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COLUMBIA PARTNERING AGENCIES


- 2008 Community Partner Needs Assessment

 

Agencies by Category
-Affordable Housing
-Aging Population
-Animals and The Environment
-Arts
-Disabilities
-Education
-Environment
-Family
-General
-General: Interest		 -General: Education
-Health & Wellness
-Health & Wellness: Disaster Relief
-Health & Wellness: Homelessness
-Health & Wellness: Hunger
-International
-Medical
-Pets
-Youth: Education
-Youth: Mentoring
- Agencies listed Alphabetically

 

Affordable Housing
 Home Works of America, Inc. - http://www.homeworksofamerica.org
Contact: Hank Chardos
Email: h.chardos@homeworksusa.net, Phone: 803/781-4536,  Fax: 803/233-9389
Address: PO Box 102, Irmo, SC 29063
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Aging Population

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 Palmetto Health Geriatric Services - http://www.palmettohealth.org
Contact: Joseph Ladson Taylor
Email: joe.taylor@palmettohealth.org, Phone: 803-434-6337,  Fax: 803-434-3773
Address: 15 Richland Medical Park, Suite 203, Columbia, SC 29203
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Animals & the Environment

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 South Carolina Wildlife Federation - http://www.scwf.org
Contact: Sara Green
Email: sara@scwf.org, Phone: (803) 732-9913,  Fax: (803) 256-0690
Address: 2711 Middleburg Dr. Suite 104, Columbia, SC 29204
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Carolina Wildlife Care - http://www.CarolinaWildlife.org
Contact: Ann_Yancey
Email: Ann_Yancey@msn.com, Phone: 803-920-2453,  Fax: 803-790-1975
Address: 5551 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29212
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Arts

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 Columbia Museum of Art - http://www.colmusart.org/
Contact:  
Email: ruth@columusart.org, Phone: (803) 343-2218,  Fax: (803) 343-2173
Address: Corner of Hampton and Main Streets, Columbia, SC 29202
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Disabilities

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 Babcock Center - http://www.babcockcenter.org/
Contact: Laurence Anderson
Email: landerson@babcockcenter.org, Phone: (803) 799-1970,  Fax: (803) 799-1238
Address: 2725 Banny Jones Avenue, West Columbia, SC 29170
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Education

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 Greater Columbia Literacy Council (Turning Pages) - http://literacycolumbia.org
Contact: Paula Crane-Rhyne
Email: literacycolumbia@bellsouth.net, Phone: 803-765-2555,  Fax: 803-779-1657
Address: PO Box 1447, Columbia, SC 29202
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Historic Columbia - http://historiccolumbia.org
Contact: Ann Posner
Email: aposner@historiccolumbia.org, Phone: (803) 252-1770,  Fax: (803) 929-7695
Address: 1601 Richland St., Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Junior Achievement of Central South Carolina - http://centralsc.ja.org
Contact: Stephanie Hafter
Email: shafter@jacsc.org, Phone: (803) 252-1974,  Fax: (803) 252-2720
Address: PO Box 532, Columbia, SC 29202
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Koban Columbia, Inc. - http://www.eisenhowerfoundation.org/Partners/koban/index.html
Contact: Remona Jenkins
Email: remona1@juno.com, Phone: (803) 343-8755,  Fax: (803) 799-7743
Address: 2111 Lady Street / PO Box 50814, Columbia, SC 29250
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 Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina - http://www.pcasc.org
Contact: Vicki Canada
Email: vcanada@pcasc.org, Phone: (803) 733-5430,  Fax: (803) 744-4020
Address: 1712 Hampton St., Columbia, SC 29201
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 Richland County CASA - http://www.rccasa.org
Contact: Lela Allen-Haines, Volunteer Manager
Email: casa@richlandonline.com, Phone: (803) 576-1735,  Fax: (803) 576-1734
Address: 1701 Main St, room 407, Columbia, SC 29201
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 Richland County Public Library - http://www.myrcpl.com
Contact: Cathy Dolan
Email: cdolan@myrcpl.com, Phone: (803) 929-3436,  Fax: (803) 929-3448
Address: 1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Richland School District One - http://richlandone.org
Contact: Katy Watkins
Email: kwatkins@richlandone.org, Phone: 231-7511,  Fax: 231-7505
Address: 1616 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Rolling Readers - http://www.midnet.sc.edu/rollingreaders
Contact: Darlene Paradise
Email: rollingreaderssc@bellsouth.net, Phone: 733-7323,  Fax: 803-779-1657
Address: 246 Stoneridge Dr., Suite 103, Columbia, SC 29210
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Communities In Schools of the Midlands - http://www.cisnet.org/midlands
Contact: Volunteer Coordinator
Email: volunteers@cism.org, Phone: (803) 254-9727,  Fax: (803) 254-0320
Address: Middleburg Plaza, suite 219 at 2712 Middleburg Dr. , Columbia, SC 29204.
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Environment

