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SOME OF THE MANY LOCAL NON-PROFIT CHARITIES
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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
Antioch Educational Center (Jasper County) - assist our local area neighbors with basic human service needs (selected August 2021 & May 2024)
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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.
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Blue Line Tails - provide life-saving vests for all K9 Units in Beaufort & Jasper County (selected August 2020)
Bluffton Community Food Kitchen - located in Campbell Chapel AME Church, Bluffton (selected November 2019)
Bluffton Firefighter Foundation, Inc. - focused on supporting the firefighting force and reducing community risks
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Bluffton Jasper Volunteers in Medicine - provides free medical services to people without health insurance (selected May 2021 & August 2023)
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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.
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Born to Read - provides books to new mothers while in the hospital
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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)
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Carolina Boarders - rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home livestock and farm animals in Jasper County
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DragonBoat Beaufort - Helping Cancer Patients and their families in Beaufort County (selected August 2018 & and November 2021)
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Family Promise of Beaufort County - shelter program for homeless families (selected August 2019 & November 2024)
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First Tee of the Lowcountry - youth development organization introducing the game of golf and its inherent values to young people​
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Friends of Caroline Hospice - provide end-of-life support to patients and their families
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Friends of Hunting Island - support Hunting Island State Park through various activities
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Habitat for Humanity - provides affordable housing for low-income families
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Helping Hand Center - brings services and resources to the elderly and disabled citizens living in the rural communities of Jasper and Hampton Counties
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HELP of Beaufort (Beaufort County) - meals, clothing, and financial assistance to the needy (selected November 2020)
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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 Feb. 2023)
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Love House Learning Academy (Beaufort County) - after-school care and tutoring K-8th grade
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Lowcountry Dress for Success - provide school uniforms for area children
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Lowcountry Legal Volunteers - provide free, critical legal services and education to low-income resident
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Meals on Wheels Bluffton Hilton Head, Inc. - home-delivered meals for the elderly (selected August 2024)
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Memory Matters - provide support and education for brain health and memory 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)
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NAMI Lowcountry - (National Alliance on Mental Illness) raising awareness and providing support and education for those dealing with mental illness
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
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Operation Patriots Forward Operating Base (OPFOB) - An outdoor retreat for veterans, active duty military, first responders, and their families to find camaraderie and purpose. Where honor meets healing among peers in the heart of the Lowcountry (selected February 2025)
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Operation R&R - provide vacations on HHI to redeployed service members and families
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Osprey Village - developing an “inclusive residential neighborhood with a purpose” that will provide individualized services for adults with special needs
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Palmetto Animal League (PAL) - no-kill animal rescue organization located in Okatie that believes every animal deserves a second chance at life
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PEP (Programs for Exceptional People) - promotes independence, social interaction, and employment opportunities for adults who live with intellectual disabilities (selected November 2018 & and May 2022)
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Pregnancy Center & Clinic of the Lowcountry - provides services and support for pregnant women
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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
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Rogue Rescue & Sanctuary - this Bluffton organization's mission is to save animals that have been forgotten and abandoned
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Second Helpings - gather food from local stores and deliver to food banks and soup kitchens (selected August 2022)
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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)
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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)
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Treat the Troops - packages from home for our deployed military
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* After 2 years the previously selected charities can be nominated again.
* Note: The status of nonprofits may change.
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