Community Resources
AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN THE GREENVILLE COUNTY AREA
GENERAL INFORMATION
CRISIS Line 271-8888
Emergency 911
Governor's Office of Constituent Concerns 1-803-734-5049
Greater Greenville Convention & Visitors Bureau 421-0000
Greenville Cares 232-2273
Greenville County Library 242-5000
Helpline 467-3300
Rape Crisis (24 hour hot line) 467-3633
United Way Helpline 467-3300
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
AID Upstate 250-0607
Alano Club 268-2240
Al-Anon Family Group/Alateen 235-4538
Alcoholics Anonymous 233-6454
Behavioral Health Services/Marshall I. Pickens Hospital 455-8988
The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health 235-2335
Cocaine Hotline (information) 1-800-347-8998
1-888-852-8520
Greenville Family Partnership 467-4099
Holmesview Alcoholic Center 295-5440
Narcotics Anonymous 282-0109
Overcomers (Miracle Hill Greenville Rescue Mission) 242-6933
The Phoenix Center 467-3790
Adolescent Program 467-3737
ADSAP 467-3076
Detoxification Center 467-3770
Outpatient Program 467-3737
Serenity Place for Women and Children 467-3751
Rosewood House of Recovery 242-2166
The Salvation Army 235-4803
BLOOD SERVICES
The Blood Connection 255-5000
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PHONE
Chambers of Commerce
Fountain Inn 862-2586
Greenville 242-1050
Greer 877-3131
Mauldin 297-1323
Simpsonville 963-3781
City Governments
Fountain Inn 862-4421
Greenville 232-2273
Greer 848-2150
Mauldin 288-4910
Simpsonville 967-9526
Travelers Rest 834-7958
County Government 467-7100
CHILD CARE/ADULT DAY CARE
A Child's Haven 298-0025
Child Care Assistance Program (Greenville Technical College) 250-8432
Child Care Resource and Referral of the Upstate 467-4800
Community Long Term Care (adults) 242-2211
Hollis Developmental Center 288-2390
Phyllis Wheatley Association 235-3411
United Ministries (homeless) 232-6463
YMCA of Greater Greenville 242-1111
YWCA 467-3700
CLOTHING
A Place of Refuge 525-9795
Berea First Baptist Church (children's clothing) 246-1921
Downtown Outreach 313-7151
Eastside Crisis Center 242-9083
Golden Strip Emergency Relief & Resource Agency 688-2233
Greer Community Ministries 877-1937
North Greenville Food Crisis Ministry 834-7342
The Salvation Army 235-4803
Samaritan House 299-5898
SHARE (shoes) 269-0700
Southernside Community Center 232-5651
Triune Mercy Center 233-8020
Westside Crisis Center 271-2781
CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery, Inc. 242-5100
Centre Stage 233-6733
Greenville County Library 242-5000
Greenville County Museum of Art 271-7570
Greenville Little Theatre 233-6238
Greenville Symphony Orchestra 232-0344
International Center of the Upstate 467-4579
Metropolitan Arts Council 467-3132
Peace Center for the Performing Arts 467-3000
Roper Mountain Science Center 281-1188
Warehouse Theatre 235-6948
DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY PLANNING
American Red Cross 271-8222
Greenville County Office of Emergency Management 467-2680
The Salvation Army 235-4803
EDUCATION
Alliance for Quality Education 233-4133
American Red Cross (water safety, Hispanic HIV/AIDS, first aid, 271-8222
CPR, nursing assistance training, baby sitter training)
Bob Jones University 242-5100
Camperdown Academy 244-8899
Clemson University Extension Service 232-4431
Communities in Schools 250-6737
Dunbar Child Development & Family Learning Center 848-2486
Family Learning, Greenville County Schools 241-4803
Furman University 294-2000
Golden Strip Center 967-2022
Greenville County First Steps 467-3239
Greenville County Library 242-5000
Greenville County Museum of Art 271-7570
Greenville County Schools 355-3100
Greenville Family Partnership (Prevention Resource Center) 467-3784
Greenville Literacy Association 467-3456
Greenville Technical College 250-8000
Head Start Program 233-4128
Hidden Treasures (special education) 235-6848
Hollis Developmental Center 288-2390
International Center of the Upstate 467-4579
ITT Technical Institute 288-0777
Job Corps 467-0022
Junior Achievement 235-9491
LifeLong Learning, Greenville County Schools 241-3388
Meyer Center for Special Children 250-0005
