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South Carolina State and Local Level Referrals
When a disaster occurs, local governments often work together with community leaders and organizations to provide on-the-ground emergency management. You may also reference our national-level referrals list.
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For reference, the local resources we list provide disaster recovery services in the categories noted below.
For reference, see the full list of disaster recovery service categories covered in the below local resource list.
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South Carolina State and Local Level Referrals
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| Category | Entity | Type of Assistance | Telephone Number |
| Access and Functional Needs and Disabilities | The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs | State agency that plans, develops, oversees and funds services for South Carolinians with severe lifelong disabilities of intellectual disability, autism, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury and conditions related to each of these four disabilities. | 803-898-9600 888-376-4636 |
| Access and Functional Needs and Disabilities | South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation | Disability management, counseling, training, communications devices, and job search services. Online listings of local offices with contact information. | 803-896-6500 TY 803-896-6553 800-832-7526 Online listings of local offices |
| Aging Services | South Carolina Office on Aging | Provides support and resources for programs that help aging citizens and adults with disabilities live independently. Programs and initiatives the South Carolina Office on Aging supports. | 800-868-9095 803-734-9900 |
| Aging Services | South Carolina Get Care | Online search for providers of senior services, such as transportation, assisted living, day care, meals, medical supplies, and help with daily chores. | 800-868-9095 |
| Agricultural Aid | USDA Farm Services Agency: South Carolina | USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides emergency loans to help producers recover from production and physical losses due to drought, flooding, other natural disasters, or quarantine. | 803-806-3820 |
| Agricultural Aid | USDA Rural Development: South Carolina | USDA Rural Development provides low interest mortgages, guaranteed mortgages, 1% interest mortgages for seniors, loans for repairs and mortgage payment assistance for families living in rural areas. | 803-765-5163 |
| Animals/Pets | Charleston Animal Society | Charleston area evacuations and transports of animals, pet preparedness. Opportunities to volunteer and donate. | 843-747-4849 843-556-7729 |
| Consumer Services | South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs | Information on scams, identity theft, online complaint form, search previous complaints, and other consumer resources. | 803-734-4200 800-922-1594 (in state) |
| Contractors | South Carolina Department of Labor: Licensing & Regulation | Contractor's license verification and online complaint form, and contractor services. | 803-896-4300 |
| Contractors | A contractors license is required in South Carolina (SC) for any commercial work that exceeds over $5,000 in value. Residential general work over $5,000 and residential specialty work over $200 also requires a state license. | ||
| Crisis Counseling | Mental Health America of Greenville County | CRISISline is a 24-hour, 7-day a week confidential hotline offering a nonjudgmental sounding board for people to talk about life's struggles. Trained phone workers are available to offer a listening ear and to provide community resources and crisis intervention. Reassurance Line is also available provide support to people with mental illness and to empower them maintain their independent living status in the community through a dedicated 24-hour telephone service that promotes confidence, safety, and connectedness. Volunteer opportunities available. | Emergency: 911 CRISIS Line: 864-271-8888 Text CRISISline to 839863 General: 864-467-3344 |
| Crisis Counseling | South Carolina 211 | Trained Call Specialists to offer support and provide referrals. Crisis counseling referrals and other support referrals. | Emergency: 911 211 |
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| Disaster Unemployment Assistance | South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce | When Disaster Unemployment Assistance is activated, the agency will provide disaster information. This assistance provides weekly benefit payments to those out of work due to the disaster, including self-employed persons, farm and ranch owners, and others not covered under regular unemployment insurance programs. | 803-737-2400 Spanish 866-572-3148 TTY: 711 |
| Environment | South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control: Environment | Information about clean up, accidental releases, recycling, public notices, and online reporting and complaints. Report abandoned boats, animal bites, chemical spills, dead birds, fraud, and pollution. | 803-898-3432 |
| Essential Needs | South Carolina Department of Social Services : Assistance Programs | Information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly known as food stamp, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food and Nutrition Programs, and SC Voucher (child care). | 803-898-7601 |
| Essential Needs | South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control: Health | Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program for expectant mothers or parents of infants or children under five years of age. . Nutrition evaluation and monthly vouchers to receive free supplemental, highly nutritious foods such as cereal, cheese, milk, eggs, peanut butter and dried beans. | 855-472-3432 |
| Essential Needs | Harvest Hope Food Bank | Harvest Hope Food Bank is designated as the lead food bank in South Carolina for disaster response. Search for emergency food assistance such as food pantry, soup kitchen or other hunger-relief partner with online locator by zip code or address. Volunteer and donation opportunities available. | Columbia: 803-254-4432 Florence Pee Dee: 843-661-0826 Greenville: 864-281-3995 Lexington County Emergency Food Pantry: 803-794-1627 |
| Essential Needs | Lowcountry Food Bank | Search for emergency food assistance such as food pantry, soup kitchen or other hunger-relief partner with online locator. Lowcountry Food Bank serves the 10 coastal counties of South Carolina through distribution centers in Charleston, Yemassee and Myrtle Beach. Volunteer and donation opportunities available. | 843-747-8146 x 100 |
