SOME OF THE LOCAL NON-PROFIT CHARITIES
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Below is a list of local non-profit charities and is not all inclusive. The list will be updated from time to time. Help us make a difference in this wonderful community and consider nominating one of the charities listed. More information is available on their individual websites.
Agape Family Life Center (Jasper County) - Meets the basic needs of one family at a time e.g. utility/rent assistance, clothing, food, adult education, after-school programs, summer camps.
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Antioch Education Center (Jasper County) - assist our local area neighbors
with basic human service needs (selected August 2021 & May 2024)
Backpack Buddies - a grassroots, all-volunteer program dedicated to helping alleviate chronic hunger in school children in Bluffton and Hardeeville (selected May 2018)
Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry (Beaufort and Jasper Counties) - to provide funding for supplies and program staff to support the Grab-and-Go program, in April and May, for students in Northern Beaufort County.
Bikers Against Child Abuse BACA - local chapter that works to protect children
from dangerous individuals and situations
Bluffton Community Kitchen - located in Campbell Chapel AME Church, Bluffton (selected November 2019)
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Bluffton Firefighter Foundation, Inc. - focused on supporting the firefighting force and reducing community risks
Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine - provides free medical services to
people without health insurance (selected May 2021 & August 2023)
Bluffton Self Help & The Literacy Center - two nonprofits that have combined
to help our Lowcountry neighbors in need of food, clothing, educational and
financial assistance, and to provide programs that promote self-worth, and dignity
and create a pathway to personal success
Born to Read - provide books to new mothers while in the hospital
Boys & Girls Club of Bluffton - to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens (selected May 2019 & August 2025)
Carolina Boarders - rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home livestock and farm animals in Jasper County
DragonBoat Beaufort - Helping Cancer Patients and their families in Beaufort County (selected August 2018 & November 2021)
Family Promise of Beaufort County - shelter program for homeless families (selected August 2019 & November 2024)
First Tee of the Lowcountry - youth development organization introducing the game of golf and its inherent values to young people
Friends of Carolina Hospice - provide end of life support to patients and their families
Friends of Hunting Island - support Hunting Island State Park through various activities
Habitat for Humanity - provides affordable housing for low income families
HELP of Beaufort (Beaufort County) - meals, clothing and financial assistance to the needy (selected November 2020)
Heroes on Horseback - equine therapy riding program in Bluffton
Hopeful Horizons - a children's advocacy, domestic violence and rape crisis center (selected February 2018 & May 2023)
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry - established to give comfort, honor and dignity for end of life patients and their families (selected February 2022)
Jasper Animal Rescue Mission (JARM) - no kill animal rescue ​​(selected February 2023)
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Love House Learning Academy (Beaufort County) - after school care and tutoring K-8th grade
Lowcountry Dress for Success - provide school uniforms for area children
Lowcountry Legal Volunteers - provide free, critical legal services and education to low income residents
Meals on Wheels Bluffton Hilton Head, Inc. - home delivered meals for the elderly (selected August 2024)
Memory Matters - provide support and education for brain health and memory care care (selected February 2021)
Mental Health America - is dedicated to promoting mental health and preventing
mental illness through advocacy, education, research, and services. (selected
November 2023)
NAMI Lowcountry - (National Alliance on Mental Illness) raising awareness and providing support and education for those dealing with mental illness (selected May 2025)
Nurse Retention Scholarship - provides scholarship programs that attract and
retain local qualified nursing students and professionals in an effort to reduce the
shortage of nursing professionals
Operation Patriots Forward Operating Base (OPFOB) - Dedicated to creating
and fostering positive experiences for Combat Veterans by connecting through
outdoor and recreational activities (February 2025)
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Operation R&R - provide vacations on HHI to redeployed service members and
families
Osprey Village - developing an “inclusive residential neighborhood with a purpose” that will provide individualized services for adults with special needs
Palmetto Animal League (PAL) - no kill animal rescue organization located in Okatie that believes every animal deserves a second chance at life
PEP (Programs for Exceptional People) - promotes independence, social interaction and employment opportunities for adults who live with intellectual disabilities (selected November 2018 & May 2022)
Pregnancy Center & Clinic of the Lowcountry - provides services and support for pregnant women
Public Tennis Inc - continue to grow the sport of tennis, primarily at public
facilities, by building affordable programs and opportunities which teach,
illuminate and demonstrate life skills
Rogue Rescue & Sanctuary - this Bluffton organization’s mission is to save animals that have been forgotten and abandoned
Second Helpings - gather food from local stores and deliver to food banks and soup kitchens (selected August 2022)
St. Stephens Community Food Bank - helps eliminate hunger and clothe the needy in the surrounding poor communities of Jasper County (selected February 2019 & February 2024)
Staying Connected - Sun City neighbors helping neighbors remain in their homes as long as it is safe to do so (selected November 2017 & November 2022)
Treat the Troops - packages from home for our deployed military
Volunteers in Medicine - provides free medical services to people without health insurance (selected May 2021 & August 2023)
* After 2 years the previously selected charities can be nominated again.
* Note: The status of nonprofits may change. 8-25