hearts
  free lawn maintenance for the elderly
- Down Syndrome Family Alliance of Greenville
  Together we welcome you to join us in honoring the lives and potential of adults and children with Down syndrome.
- EnTech
  Engineering and Technology of Greenville County
  
  We are a 4-H program offering year-round, after school, hands-on activities for all high school students, including home schoolers. Our main project is our award winning FIRST robotics competition team.
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'G'.
Goodwill Industries of Upper South Carolina, Greenville Family Partnership, Greenville Forward, Greenville Jaycees, Greenville Literacy Association, and Greer Relief.
- Goodwill Industries of Upper South Carolina
  Helping people with disabilities and other special needs become fully independent citizens through education, training and employment leading to job placement.
- Greenville Family Partnership
  KEEP KIDS OFF TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES BY EDUCATING AND PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.
- Greenville Forward
  Updating, promoting, and facilitating a community vision for 2025 and beyond..
  
  Vision 2025 dares to imagine a community whose growth is fueled by creativity, ignited by the power of ideas, and fired by the goal of excellence for all of those who live and work here. Vision 2025 is just a glimpse into the future of Greenville. It's a commitment to improving our community to match the changing times around us.
- Greenville Jaycees
  Junior Chamber of Commerce
  
  For 80 years, the Greenville Junior Chamber of Commerce has been Greenville's best resource for young adults to build the skills needed to succeed at work. We build leaders through community service.
- Greenville Literacy Association
  Opening New Worlds
  
  Empowering adults to participate more effectively in the community by providing quality instruction in reading, writing, math and speaking English.
- Greer Relief
  helping families help themselves
  
  Provide emergency assistance to individuals and families and to refer them to other Agencies for further assistance whereby they shall become self-sufficient and no longer rely upon the Agency for repeated or long-term assistance.
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'H'.
Habitat for Humanity, Hands On Greenville, Home Works of SC, and Hospice House of Greenville.
- Habitat for Humanity
  Shelter from rain, wind and sun is a basic human need. With your help, more deserving families can have decent places to call home. Give families in need shelter, self-respect and the hope of a better life. Our ministry puts faith into action through empowerment and hard work.
- Hands On Greenville
  Be the Change. Volunteer.
  
  Hands On Greenville volunteers are at work every day of the year building community and meeting critical needs in schools, parks, senior homes, food banks, pet shelters, low-income neighborhoods and more.
- Home Works of SC
  BUILDING CHARACTER | EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES
  
  Focusing on providing home repairs to homeowners in need, assisting youth in their development and empowering communities to meet the needs of its members.
- Hospice House of Greenville
  A Place of Comfort. A Place of Care.
  
  It will be a free-standing 30-bed facility located in Simpsonville, SC. providing comfort and care to terminally ill patients and their families in a warm, home-like setting. Patients will be supported and nurtured while receiving acute, respite, and residential care during the end stages of life. The house is expected to be completed by early 2007.
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'I' - 'M'.
Interfaith Forum (IF), International Center of the Upstate, Little Steps, Loaves & Fishes, Meals on Wheels of Greenville, and Miracle Hill Ministries.
- Interfaith Forum (IF)
  Building Bridges of Understanding & Working Together for the Creation of a Beloved Community
  
  Interfaith Forum is a coalition of faith communities, individuals and organizations in the Upstate of South Carolina that advocates social justice, promotes charitable outreach, and fosters mutual support and interfaith dialogue. We invite you to bring the strengths and blessings of your house of worship to our interfaith effort to build religious understanding and cooperation.
- International Center of the Upstate
  
  Promoting cross-cultural understanding among local and international residents. We welcome people of all nations into this region to gain knowledge, establish friendships and share their culture and talents.
- Little Steps
  Helping Young Parents Entering Their Journey Into The Wonderful World Of Parenthood.
  