| Essential Needs | Golden Harvest Food Bank | Search for emergency food assistance such as food pantry, soup kitchen or other hunger-relief partner with online zip code locator. Serving 30 counties across Georgia and South Carolina. Volunteer and donation opportunities available. | Augusta: 706-736-1199 Aiken: 803-642-2912 Williamston: 864-222-9510 |
| Essential Needs | Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina | Search for emergency food assistance such as food pantry, soup kitchen or other hunger-relief partner with online locator, also a pet food assistance locator. Serves a total of 19 counties - 14 counties in North Carolina, Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly and Union, and 5 counties in South Carolina, Cherokee, Lancaster, Spartanburg, Union and York. Volunteer and donation opportunities available. | 704-376-1785 |
| Essential Needs | South Carolina 211 | Referrals to organizations providing emergency food, clothing, shelter, medical, crisis counseling, rental, and utility assistance. | 211 |
| Family & Protective Services | South Carolina Department of Social Services: Child Protective Services | Individuals concerned with children at risk for abuse and neglect. Listing for county Department of Social Services offices. | Emergency: 911 Online directory for county emergency numbers |
| Family & Protective Services | South Carolina Department of Social Services: Adult Protective Services | Individuals concerned with possible elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Listing for county Department of Social Services offices. | Emergency: 911 Online directory for county emergency numbers |
| Financial Assistance | South Carolina Department of Social Services : Assistance Programs | Information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) formerly known as food stamp, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Food and Nutrition Programs, and SC Voucher (child care). | TANF/SNAP: 800-616-1309 General: 803-898-7601 |
| Financial Assistance | U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Customer Service Center (SBA) | Low interest mortgages, personal property, and economic injury loans are available to homeowners, renters, and business owners affected by the disaster. | 800-659-2955 TTY: 800-877-8339 |
| Health Care Services | South Carolina Healthy Connections: Medicaid | Medicaid is South Carolina's aid program by which the federal and state governments share the cost of providing medical care for needy persons who have low income. "Partners for Healthy Children" (PHC) provides Medicaid coverage for children who live in families with low income. | 888-549-0820 |
| Housing | Social Serve.com - Housing Resource Helpline | Socialserve.com is a non-profit organization that assists tenants and agencies in finding affordable housing for callers free of charge. Trained, bilingual call center specialists to find available housing. Online housing search available. | 877-428-8844 |
| Housing | South Carolina USDA Rural Development | USDA Rural Development provides low interest mortgages, guaranteed mortgages, 1% interest mortgages for seniors, loans for repairs and mortgage payment assistance for families living in rural areas. | 803-765-5163 |
| Identity Theft | South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs | Information on scams, identity theft, online complaint form, search previous complaints, and other consumer resources. | 803-734-4200 800-922-1594 |
| Insurance | South Carolina Department of Insurance | General insurance information and online insurance complaint reporting. | 803-737-6160 Consumer Services: 803-737-6180 800-768-3467 |
| Legal Services | South Carolina Bar Association: Legal Help | Information, lawyer referral service, mediation referral, non-criminal legal aid services for low income people, and free volunteer lawyer consultation. | 803-799-6653 Lawyer Referral: 800-868-2284 Legal Aid: 888-346-5592 |
| Roadside Assistance | South Carolina Highway Patrol | Highway Patrol telecommunications, highway safety information. | Emergency: 911 Dial *47 Dispatch: 803-896-9621 |
| Roadside Assistance | South Carolina Department of Transportation: Traffic and Road Conditions | Provides traffic and road conditions, services during emergencies and a variety of mapping and traffic data products. | 855-467-2368 803-737-1200 |
| Roadside Assistance | South Carolina Department of Transportation: 511 Traffic and Road Conditions | 511 traffic information, traffic map application, construction, and hazard information. | 511 |
| Tax Preparation | South Carolina Department of Revenue | State tax information, eservices, forms, and resources for individuals and businesses. | 844-898-8542 |
| Veterans Services | South Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs | Information regarding veteran benefits including pensions, medical care, home loans, burial, and life insurance. | Crisis Hotline: 800-273-8255 State office: 803-734-0200 Federal Benefits Info Regional Office: 800-827-1000 |
| Vital Statistics | South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles | Real ID information, driver services, replacement drivers licenses, registrations, and auto titles. | 803-896-5000 TTY: 803-896-5099 |
| Vital Statistics | VitalChek | Replacement birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates and other vital document services. Online services. Authorized external ordering source for fast, secure vital records processed directly with the issuing government agency. | 800-669-8310 |
| Volunteer | South Carolina Oyster Restoration and Enhancement | Community-based oyster restoration program depends on volunteers, available short and long term opportunities. | 843-953-9241 updated link and number |
| Volunteer | South Carolina Baptist: Disaster Relief | Volunteer opportunities for disaster relief, feeding, flood recovery (mud out), rebuilding, and other opportunities. | 803-765-0030 |
| Volunteer | Volunteer SC | The South Carolina Emergency Management Department recommends you register with VolunteerSC.org which is maintained by the United Way Association of South Carolina. This will match volunteers with appropriate opportunities to help once officials assess the storm damage. Online registration and contact form. | |
| Volunteer | VOLUNTEERS SHOULD NOT SELF-DEPLOY | ||
| completed 5/04/21 |
Referrals Last Updated: May 2024
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