North Greenville University 977-7000
Northwest Crescent Child Development & Family Services Center 241-4892
Phillis Wheatley Association 235-3411
Pleasant Valley Connection 236-0151
Project HOPE Foundation 676-0028
The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club 235-6047
The Speech, Hearing, & Learning Center 331-1400
Sterling Hope Center 349-0128
United Ministries 242-0917
University Center of Greenville 250-1111
The Urban League of the Upstate 244-3862
Webster University 676-9002
EMERGENCY SHELTER
Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network (GAIHN) 271-3424
Miracle Hill Boys' Shelter 292-0552
Miracle Hill Greenville Rescue Mission 242-6933
Miracle Hill Shepherd's Gate (women's shelter) 268-5589
Pendleton Place Children's Shelter 467-3650
Place of Hope (day) -- United Ministries 232-6463
Safe Harbor (women's shelter) 467-3636
Safe Homes -- Rape Crisis Coalition 1-864-583-9803
1-800-273-5066
The Salvation Army 235-4803
United Veterans Association 483-0317
Women Reaching Out 834-5600
EMPLOYMENT/JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Alston Wilkes Society 1-803-799-2490
242-0808
American Red Cross 271-8222
Career Direction Center 250-8139
County of Greenville One-Stop Job Center 467-7501
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U. S. 241-4400
Golden Strip Center 967-2022
Goodwill Industries of Upper South Carolina 351-0100
Greenville Literacy Association 467-3456
Human Resources Commission 467-7095
Job Service 242-3531
Project Host 235-3403
The Salvation Army 235-4803
SHARE 269-0700
United Ministries 232-6463
The Urban League of the Upstate 244-3862
Vocational Rehabilitation Dept., S. C. 297-3066
Workforce Department 467-7220
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE/MANAGEMENT
Catholic Charities 242-2233
Compass of Carolina 467-3434
Department of Social Services (DSS) 467-7700
Foothills Family Resources 836-1100
Golden Strip Emergency Relief & Resource Agency 688-2233
Greer Relief and Resources Agency 848-5355
North Greenville Food Crisis Ministry 834-7342
The Salvation Army 235-4803
SHARE 269-0700
Social Security Administration (Supplemental Security Income) 233-1116
1-800-772-1213
Travelers Aid -- United Ministries 232-6463
Unemployment Compensation Division, S. C. 232-3556
United Ministries 232-6463
The Urban League of the Upstate 244-3862
Vocational Rehabilitation Dept, S. C. 297-3066
FOOD AND NUTRITION PHONE
A Place of Refuge 525-9795
Angel Food Ministries 268-1836
Around the Rainbow 877-0374
Clemson University Extension Service 232-4431
Daily Bread Ministries (soup kitchen) 968-0323
Downtown Outreach 313-7151
Eastside Crisis Center 242-9083
Food Stamps (DSS) 467-7700
Foothills Family Resources 836-1100
God's Pantry 963-4549
God's Pantry II 244-4510
Golden Strip Emergency Relief & Resource Agency 688-2233
Greenville County Department of Social Services (Food Stamps) 467-7700
Greenville County Health Department (Women, Infants, & Children -- WIC 282-4326
Greer Community Ministries (Mobile Meals for Aging) 877-1937
Greer Relief and Resources Agency 848-5355
Loaves & Fishes 232-3595
Meals on Wheels 233-6565
Miracle Hill Greenville Rescue Mission (meals available) 242-6933
Miracle Hill Relief Ministry 242-2911
North Greenville Food Crisis Ministry 834-7342
Piedmont Emergency Relief Center (PERC) 906-7351
Project Host (soup kitchen) 235-3403
Resurrected Treasure Ministries 422-0812
The Salvation Army (meals available) 235-4803
Samaritan House 299-5898
Senior Action (congregate dining) 467-3660
SHARE 269-0700
Southernside Community Center (meals available) 232-5651
Triune Mercy Center (meals available) 233-8020
United Ministries 232-6463
Westside Crisis Center 271-2781
HEALTH, MENTAL
Behavioral Health Services/Marshall I. Pickens Hospital Clinical 455-8988
Assessment and Referral Center 1-888-852-8520
The Carolina Center for Behavioral Health 235-2335
Compass of Carolina 467-3434
CRISIS Line (24 hours) 271-8888
HEALTH, MENTAL (continued) PHONE
Gateway House 242-9193
Governor's Office Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children 271-4321
Medicare 1-800-633-4227
Mental Health Association of Greenville County 467-3344
