Governor Carroll Campbell established the South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service to support community service initiatives in the State and to administer grants under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. In December 2007, by Executive Order of Governor Mark Sanford, the United Way Association of South Carolina was appointed as the governing authority of the Commission. The Commission is South Carolina’s lead agency on volunteerism and national service.
Our mission is to improve South Carolina communities through volunteerism and national service programs. Our vision is to promote and increase: (1) an ethic of service and volunteerism in the State of South Carolina, (2) the capacity of faith-based and community organizations within the state to better compete for funding opportunities and (3) the collaboration among the communities and organizations that are trying to meet the greatest needs of the Palmetto State.
One of main tools to achieve our mission is the grants the Commission makes to faith-based organizations, community nonprofits and educational agencies. We encourage volunteerism for everyone from youth to seniors to people with disabilities; promote community solutions for disaster preparedness and response; and we help to strengthen and expand volunteer centers and other community-based organizations that use volunteers to accomplish their mission. Currently, the Commission funds 14 programs throughout the state with grants totaling $1,936,479 in state formula dollars and $203,059 in competitive funding.
United Way Association of South Carolina
South Carolina Commission on National and Community Service
400 Arbor Lake Drive, Suite B-500
Columbia SC 29223
803.929.1000
400 Arbor Lake Drive, Suite B-500
Columbia SC 29223
803.929.1000
Our South Carolina Commissioners
Lt. Lanneau Siegling, Chair
Mr. John D. Bonaparte
Ms. Jill Briggs
Ms. Sally Burnett
Ms. Charmeka Childs
Mr. Fred Geier
Lt. Lanneau Siegling, Chair
Mr. John D. Bonaparte
Ms. Jill Briggs
Ms. Sally Burnett
Ms. Charmeka Childs
Mr. Fred Geier
Ms. Alexis Grant
Ms. Pamela Grant
Ms. Jessica Hemphill
Ms. Anita Hunter
Ms. Heather Love
Ms. Janette Moyer
Ms. Betty Platt
Mr. Bernie Price
Mr. Mark Riffle
Dr. Cleo Richardson
Mr. Jerry Rudd
Ms. Missy Santorum
Mr. Robert Schaeffer
Mr. Christian Soura
Mr. Buddy Witherspoon
Mr. Robert Wrigglesworth
Ms. Pamela Grant
Ms. Jessica Hemphill
Ms. Anita Hunter
Ms. Heather Love
Ms. Janette Moyer
Ms. Betty Platt
Mr. Bernie Price
Mr. Mark Riffle
Dr. Cleo Richardson
Mr. Jerry Rudd
Ms. Missy Santorum
Mr. Robert Schaeffer
Mr. Christian Soura
Mr. Buddy Witherspoon
Mr. Robert Wrigglesworth