The Nature Conservancy
South Carolina Chapter
P.O. Box 20246
Charleston, S.C. 29413
(843) 937-8807
What It Is
Their mission is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
What $25 Would Do
•Help to protect ecologically valuable parcels of land
•Fund habitat conservation programs
•83% of every dollar donated directly supports conservation programs
Wish List:
•Field vehicle
•4-wheeler
•Digital camera
•Small, one-person kayak
Holy City Bike Co-op
14 Maverick St.
Charleston, S.C. 29403
What it is: A group formed to provide community bike workshops, advocate bicycle safety, repair and knowledge, and promote bicycles as viable transportation.
What $25 Would Do
•Fund purchase of bike tools, bike parts, supplies
•Go into larger fund for renting a permanent space
Wish List:
•A space to house parts, host workshops, and where volunteers can maintain regular hours
•Working bikes and bike parts
•Time, especially at monthly workshops (First Sunday of every month from 3-5 p.m. in Marion Square)
Charleston Waterkeepers
132-Queen Street
Charleston, SC 29401
843.810.9785
What it is: Charleston’s new affiliate of the national organization strives to improve the quality of our waterways through community involvement, scientific monitoring, and legal action while advocating against the degradation and pollution of our water.
What would $25 do:
•Help to cover startup costs and filing fees
•Fund office supplies, website maintenance, and logo design
•Purchase testing and monitoring equipment and rubber waders for volunteers
Wish List:
•A patrol boat
•Office space
•Digital camcorder (to document patrols and potential pollution)
•Testing equipment/laboratory services
•Accounting services
Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic
1518 Main Road • Johns Island, S.C. 29455 • (843) 266-9800
What it is
To understand and serve the health and wellness needs of the medically underserved and their households who live or work on Johns and Wadmalaw islands.
What $25 would do
Help fund patient care, the purchase of medical supplies, and the overall operational costs to cope with patients without health care
Wish List
• Glucose meters with extra testing strips for diabetic patients
• Office supplies
• Basic medical supplies like alcohol, gauze, and Band-Aids
Lowcountry Aids Services
3547 Meeting St. • North Charleston, S.C. 29405 • (843) 747-2273
What it is
An organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for persons living with HIV and providing prevention resources for schools, churches, and community organizations.
What $25 would do
• Provide round trip transportation to one doctor’s appointment
• Pay for one hour of nutritional counseling
• Allow case managers to make two home visits
• Cover the monthly co-pay for one medication
Wish List
• Clothes
• Toiletries
• Household goods
• Cleaning supplies
• Office supplies
Lowcountry Food Bank
1635 Cosgrove Ave. • Charleston, S.C. 29405 • (843) 747-8146
What It Is
The Lowcountry Food Bank feeds the poor and hungry of the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina by soliciting and distributing healthy food and grocery products to nonprofit agencies serving the poor, and educates the public about the problems of and solutions to domestic hunger.
What $25 Would Do
• Directly fund the Food Bank’s services and programs, including the Kids’ Cafe, an afterschool program that provides hot meals for low-income students
Wish List
• Food drives organized by individuals
• Volunteers
Lowcountry Housing Trust
2120 Noisette Blvd. Ste. 120 • North Charleston, S.C. 29413 • (843) 973-7285 www.lowcountryhousingtrust.org
What It Is
LHT is a regional advocate for affordable housing which provides financing for the production and preservation of affordable housing.
What $25 Would Do
• Housing trust funds leverage approximately $9 for every $1 dollar invested, so $25 would equal $225 in community development
• 1 percent of closing cost/down payment on a home.
• 1 percent of acquisition financing for a Habitat house.
• Provide one affordable housing developer’s how-to manual
• Provide one two-hour session for affordable housing developers
Wish List
• Commitments from local governments to prioritize affordable housing
• Financial commitments from area banks to address affordable housing
• Any and all, big or small funding contributions
Lowcountry Orphan Relief
P.O. Box 1074 • Charleston, S.C. 29402
(843) 747-4099
www.lowcountryorphanrelief.com
What It Is
A nonprofit organization that provides services and aid to abandoned, abused, and neglected children in the Charleston area to specifically intervene where government aid ends.
What $25 Would Do
• Buy one outfit for one child
• Provide several children with new pajamas
• Buy diapers
• Provide socks and underwear to the children
Wish List
• Coats
• Socks
• Scarves
• Gloves
• Toys
School’s Out!
P.O. Box 20217 • Charleston, S.C. 29413
(843) 224-3319 • www.schoolsoutsc.org
What It Is
School’s Out! hopes to help educate, support, and encourage elementary school children and their families in high-poverty areas by forging partnerships and transforming local schools into community learning centers.
What $25 Would Do
• Pay for healthy meals
• Provide expenses for teachers and staffers
• Buy school and art supplies, sporting equipment, and theatrical supplies
Wish List
• Donations for supplies and expenses
• Sports and musical equipment
• Volunteers
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