Mental Health Centers
Greenville Mental Health Center 241-1040
TTY for Deal of Hard of Hearing 241-1063
Piedmont Center for Mental Health
Greer 879-2111
Simpsonville 963-3421
Vet Center 271-2711
HEALTH, PHYSICAL
American Diabetes Association 609-5054
American Red Cross (blood pressure checks) 271-8222
Bethany Christian Services 235-2273
Birthright 281-7677
The Blood Connection 255-5000
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System 255-1000
Breast Imaging Center 675-4066
LifeWise for Seniors 255-1325
Louis P. Batson Jr. Cancer Care Center 255-1591
Patewood Surgery Center 458-7141
St. Francis Diabetes Treatment Center 255-1883
St. Francis Hospital 255-1766
St. Francis Women's & Family Hospital 675-4003
St. Francis Hospital HomeCare 233-5300
St. Francis Hospice 233-5300
William L. Carpenter Heart Center 255-1854
CDC STD/AIDS Hotline 1-800-227-8922
Children's Dental Clinic of Greenville (Medicaid required) 233-7737
Community Long Term Care 242-2211
Department of Health and Environmental Control, S.C. 241-1090
Easter Seals Greenville 232-4185
Emergency Medical Service
Business Office 467-7005
Emergency 911
Foothills Family Resources 836-1100
Greenville County Health Department 282-4100
Greenville Free Medical Clinic 232-1470
Golden Strip satellite 688-2250
Greer satellite 232-1470
Northwest Crescent Center satellite 241-4857
Greenville Hospital System 455-7000
Allen Bennett Memorial Hospital 848-8146
Behavioral Health Services/Marshall I. Pickens Hospital
Clinical Assessment and Referral Center 455-8988
1-888-852-8520
Breast Health Center 454-2224
Cancer Center 455-7070
Center for Family Medicine 455-7800
Center for Women's Medicine 455-1600
Children's Emergency 455-6011
Children's Hospital 455-7000
Clinics 455-7850
Diabetes Self-Management Program 455-4003
Emergency Trauma Center 455-7193
Greenville Memorial Hospital 455-7000
Hillcrest Hospital 454-6100
Home Health Services 454-8046
Hospice 454-0900
LIFELINE 255-9300
North Greenville Hospital Long Term Acute Care 834-5132
Patewood Medical Campus 454-2400
Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital 455-7716
Roger Huntington Nursing Center 848-8431
Hospice Care of South Carolina 235-0344
Interim HealthCare 627-1200
Interim Hospice 1-800-758-4966
Lutheran Hospice 848-1777
Medicaid (DSS) 467-7800
Medicare 1-800-633-4227
New Horizon Family Health Services 233-1534
Golden Strip location 688-2237
Greer location 801-2035
Northwest Crescent Center 250-0320
Phillis Wheatly Association location 241-1398
Scott Towers location 467-4230
Slater location 836-1109
West End Medical Alliance 751-3200
Northwest Crescent Child Development and Family Services Center 241-4892
Nursing Home Information (DSS) 467-7800
Pediatric Services of America 295-8655
Phillis Wheatly Association 235-3411
Shriners Hospital for Children 271-3444
Taylors Free Medical Clinic 244-1134
Veteran Affairs Office 467-7230
Outpatient Clinic 299-1600
VistaCare Hospice 244-2805
Western Carolina Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 770-0276
RESOURCES FOR HISPANICS
American Red Cross 271-8222
Greenville Literacy Association 467-3456
National Hispanic Family Health Helpline 1-866-783-2645
HOUSING
City Building and Zoning Department 467-4550
City of Greenville Community Development 467-4570
Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network (GAIHN) 271-3424
Greenville County Redevelopment Authority 242-9801
Greenville Housing Futures 370-2020
Greer Housing Authority 877-5471
Habitat for Humanity 370-4787
Homes of Hope 269-4663
Housing Authority of the City of Greenville 467-4250
Human Relations Commission (Fair Housing Info. Line) 467-7095
Miracle Hill Shepherd's Gate 268-5589
Neighborhood Housing Corporation of Greenville 242-9801
SHARE 269-0700
SHARE/Homeless Services Division 422-9910
Upstate Homeless Coalition 241-0462
The Urban League of the Upstate 244-3862
HUMAN SERVICES FUNDING
Community Foundation of Greater Greenville, Inc. 233-5925
Junior League of Greenville 233-2663
United Way of Greenville County 467-3333
ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES
AID Upstate 250-0607
The Alzheimer's Association, Upstate SC Chapter 250-0029
