The South Carolina Youth Advocate Program (SCYAP) is South Carolina’s premier provider of foster care and community-based services. We are a private, non-profit, 501(c)3 child-placing and family-serving organization. SCYAP has served children and families in South Carolina since 1990. SCYAP programs promote individualized treatment, flexible programming, case and cause advocacy, community-based services, and a positive approach to treating children and working with families. We have a comprehensive array of programs and services to children and families dealing with serious emotional, behavioral, psychological and/or development issues.

It is the mission of Berkeley Citizens, Inc. to create and promote opportunities for people with lifelong developmental disabilities to be a part of, and participate in, the same valued experiences and life events as do other citizens of Berkeley County.

Wateree Community Actions Inc is an education management company based out of 1915 Harden St, Columbia, SC, United States.

First Sun EAP is an organization born from the dreams of our founder, Don Lake. We were built by the hard work and contribution of every team member. Don desired to build a business that helped employees and clients grow and find success without the red tape. He envisioned First Sun as an employer that would put caring for people, caring for teamwork and dedication to results ahead of obsession for profit. This dream is the foundation for our business today ... and one that carries us into our future. The services we provide and how we deliver them, along with the people we choose as partners all derive from the foundation Don gave us. Every First Sun staff member knows our client promise and our vision: To shine as we partner with organizations and the community to provide services that help people be better.

The mission of Bright Start is to provide quality comprehensive services to all individuals with special needs and developmental delays so that children, teenagers and adults can achieve their greatest potential. Located in Aiken, Anderson, Chester, Greenville, Lancaster, Lexington, Kershaw, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg and York counties of South Carolina, Bright Start is proud to be the first private provider in the state to offer early intervention services to children with disabilities and special needs. Bright Start also provides Case Management services to all individuals eligible for the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.

Senior Resources is a non-profit agency in Columbia, SC, that provides coordinated services to empower seniors to live healthy, independent lives through the support of staff and volunteers.

The purpose of the South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships, used interchangeably as the "State Association", is to build the overall capacity and resources addressing the needs of the state's low-income, vulnerable, and indigent population served by Community Action Agencies and Head Start Programs in South Carolina. The State Association strives to develop and advocate for programs to promote self-sufficiency and improve the quality of life for the low-income community. This is accomplished by advocating for policies that strengthen program services; coordinating extensive training and professional development; serving as a state clearinghouse for information and data compilation of reporting; marketing, building of public, private and governmental partnerships and developing and disseminating research, information, and resources that enrich service delivery.

Developed and maintained an Intensive Outpatient Addictions Program working with Homeless individuals suffering from a variety of mental health issues and addictions related problems which prevented individuals from living independanty within the community. Strengths based, harm reduction, client centered approach to assisting individuals with transition from active addiction to sobriety.

About Play early intervention believes a lifetime of learning begins with a child’s experiences of play. Our goal is to provide a quality South Carolina Early Intervention program that nurtures families in meeting their child’s developmental needs. Early Intervention is designed to improve outcomes for children with developmental delays and disabilities. By providing early, appropriate, and intensive interventions, children and families learn together. Early Intervention is a range of services designed to support a family at the early stages of an infant or toddler’s developmental delay or disability. Play is so much more important than you realize! Play is how children learn about themselves and the world around them. Play is beneficial to all children. Benefits of Play include: -Helps children learn about themselves and the world around them -Helps children process emotions -Promotes problem solving & social skillsIs important to healthy brain development -Promotes creativity & imagination -Provides your child with a foundation to help master other skills later in life -Helps children build confidence Everyday play & exploration is one of the most important learning activities for a child. Children learn best through their everyday experiences with the people they love and trust the most. And when learning is fun! Play is the forum that allows parents and caregivers to fully engage with their child. Play is essential to their child’s development of skills and contributes to their child’s cognitive, physical, social, & emotional well-being.

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF SOUTH CAROLINA is a mental health care company based out of PO BOX 425, MC CORMICK, South Carolina, United States.

Growing Home Southeast collaborates with and supports community agencies in a united effort to strengthen families and provide children, youth, and families with opportunities to develop skills in their homes and communities. Based on the belief that individuals, families and communities have strengths, Growing Home Southeast strives to develop and facilitate programs intended to produce healthy, contributing citizens in safe and healthy communities. Growing Home Southeast believes that every individual has strengths and that provided the opportunities to build upon those strengths they can better cope or overcome emotional, behavioral, psychiatric or medical problems. We believe in addressing key areas of risk, strengthen individual, family and community protective factors, provide adequate intensity and offer a stake in the community. Our collaborative, multi-systems approach utilizes both the internal family system and a community support network. We believe that the family is the agent of change. A basic principle under which Growing Home Southeast operates is that children and families should be served in a manner and setting that is most like their normal routine. When drastic interventions are used, such as removal from the home, we believe clients should continue to be served in a home setting with structure and supportive services in order to address relevant treatment issues. At Growing Home Southeast, Inc. we routinely track and measure outcomes to improve existing programs and meet newly identified needs in the communities that we serve. Our services are accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). We are a founding member of the Foster Family-based Treatment Association (FFTA), member of the Alliance for Children and Families, United Way of the Midlands, Midlands Area Consortium for the Homeless (MACH) and the Palmetto Association for Children and Families.

Dorchester Children's Advocacy Center, Children In Crisis, Inc. was founded in 2003, is a nationally accredited Child Advocacy Center by the NCA-CAC standards and a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving abused and neglected families from Dorchester and Berkeley Counties in the state of South Carolina. Our center provides a coordinated, evidence-based response to allegations of child abuse and neglect. We work with children who may have experienced any type of abuse or neglect such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, child neglect, drug endangerment, witness to domestic violence, and safety precaution. Since opening our doors, we have served over 12,500 children and their families. The Dorchester Children’s Advocacy Center works in collaboration with partnering agencies for the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse. Our partnering agencies include Law Enforcement, Child Protective Services, Mental Health, School Districts, and many more. All the agencies come together at our Child Advocacy Center to provide a “one-stop shop” and child friendly location for children only have to tell their story of abuse once, rather than each professional involved with their case. By coordinating services among partnering agencies, it prevents further trauma to children and their families. Mission: To provide a coordinated, research-proven response to child abuse that reduces trauma for the children and families in our community in a safe, child-focused environment. Vision: To help build communities in which children and families live free from abuse and are free to reach their full potential. Services: Forensic Interviews, Forensic Medical Exams, Trauma Therapy Treatment, Child Abuse Prevention, Community Training Check out our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dorchesterchildrenscenter/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dorchestercac/