Community Resources List

Financial Assistance Resources

Rental Assistance Programs

• Navy-Marine Corps: Quick Assist Loans (veterans)

• Navy-Marine Corps: Financial Assistance and Education Program (veterans)

• Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services: HOPWA (HIV positive)

• The Cooperative Ministry Financial Assistance Program

• Wateree Community Action:

  1. COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program

  2. Wateree Community Action: General Emergency Assistance Program

• Salvation Army of Columbia: Rent Assistance Program

• One Fair Wage (service industry workers)

• LowCounty Continuum of Care / One80 Place Homelessness Prevention Assistance (eviction notice must have been served)

• CORE Grants (service industry employees)

• Richland Library (rental assistance for those impacted by COVID)

• Richland County Emergency Rental Assistance Program (newly added)

• SC Stay Plus Emergency COVID-19 Rental and Utility Assistance Program (non-Richland county residents) (newly added)

• Supportive Housing Services

Utility Assistance Programs

• Navy-Marine Corps: Quick Assist Loans (veterans)

• Navy-Marine Corps: Financial Assistance and Education Program (veterans)

• The Cooperative Ministry Financial Assistance Program

• Wateree Community Action: General Emergency Assistance Program

• Wateree Community Action: Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

• Salvation Army of Columbia: Utility Assistance Program

• One Fair Wage (service industry workers)

• LowCounty Continuum of Care / One80 Place Homelessness Prevention Assistance (eviction notice served)

• CORE Grants (service industry employees)

• Richland Library (utility assistance for those impacted by COVID)

• Richland County Emergency Rental Assistance Program (newly added)

• SC Stay Plus Emergency COVID-19 Rental and Utility Assistance Program (non-Richland county residents) (newly added)

• Supportive Housing Services

Home Repair Programs

• Navy-Marine Corps: Quick Assist Loans (veterans)

• Navy-Marine Corps: Financial Assistance and Education Program (veterans)

• The Cooperative Ministry Financial Assistance Program

• Wateree Community Action: General Emergency Assistance Program

• One Fair Wage (service industry workers)

• CORE Grants (service industry employees)

NON-TRADITIONAL RESOURCES

Phone Assistance

• Lifeline programs (free phone and internet service programs) (newly added)

Social Worker Assistance

• Richland Library

State Benefits

• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for low income families)

• Family Independence Program (assistance for families)

• Richland County Emergency Rental Assistance Program (newly added)

• SC Stay Plus Emergency COVID-19 Rental and Utility Assistance Program (non-Richland county residents) (newly added)

Transportation Programs

• Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services Transportation Program (HIV positive)

• Helping Hands of South Carolina (65+) (to be added)

• Modivcare Transportation Services (Medicaid recipients)

Food Pantries & Nutrition Programs

• SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for low income families)

• Lowcountry Food Finder (General search website for food pantries in the county)

• Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services: Food Pantry Program (HIV positive)

• Wateree Community Action Nutrition Program (very hard to access)

• The Cooperative Ministry: Food Vouchers & Emergency Food Pantry Program

• Transitions South Carolina (currently homeless)

• Harvest Hope

• Mutual Aid Midlands (food delivery and assistance)

Clothing and Furniture Banks

• The Cooperative Ministry: Clothing and Furniture Bank

• Salvation Army Clothing & Furniture Bank

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING RESOURCES

Day Programs

• Transitions South Carolina Day Program

Currently Homeless Programs/Emergency Shelters (shorter term programs)

• LowCounty Continuum of Care / One80 Place Homelessness Program (currently homeless, not living with family/friend)

• Homeless No More - Family Emergency Shelter (families only - must have minor in custody) (newly added)

• Transitions - Emergency Shelter

• Christ Central’s Hannah House (women with or without children) (newly added)

• Women's Shelter (women)

Transitional Housing Programs (longer-term programs than emergency shelters)

• Homeless No More - St. Lawrence Place (families only - must have a minor in custody) (newly added)

• Transitions - Housing Program

• Christ Central’s Samaritan's Well (women and children) (newly added)

Affordable Housing Resources

• Richland Library’s Housing Rentals List (newly added)

• Homeless No More - Live Oak Place (newly added)

• SC Housing Authority Housing Search:https://www.schousingsearch.com/index.html (coming soon)

Medical Services

Pharmacies and Medicine Delivery Services

• Cayce West Columbia Primary Care (sliding scale pharmacy) (newly added)

