Need food? Shelter? Help with utility bills?
Below is a partial list of resources available in South Carolina.
We will be adding to this list regularly.
If you operate or know of a place we’ve missed, email info@OasisNews.org. Please include a website, contact, and location of the organization or agency.
Keep scrolling for county and city-specific resources
Statewide in South Carolina
SC 2-1-1 is a great source for information on agencies that provide all sorts of services. If you need one of these services listed below (they’re not links, they’re a topic list), CLICK HERE to get to SC 2-1-1 and search for help in your area.
Adoption & Foster Care
Adult Day Programs
Affordable Housing
Alternative Education
Animal Control
Assistive Technology
Autism
Benefits Screening
Childcare Voucher
Children Clothing & Diapers
Chronic & Long Term Conditions
Closings and Delays
Clothing
Colleges & Trade Schools
Coronavirus Information
Counseling & Mental Health Services
Crime and Victim Services
Crisis Hotlines
Crisis Intervention
Crisis Shelters
Dental & Vision Care
Detoxification
Developmental Screenings
Disability Services
Disaster Clean Up
Disaster Hotlines
Disaster Legal Services
Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Recovery
Disaster Relief
Disaster Shelter
Discrimination Legal Assistance
Domestic Crisis Hotlines
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, & Pregnancy Shelters
Education Advocacy
Elder Law
Electric Assistance
Emergency Alerts
Emergency Planning Tools
Employment TransportationEnglish as a Second Language
Environmental Protection
Evacuation Information
Evacuation Zones
Eviction Prevention
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Ex-Offender Re-entry Programs
Extreme Weather Shelters
Family & Youth Shelters
Family Law
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Financial Literacy
Food Assistance (SNAP, WIC, TANF, etc.)
Food Banks
Food for Babies and Children
Food for SeniorsFood Pantries
Free and Low-Cost Pre-K
Free Clinics & Financial Assistance
Furniture & Household Supplies
Gas Assistance
GED & Other Adult Education
General Legal Assistance
Government Closings
Guidance & Tutoring
HalfWay Homes/Transitional Housing
Head Start & Child Care Providers
Health Information
Health Screenings
HIV/AIDS Clinics
Home Accessibility and Ramp Construction
Home Delivered Meals
Home Rehabilitation & Accessibility
Hospice Care
Hospitalization
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Hygiene
Immigration Legal Assistance
Inpatient Mental Health Services
Insurance Law
Internet Access
Job Search
Job Training
Labor Law
LGBTQ Community Centers
LGBTQ Support Groups
Local Transportation
Long Distance Transportation
Long Term Care
Maternity Needs
Medicaid & Medicare
Medical & Prescription Expense Assistance
Medical Transportation
Memory Screenings & Dementia Services
Mental Health Evaluations
Mental Health Hotlines
Mental Health Information
Missing Person Assistance
Mortgage Assistance
Naloxone Treatment and Syringe Exchange
Native American/Tribal Law
Overdose & Disease Prevention Services
Parenting Education
Personal Care Needs
Pet Adoption
Pet Care
Phone Assistance
Physical & Occupational Therapy
Physical Fitness
Power Outage
Public Safety
Rehabilitation & Substance Abuse Services
Rent Assistance
Report & Review Local Road Conditions
Respite Care and Support Groups
School Closings
School Supplies
Senior Centers
Senior Housing
Senior Ride Programs
Senior Services and Legal Aid
Sexual & Physical Abuse Counseling and Resources
Sexual Health
Sexual Health & Safe Sex Resources
Shelter
SNAP
Social Security
Social Security and Medicare
Soup Kitchen
South Carolina Department of Veteran Affairs
Special Diet and Nutritional Foods
Special Education
Suicide Prevention
Support Groups
TANF
Tax Assistance
Thrift Stores
Transgender Services
Transitional Housing
Transportation Financial Assistance
Transportation Information
Transportation to Medical Appointments
Unemployment
Urgent Care
Veteran Assistance Programs
Veteran Benefits
Veteran Health Care
Veteran Reintegration
Veterans Crisis Line
Veterans Crisis Support Line
Violence Prevention
Water & Sewer Assistance
Weatherization
WIC
Women’s Health & Family Planning
Youth Programs
Lancaster County
Habitat for Humanity of Lancaster County
Housing and Shelter
803-283-1203
Info@habitat-lancastersc.org
United Way of Lancaster County
Health, Assistance, Education, Financial Stability
109 South Wylie Street
Lancaster, SC, 29720
803-283-8923
Lancaster Area Coalition for the Homeless (part of United Way)
