Community Resources

Volunteer

Volunteer opportunities in Sumter are just a phone call away. Whatever your passion, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities in our community including, but not limited to:

• American Red Cross(opens in a new tab)
• Children’s School Programs
• City of Sumter
• Crosswell Home for Children(opens in a new tab)
• Habitat for Humanity(opens in a new tab)
• Meals on Wheels(opens in a new tab)
• Midlands Fatherhood Coalition(opens in a new tab)
• Prisma Health Tuomey(opens in a new tab)
• Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands(opens in a new tab)
• Shepherd's Center(opens in a new tab)
• SPCA(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter County(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter County Cultural Center(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter County Gallery of Art(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter County Genealogical Society(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter County Museum(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter County Recreation Department(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Green(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Little Theatre(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Opera House(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Senior Services(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter United Ministries(opens in a new tab)
• United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties(opens in a new tab)
• YMCA(opens in a new tab)
• YWCA(opens in a new tab)

Clubs

Additionally, groups and clubs are a great way to volunteer your time. Most groups are actively involved with our local community and numerous philanthropic efforts.

• American Legion(opens in a new tab)
• Chess Club(opens in a new tab)
• Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter Inc
• Diabetes Support Group(opens in a new tab)
• Friends of Swan Lake(opens in a new tab)
• Kiwanis Club of Sumter(opens in a new tab)
• Lions Club(opens in a new tab)
• Master Gardeners(opens in a new tab)
• Newcomers Group
• Palmetto Optimist Club(opens in a new tab)
• Red Hat Society
• Sumter County Veterans Association
• Sumter Area Clemson Club
• Sumter Artists Guild(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Ballroom Dance Club(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Coin Club
• Sumter Digital Camera Club(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Disc Golf Club
• Sumter Easy Riders Bike Club
• Sumter Evening Pilot Club(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Jeep Club
• Sumter Junior Welfare League(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Rotary Club(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Sertoma Club
• Sumter Shag Club(opens in a new tab)
• Sumter Soccer Club
• Sumter Touchdown Club
• The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Sumter
• VFW(opens in a new tab)

Or volunteer for one of 14 City/County Boards and Commissions.

ADDICTION RECOVERY

Celebrate Recovery(opens in a new tab)
300 Miller Rd.
803-983-0192

DHEC
105 Magnolia St.
1-800-QUIT-NOW

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Disability & Special Needs Board(opens in a new tab)
750 Electric Dr.
(803) 778-2054

SC Works(opens in a new tab)
31 E. Calhoun St.
(803) 773-7359

Vocational Rehabilitation
1760 N. Main St.
(803) 469-2960

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Salvation Army
16 Kendrick St.
(803) 775-9336

Santee-Lynches Council of Government(opens in a new tab)
2525 Corporate Way
(803) 774-1987

Santee-Lynches Affordable Housing(opens in a new tab)
255 Broad St.
(803) 436-0020

Wateree Community Action(opens in a new tab)
17 Broad St.
(803) 422-0016

FOOD ASSISTANCE

Christian Charities(opens in a new tab)
110 S. Purdy St.
(803) 773-2433

Department of Social Services
105 N. Magnolia St.
(803) 773-5531

Emmanuel UMC Soup Kitchen
421 S. Main St.
(803) 775-1624

Sumter United Ministries(opens in a new tab)
35 S. Artillery Dr.
(803) 775-0757

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Santee-Wateree Mental Health
801 N. Pike West
(803) 775-9364

Tandem Health(opens in a new tab)
1278 N. Lafayette Dr.
(803) 774-4500

WOMEN'S SERVICES

Advocacy Center
190 S. Lafayette Dr.
(803) 774-5600

Sumter Pregnancy Center(opens in a new tab)
21 Barnette Dr.
(803) 773-8858

YWCA(opens in a new tab)
246 Church St.
(803) 773-7158

SUMTER UNITED MINISTRIES(opens in a new tab)
35 S. Artillery Dr.
(803) 775-0757

• Emergency Shelter - (803) 775-0024
• Financial Assistance for Necessities
• Medical clinic for works adults with no insurance or Medicaid
• Education Assistance for single parents
• Construction - ramps for wheelchair-bound, repairs to make homes dry, safe, secure, and accessible

MISCELLANEOUS

Adult Education
905 N. Main St.
(803) 778-6432

Alston-Wilkes Society(opens in a new tab)
337 Manning Ave.
(803) 773-7334

Family Court
215 N. Harvin St.
(803) 436-2366

Social Security Office
240 Bultman Dr.
(877) 445-0840

HOUSING

Housing Authority
15 Caldwell St.
(803) 775-4358

City Housing Assistance(opens in a new tab)
12 W. Liberty St.
(803) 774-1649

SENIOR INCOME-ASSISTED LIVING

Basset Park
1390 Granville Circle
(803) 460-8238

Dignity Village Apartments
11 N. Blanding St.
(803) 775-9611

Evergreen Villas
101 N. Wise Dr.
(803) 305-1984

Garden Circle Apartments
202 E. Libert St.
(803) 418-5965

Palmetto Towers
1150 S. Pike West
(803) 469-3480

Shiloh-Randolph Manor
125 W. Barlette St.
(803) 775-0575

Southview Apartments
50 Hilliard Dr.
(803) 934-1449