  Little Steps seeks to create a non-judgmental environment for teen parents, and possibly their families, during their pregnancy, birth, and along their journey into the wonderful world of parenthood.
- Loaves & Fishes
  Provides perishable food to more than 100 human services agencies and programs that feed the hungry in Greenville County, SC 364 days each year.
- Meals on Wheels of Greenville
  Enhancing the quality of life of homebound individuals by providing nutritious meals, personal contact and related services. MEALS ON WHEELS is a home-delivered hot meal service for persons who are unable to prepare their own food, primarily the frail elderly who are confined to their homes.
- Miracle Hill Ministries
  Ensure that persons most in need receive food, shelter, and compassion, while hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ and becoming productive members of society.
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'P'.
Parentwise, Peace Center, Pendleton Place Children's Shelter, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Piedmont Women's Center, and Project Host Soup Kitchen.
- Parentwise
  a network of parent resource centers
  
  PARENTWISE PIRCs are funded by a federal grant from the United States Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement. OII leads the movement for greater parental options and coordinates the public school choice and supplemental educational service provisions for the No Child Left Behind Act.
- Peace Center
  The Peace Center presents the world's finest performers, provides arts education and outreach, and supports local arts organizations. These efforts further cultural advancement, arts appreciation, and the economic development of South Carolina.
- Pendleton Place Children's Shelter
  Facilitating residential care programs for children and youth, including, but not limited to, children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, who have run away from home, whose parents are incarcerated, or who are otherwise without parental care.
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
  Promoting the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society, education, to enlighten an ill-informed public, and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
- Piedmont Women's Center
  Caring For Women
  
  An unexpected pregnancy is a hard thing to face. It may seem hopeless, but we can help. We listen. We give you information you can trust. Acceptance, Love and Hope. Talk to someone who can help. We're here for you.
- Project Host Soup Kitchen
  WE DON'T JUDGE THEM. WE JUST FEED THEM.
  
  Every day of the year, from 11am to noon, we offer homemade soup, a sandwich, fruit, and a beverage to those in our community who, for one reason or another, can't quite make it on their own right now. We don't ask why. And we don't criticize. We simply feed people. In fact, last year alone we were able to provide over 71,049 meals to the needy.
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'R' or 'S'.
Red Ribbon Works, Rotary Club of Greenville, Safe Harbor, Senior Action (SAIL), Soroptimist International of Greenville, and Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources (SHARE).
- Red Ribbon Works
  Red Ribbon Works established a parent-based community coalition, designed to get parents involved because they are the first line of defense in keeping kids off drugs. We make the community aware of the need to prevent and intervene on an ongoing basis.
- Rotary Club of Greenville
  Bringing together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.
- Safe Harbor
  A Safe Home, When Home Isn't Safe.
  
  Providing temporary safe shelter for victims of family violence and their children. Training and educatinh the general public, parents and children, and professionals who deal with victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. Coordinating a sustained effort to alleviate the escalating and devastating problem of family violence in our community.
- Senior Action (SAIL)
  Senior Action assists seniors and their families with information and referral on our Senior Adult Information Line, reaches out to seniors in need with our CARE Team, provides hot lunches and socialization at our Eight Nutrition Sites, and provides volunteer opportunities with our Friendly Visitors Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and Medical Transportation Program.
- Soroptimist International of Greenville
  Making A Difference For Women
  
  We are part of the world's largest classified service organization for executive and professional women, Soroptimist International. We are dedicated to helping women, children, and our community through service and charitable donations.
- Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources (SHARE)
  "People Helping People" Since 1966
  
  Helping low-income individuals, families, and neighborhoods become self-sufficient. We serve families whose annual incomes are at or below the poverty level as defined by federal guidelines. Services are provided based on need and our ability to help, without regard to race, color, creed or gender.
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'U'.
United Way, Upstate Community Mediation Center, and Urban League of the Upstate.
- United Way
  Getting Results that Matter
  
  United Way believes that the best way to help the most people is to focus on the underlying causes of the most serious problems. It takes the whole community working together to create results and improve the lives of more people than any of us could by working alone. So we bring together people from all across the community, people from local businesses, nonprofits, faith groups, government and concerned citizens, to tackle issues that our community has said matter most.
- Upstate Community Mediation Center
  Offering a voluntary alternative to the adversarial Court process by resolving disputes through use of mediation.
- Urban League of the Upstate
  An Economic Development Agency
  
  Committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all citizens in housing, education, employment, and economic development, without regard to race or socio-economic status.
Charities & Non-Profit Organizations Starting With 'W'.
Make-A-Wish Foundation.
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
  Hope. Strength. Joy
  
  Our mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Fulfilling a child's wish provides a joyful and meaningful experience that benefits both the child and the family. It is our heartfelt hope that with the doctors providing medicine and Make-A-Wish providing magic, together we can create a miracle!

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