1-800-273-2555
American Cancer Society 627-1903
American Diabetes Association 609-5054
American Heart Association 801-9550
American Lung Association of SC 233-0517
American Red Cross (HIV and AIDS) 271-8222
Arthritis Foundation 1-800-283-7800
BabyNet (early intervention) 331-1450
Camperdown Academy 244-8899
Cancer Society of Greenville County 232-8439
Center for Developmental Services (CDS) 331-1300
Commission for the Blind (SC) 241-1111
Community Long Term Care 242-2211
Disability Action Center 235-1421
Down Syndrome Family Alliance of Greenville 282-0167
Easter Seals Greenville 232-4185
Epilepsy Foundation of South Carolina 271-9900
Family Connection of South Carolina 331-1340
Gateway House 242-9193
Goodwill Industries of Upper South Carolina 351-0100
Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board 288-1907
Greenville County Health Department -- Home Health Services 282-4367
Greenville County Recreation District (Camp Spearhead) 288-6470
Hollis Developmental Center 288-2390
March of Dimes 235-8576
Meyer Center for Special Children 250-0005
Muscular Dystrophy Association 241-7980
National Multiple Sclerosis Society 1-800-922-7591
Piedmont Skills 288-3222
Project Care (Stephen's House) 467-0102
Project HOPE Foundation 676-0028
Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities 1-866-275-7273
SC School for Deaf and Blind 1-864-585-7711
1-888-447-2732
School District Special Education 355-3375
Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation 1-864-587-0021
Social Security Administration 233-1116
1-800-772-1213
South Carolina Autism Society 1-800-438-4790
The Speech, Hearing & Learning Center 331-1400
Special Education, Greenville County Schools 355-3375
Stuttering Foundation of America 1-800-992-9392
Vocational Rehabilitation Dept., SC 297-3066
Western Carolinas Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 770-0276
LEGAL AND PROTECTIVE
Adult Protective Services 467-7725
Ask Lawyer 1-888-321-3644
Better Business Bureau 242-5052
Child Protective Services 467-7750
Department of Juvenile Justice, SC 467-5875
Department of Social Services (DSS) 467-7700
Emergency 911
Family Court 467-5800
Greenville Children's Advocacy Center 331-0560
Greenville County Detention Center 467-2300
Greenville Rape Crisis & Child Abuse Center 331-0560
Highway Patrol 241-1000
Human Relations Commission 467-7095
Humane Society 242-3626
Indigent Defense 467-8527
Law Enforcement Center -- Greenville County Sheriff's Office 467-5100
Lawyer Referral Services 1-800-868-2284
Police Departments
Fountain Inn 862-4461
Greenville 467-5258
Greer 848-2151
Mauldin 289-8905
Simpsonville 967-9536
Traveler's Rest 834-9029
Prevent Child Abuse Greenville 331-0560
1-800-917-5437
Pre-Trial Intervention 467-8717
Protection and Advocacy for People With Disabilities 1-866-275-7273
Public Defender 467-8522
Rabies Control Officer 282-4164
The SC Centers for Equal Justice, Greenville Center (Legal Services) 679-3232
Upstate Community Mediation Center of South Carolina 370-9771
Victim/Witness Assistance 467-8612
LOCAL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS
American Heart Association 801-9550
American Sudden Infant Death Institute 1-800-232-7437
1-770-426-8746
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System 233-5300
American Cancer Society 627-1903
Cancer Society of Greenville County 232-8439
Compassionate Friends (for families who have lost children) 288-9820
Easley Presbyterian Church Support Group and Seminar 859-4220
Fairview Baptist Church 877-3784
877-1881
Greenville Hospital System Hospice 454-0900
H.O.P.E. 1-864-506-5314
Hospice Care of South Carolina -- Greenville 235-0344
Hospice of the Upstate -- Anderson 1-864-224-3358
Interim Hospice -- Spartanburg 1-864-587-9798
Lutheran Hospice -- Greer 848-1777
Medi Home Hospice Care of Greenville 627-4270
1-866-314-6344
Oconee Medical Hospital Hospice of the Foothills 1-864-882-8940
St. Michael Lutheran Church -- Greenville 288-8684
232-8510
SouthernCare Hospice -- Greer 989-0344
1-877-486-6721
Survivors of Suicide -- Greenville 605-1011
Taylors First Baptist Church 244-3535