• Cooperative Health Pharmacy (newly added)

• Eastover Cooperative Pharmacy (newly added)

• Eau Claire Internal Medicine (newly added)

• Five Points Cooperative Pharmacy (sliding scale pharmacy)

• West Columbia Cooperative Pharmacy (newly added)

• Mutual Aid of Midlands (medication delivery)

Adult Dental Clinics

• WellPartners Adult Dental Clinic--Richland (free dental care) (newly added)

• WellPartners Adult Dental Clinic--Lexington (free dental care) (newly added)

• Eau Claire Family Dentistry (newly added)

• Eau Claire Family Dentistry at Monticello Road (newly added)

• Pelion Pediatrics, Family & Dental Practice (newly added)

• Ridgeway Pediatrics, Family & Dental Practice (newly added)

Adult Optical Clinics

• WellPartners Adult Eye Clinic (free eye care) (newly added)

• Christ Central Optical Clinic (low income eye care)

Counseling and Behavioral Medicine

• Eau Claire Behavioral Medicine (newly added)

• Hopkins Pediatrics and Family Practice (newly added)

• Pelion Pediatrics, Family & Dental Practice (newly added)

Adult Internal Medicine (equipped to perform health screenings, administer immunizations and vaccines, prescribe medicine, and evaluate diagnostic tests)

• Brookland-Cayce Medical Practice (newly added)

• Eau Claire Internal Medicine (newly added)

• Waverly Women’s Healthcare and Internal Medicine of Batesburg-Leesville (newly added)

Pediatrics/Family Medicine/Primary Care

• The Free Medical Clinic (low income health care) (primary care)

• Brookland-Cayce Medical Practice (family medicine) (newly added)

• Brookland Community Pediatrics (pediatrics)

• Cayce West Columbia Primary Care Center (family medicine/pediatrics) (newly added)

• Columbia Community Family Practice (primary care/pediatrics) (newly added)

• Eastover Family Practice (family medicine) (newly added)

• Eau Claire Walk-In (family medicine for age 13 and older) (newly added)

• Five Points Walk-In Center (family medicine/pediatrics) (newly added)

• Hopkins Pediatrics and Family Practice (family medicine/pediatrics) (newly added)

• Lake Monticello Family Practice (family medicine) (newly added)

• Lake Monticello Family Practice at McCrorey-Liston (family medicine/pediatrics) (newly added)

• Pediatrics of Batesburg-Leesville (pediatrics) (newly added)

• Pediatrics of Newberry (pediatrics) (newly added)

• Pelion Pediatrics, Family & Dental Practice (family medicine) (newly added)

• Ridgeway Pediatrics, Family & Dental Practice (family medicine) (newly added)

• Sterling Sharpe Pediatric Center (pediatrics) (newly added)

• Transitions Center (adult primary care for the homeless) (newly added)

• Waverly Family Practice (family medicine) (newly added)

• Waverly Women’s Healthcare and Internal Medicine of Batesburg-Leesville (family medicine) (newly added)

• Winnsboro Pediatrics and Family Practice (family medicine/pediatrics) (newly added)

OB/GYN

• Cayce West Columbia Primary Care Center (sliding scale OB/GYN) (newly added)

• Hopkins Pediatrics and Family Practice (newly added)

• Waverly Women’s Health Center (sliding scale OB/GYN) (newly added)

• Waverly Women’s Healthcare and Internal Medicine of Batesburg-Leesville (newly added)

Podiatry

• The Free Medical Clinic (free medical clinic)

• Eastover Family Practice (newly added)

• Eau Claire Podiatry (newly added)

• Transitions Center (newly added)

• Winnsboro Pediatrics and Family Practice (newly added)

Children’s Dental

• WellPartners Child Dental Clinic--Richland (free dental care) (newly added)

• WellPartners Child Dental Clinic--Lexington (free dental care) (newly added)

• Eau Claire Family Dentistry at Monticello Road (newly added)

• Eau Claire Family Dentistry (newly added)

• Pelion Pediatrics, Family & Dental Practice (newly added)

• Ridgeway Pediatrics, Family & Dental Practice (newly added)

• Family Service of South Carolina Children’s Dental Clinic (to be added)

Healthcare for People who are Homeless

• Cooperative Health Healthcare for the Homeless (homeless and transitional housing tenants)