Programs and Services that may be of assistance for Tribal Members in need:

Below are a list of local services and their links. We are working diligently to bring resources and services to those members and their identified needs. We attempt to partner with local and state agencies to fill those needs when able. If you are able to help or volunteer in any way, all help is appreciated. Please contact the Tribal secretary at Joshuashumak@gmail.com.

2025 Priority Program: Housing Repairs. 

Limited Funds exist to help tribal members with small repairs needed to improve the safety and livability of their homes. Tribal Elders will receive first considerations for the grant funding, and then if funds remain, they will be used to help other grant applicants who are not tribal elders. Grants can be funded up to $500.00 for each request. You must own the home at the address of where the requested home repairs will be completed. Please fill out the form by clicking the following link: https://forms.gle/zzeJG2yjaWAfPjfi9 

Youth Development Programs:

Be a Mentor Initiative - connects kids with adult mentors

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Carolina Youth Development Center - serves Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester counties

Carolina Youth Development Center - healing services for children who have experienced physical or sexual abuse, neglect, abandonment, or have severe emotional disorders

LifeManagement Center - assists individuals and families with learning disabilities and ADHD

Louie's Kids - fights childhood obesity

Bridge of Hope - offers afterschool programs for children, GED programs for adults

Financial Assistance Programs:

Carolina Children's Charity - financial assistance for children with birth defects or diseases

Family Services, Inc. - North Charleston - services include credit counseling, debt management, homebuyer education, family violence intervention, and bankruptcy counseling

Increasing HOPE - North Charleston - financial education

Humanities Foundation –ShelterNet – emergency financial assistance

Food Assistance Programs:

Lowcountry Food Bank- provides food assistance in the Tri-County area

Low Country Hope-Providing shelter, food, and other assistance

Helping Hands of Goose Creek-Food pantry, clothing, support groups

Tricounty Family Ministries - Food, clothing, medical care, counseling, transportation, shelter, financial - Lunch served Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Housing Assistance Programs:

• The Homeownership Resource Center - provides homeownership and financial literacy education

• Humanities Foundation - provides affordable housing

• Lowcountry Housing Trust - provides funding for affordable housing in the Tri-County area

• Habitat for Humanity of Berkeley County- provides affordable housing

• South Carolina Regional Housing Authority- provides affordable housing

• Limited Funds exist to help tribal members with small repairs needed to improve the safety and livability of their homes. Tribal Elders will receive first considerations for the grant funding, and then if funds remain, they will be used to help other grant applicants who are not tribal elders. Grants can be funded up to $500.00 for each request. You must own the home at the address of where the requested home repairs will be completed.
• Housing Repair Assistance Grant Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRb5VP42fYVxmOAYyKPOGEMvwvuAwKC6y5jStXYE4mwvf2lg/viewform

• Center for Women - seminars, support services, and professional development for women
• My Sister's House - domestic violence shelter
• Safe Moves - family violence resource center

• Crisis Ministries - homeless shelter

• South Carolina 211 - North Charleston - provides transportation for seniors
• Palmetto Palace - helps with lodging, transportation and meals for those in need with a family member in a hospital

Legal Services:

• SC Legal Services - A nonprofit law firm that protects the legal rights of South Carolina's most vulnerable residents by providing free civil legal services.