The Buddy Club for Grieving Children (ages 4-up; adult group also) 322-2796
Vista Care Hospice -- Greenville 244-2805
PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIFE
Alston Wilkes Society 1-803-799-2490
242-0808
American Red Cross (military) 271-8222
Charles Aiken Academy (Boys Home of the South) 243-3443
Compass of Carolina 467-3434
Department of Juvenile Justice, SC 467-5875
Department of Social Services (DSS) 467-7700
Foothills Family Resources 836-1100
Greenville Children's Advocacy Center 331-0560
Greenville Family Partnership 467-4099
Greenville Rape Crisis & Child Abuse Center 331-0560
Health Department, Family Planning 282-4168
International Center of the Upstate 467-4579
Phillis Wheatley Association 235-3411
Prevent Child Abuse Greenville 331-0560
1-800-917-KIDS
The Salvation Army 235-4803
Save our Sons 271-1961
Senior Action (In-Home Services) 467-3660
SHARE 269-0700
Sisters Saving Sisters 236-0082
Social Security Administration 233-1116
1-800-772-1213
TEENline 467-8336
The Urban League of the Upstate 244-3862
Vet Center 271-2711
Veterans Affairs Office 467-7230
VIP Youth Center 422-9118
Within Reach 467-4305
PLANNING SERVICES
Appalachian Council of Governments, SC 242-9733
Greenville County Planning Commission 467-7270
Greenville County Redevelopment Authority 242-9801
United Way of Greenville County 467-3333
PREGNANCY AND ADOPTION SERVICES
Bethany Christian Services 235-2273
Birthright 281-7677
Department of Social Services (DSS)
Adoption 241-1070
Foster Care 467-7700
Florence Crittenton Services 1-800-448-0024
Piedmont Women's Center 233-3823
271-0111
848-1407
SC Council on Adoptable Children 1-888-515-2622
Small World -- Belton 1-864-338-4673
1-800-547-5683
RECREATION/CHARACTER BUILDING
American Red Cross (teen volunteer club) 271-8222
Boy Scouts of America, Blue Ridge Council 233-8363
Camp Opportunity 282-8633
Central Community Ministries 232-9797
City Recreation Departments
Fountain Inn 862-3071
Greenville 467-4355
Greer 848-2190
Mauldin 288-3354
Simpsonville 967-9533
Clemson University 4-H Program 232-4431
Girl Scouts of the Old 96 Council 297-5890
Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board 288-1907
Greenville County Recreation District 288-6470
Brutontown 233-4669
Freedom Community Center 295-3567
Happy Hearts Community Center 233-3075
Mt. Pleasant Recreation Center 299-3220
The Pavilion 322-7529
Riverbend Equestrian Park 246-6466
Slater Annex 836-8608
Sterling Annex 233-3118
Sterling Recreation Center 235-4026
Westside Aquatic Center 295-0032
Greenville Zoo 467-4300
Phillis Wheatley Association 235-3411
SC State Parks (Paris Mountain) 244-5565
The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club 235-6047
Senior Action 467-3660
The Urban League of the Upstate 244-3862
YMCA of Greater Greenville 242-1111
Eastside Taylors 292-2790
Golden Strip (Simpsonville) 963-3605
Greenville 242-4651
Travelers Rest 834-2400
YWCA 467-3700
SENIOR SERVICES
AARP (Senior Community Service Employment Program) 467-3325
The Alzheimer's Association, Upstate SC Chapter 250-0029
1-800-273-2555
American Red Cross 271-8222
Community Long Term Care 242-2211
Greenville County Health Department (Home Health Services) 282-4367
Greenville County Redevelopment Authority 242-9801
Lifeline of Greenville Hospital System 255-9300
Life Wise For Seniors 255-1325
Northwest Crescent Child Development and Family Services Center 241-4892
Nursing Home Information (DSS) 467-7700
Pleasant Valley Connection 236-0151
SC Appalachian Council of Governments 242-9733
Senior Action 467-3660
Social Security Administration 233-1116
1-800-772-1213
Sterling Hope Center 349-0128
YMCA of Greenville 242-1111
TRANSPORTATION
Greenville Transit Authority (for the disabled) 467-2759
Greenville Transit Authority (for medical) 467-2759
Health Transportation (Medicaid) 467-7898
Senior Action 467-3660
Traveler's Aid -- United Ministries 232-6463
VOLUNTEER RESOURCES
Hands on Greenville 242-4224
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 467-3660
WELFARE RELATED SERVICES
Department of Social Services
Family Independence 467-7700
Transportation 467-7898
Greenville Housing Authority (Family Self-Sufficiency) 467-4211