Community Involvement

Fetter Health Care Network is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) committed to providing a full range of high-quality health care services for everyone in Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester counties.

March of Dimes believes in a world where every mom and baby is healthy regardless of wealth, race, gender or geography. The U.S. remains among the most dangerous developed nations for childbirth, especially for families of color. Through research, programs and advocacy, our supporters enable us to be there for parents throughout their pregnancies.

The city of charleston police department employs 453 sworn police officers, 119 professional staff employees, and 4 grant position employees. Providing a high level of public service is the police department’s mission. The department, led by Chief Chito T. Walker, has many resources and specialized personnel at its disposal. The Charleston Police Department was the first municipal law enforcement agency in the State of South Carolina to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).

Humanities Foundation was founded in 1992 after Bob and Tracy Doran of the James Doran Co., a real estate investment and development firm, decided to tackle the affordable housing problem in the Charleston area. One year earlier, Tracy had served as the second chairperson for Mayor Riley’s City of Charleston Commission on Homelessness and Affordable Housing, where she learned about the depth and complexity of the problem. Together, she and Bob decided to bring the family’s real estate expertise to the nonprofit arena, leading to the formation of the Humanities Foundation.

One80 Place has adopted Housing First and Rapid Re-Housing practices. They offer a number of supportive services including but not limited to; medical, legal, food rescue, and job training.

The Green Heart Project was founded in 2009 as a small school garden at Mitchell Elementary School in downtown Charleston with the intention of reconnecting their students with fresh, locally-grown produce. As a Title-1 public school in a labeled food desert, the majority of Mitchell Elementary students come from low-income households that lack access to the whole, fresh fruits and vegetables that we all need to lead a healthy lifestyle. With this knowledge, local neighborhood residents Karalee Nielsen and Chauncey Jordan founded the Project with the hopes of changing those facts. Together with a group of friends, and an open-minded principal looking for alternative ways to teach and inspire, they devised a plan to build an urban garden with a group of 3rd grade students, utilizing the experience as a service-learning project to teach students the value of growing your own food.

Charleston Habitat for Humanity works with local families to build and improve safe, affordable homes. Because when housing is affordable, communities grow stronger and more stable.