Housing and Shelter
Has a warming shelter in Lancaster, open December through March
Located at Immanuel Baptist Church
1152 Great Falls Rd.
Lancaster, SC, 20720
803-283-8923
Sheltered of Lancaster
Hygiene, Clothing, Food
Has a twice-monthly trailer for showers and clean clothes. Schedule HERE
ShelteredOfLancaster@gmail.com
JamieMiller1263@yahoo.com
803-287-7443
Christian Services
Food Pantry, Thrift Store
1227 Great Falls Hwy.
Lancaster, SC, 29720
803-285-4444
HOPE in Lancaster
Food Bank, Utilities/Water Assistance, Rental Assistance, Landlord Assistance
2008 Pageland Hwy.
Lancaster, SC, 29721
803-286-4673
Counseling Services of Lancaster
Addiction/Substance Use Disorder Treatment
114 S. Main Street, Lancaster, SC 29720
803-285-6911
csl@cslancaster.org
SC Work Centers (Catawba Center)
(Serves Lancaster, Chester, and York counties)
Employment Services, Job Skills
705 North White St., Lancaster, SC 29720
803-285-6966
- Also operates Connection Points at:
- Lancaster County Public Library – Kershaw Branch
2955 Fork Hill Road
Kershaw, SC 29067
803-475-2609 - Lancaster County Public Library – The Del Webb Library at Indian Land
7641 Charlotte Highway
Indian Land, SC 29707
803- 548-9260 - Lancaster County Public Library – Main Branch
313 South White Street
Lancaster, SC 29720
803-295-1502 - Auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities at ADA@dew.sc.gov
Carolina Community Action Centers
(Serves Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union and York counties)
Weatherization, Utilities Assistance, Head Start
101 S. Wylie St., Lancaster, SC 29720
803-285-2034 or 803-329-5195
info@ccainc.org
Safe Passage
(Serves York, Lancaster, Chester, and Union counties)
24-Hour Service/Shelter for Domestic Violence Victims
104 Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC 29730
800-659-0977
York County and Rock Hill
Habitat for Humanity of York County
Home Repair, Veteran Services, Financial Education
803-328-1728
Also operates ReStore Thrift store at:
825 N. Anderson Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730
United Way of York County
Childcare Assistance
717-843-0957
Catawba Area Coalition for the Homeless
(Serves York, Lancaster, Chester counties)
Housing, Shelter Transition from Homelessness
CACH operates Rapid Rehousing and Rapid Reset programs
839-235-8912
info@sccach.org
SC Work Centers (Catawba Center)
(Serves Lancaster, Chester, and York counties)
Employment Services, Job Skills
454 South Anderson Road, BTC, Suite 3, Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-328-3881
Also operates Connection Points at:
- York Public Library
21 East Liberty Street
York, SC 29745
803- 684-3751
- Clover Public Library
107 Knox St,
Clover, SC 29710
803-222-3474 - Lake Wylie Public Library
185 Blucher Cir,
Lake Wylie, SC 29710
803-831-7774 - Fort Mill Public Library
1818 2nd Baxter Crossing
Fort Mill, SC 29708
803-547-4114 - York Public Library – Main Library (Closed until Spring 2026)
138 East Black St.,
Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-981-5858 - Auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities at ADA@dew.sc.gov
Catawba Area Agency On Aging
Senior/Caregiver Services, Medicare Counseling
2051 Ebenezer Road, Suite B, Rock Hill, SC 29732
800-662-8330 or803-329-9670
York County Council On Aging
(Serves York and Chester counties)
Senior Services, Home-Delivered Meals
917 Standard St., Rock Hill, SC 29731
803-328-0197
Tender Hearts
Pregnancy Shelter, Diaper Assistance, Senior Care Assistance, Men’s Shelter
145 Blackburn St., York, SC 29745
803-684-3131
Also operates Tender Hearts thrift stores in:
Clover – 132 South Main Street
Chester– 511 B C Moore Drive
Rock Hill – 1025 Anderson Road N.
York – 17 E Madison Street
Hope of Rock Hill
Food, Pantry
504 Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-328-8000
contactus@hopeofrockhill.com
PATH of York
Food, for Residents of York School District 1
204 Raille St., York, SC 29745
803-684-3992
Safe Passage
(Serves York, Lancaster, Chester, and Union counties)
24-Hour Service/Shelter for Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Sexual Trauma Victims
104 Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC 29730
800-659-0977
Pilgrim’s Inn
Food, Shelter, Emergency/Counseling Services for Women and Children
236 W. Main St., Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-327-4227
Her Place
Homelessness/Transition Services for Women
Rock Hill
803-909-9000
Bethel Shelter
Shelter/Night Shelter for Men
1232 Curtis St., Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-327-4881
info@bethelshelters.org
Family Promise
Family-Focused Homelessness Services
404 E Main Street, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730
803-329-2456
Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen
Soup Kitchen (At. Mary’s Catholic Church)
902 Crawford Road, Rock Hill, SC, 29730
803-412-0411
contact@dorothydaysoupkitchen.org
Children’s Attention Home/Crossroads
Food, Basic Needs, Transitional Services for Youth Ages 17-20
Rock Hill
803-328-8871
info@attentionhome.org
Clover Area Assistance Center
Food, Utilities/Rent/Prescription Assistance, Adult Education. Job Skills
1130 Highway 55 East, Clover, SC 29710
222-4837
Fort Mill Care Center
Food, Utilities Assistance, Prescription Assistance to residents of Fort Mill and Tega Cay
2760 Old Nation Road, Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715
803-547-7620
info@fortmillcarecenter.org
Fort Mill Community Cafe
Food
5415 Highway 557, Lake Wylie, SC
803- 756-7085
Carolina Community Action Centers
(Serves Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union and York counties)
Weatherization, Utilities Assistance, Head Start
546 S Cherry Road, Suite L, Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-329-5195 or 803-366-5537
info@ccainc.org
Pathways Community Center
Pathways, based in Rock Hill, hosts a broad array of service providers. If you need help in any of the areas listed below, there is a central connection point to get you to those services. CLICK HERE to connect.
546 S. Cherry Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730
803-366-7284
info@pathwaysyc.org
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