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 City of Columbia Park Rangers - http://www.columbiasc.net/index.php?pageid=103
Contact: Karen Kustafik
Email: kakustafik@columbiasc.net, Phone: 803.545.3117,  Fax: (803) 343-8744
Address: 1932 Calhoun St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Harbison State Forest / SC Forestry Commission - http://www.state.sc.us/forest/refharb.htm
Contact: James Miller
Email: jmiller@forestry.state.sc.us, Phone: (803) 896-8893,  Fax: (803) 896-8896
Address: PO Box 21707, Columbia, SC 29221
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Sierra Club, South Carolina Chapter - http://www.sierraclub.org
Contact: Dell Isham, Chapter Director
Email: dell.isham@sierraclub.org, Phone: (803) 256-8487,  Fax: (803) 256-8448
Address: 1314 Lincoln St., Suite 211, Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 National Park Service- Congaree National Park - http://www.nps.gov/cong
Contact: Tracy Swartout
Email: tracy_swartout@nps.gov, Phone: 803-776-4396, x24,  Fax: 803-783-4241
Address: 100 National Park Road, Hopkins, SC 29061
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Keep the Midlands Beautiful - http://www.keepthemidlandsbeautiful.com
Contact: Heidi Johnson
Email: heidi@keepthemidlandsbeautiful.com, Phone: 803-733-2526,  Fax:  
Address: 930 Richland Street/PO Box 1360, Columbia, SC 29202
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
Family

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 Lutheran Family Services -  
Contact: Kathy Serio
Email: kathy.serio@lfscarolinas.org, Phone:  ,  Fax:  
Address: 1440 Broad River Rd PO Box 211939, Columbia, SC 29210
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 The Nurturing Center - http://www.thenurturingcenter.org
Contact: Kathye Holder
Email: kholder@thenurturingcenter.org, Phone: 771-4160, ext 12,  Fax: 771-4367
Address: 1332 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 

General

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 Catholic Charities of the Midlands -  
Contact: Cathy Hood-Pittenger
Email: cathycc@pal-metto.com, Phone: (803) 254-9776,  Fax: (803) 252-7605
Address: 1012 Taylor St., PO BOX 7245, Columbia, SC 29202
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 City Year Columbia - http://www.cityyear.org
Contact: Jessica Chigbu
Email: jchigbu@cityyear.org, Phone: (803) 254-3349,  Fax: (803) 254-1297
Address: PO Box 8742, Columbia, SC 29202
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Columbia Urban League - http://www.columbiaurbanleague.org
Contact: Natalie Brown
Email: natalieb4000@aol.com, Phone: (803) 799-8150 ext22,  Fax: (803) 254-6052
Address: 1400 Barnwell Streetÿ, Columbia, SC 29201
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 Jewish Family Services - http://jewishcolumbia.org
Contact: Elysa Sexton, Director
Email: jewishfamilyservice@jcccolumbia.org, Phone: (803) 787-2023 ext. 219,  Fax: (803) 462-1337
Address: P.O. Box 23257, Columbia, SC 29224
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center -  
Contact: Carolyn Revere
Email:  , Phone: (803) 254-3877,  Fax:  
Address: 2300 Greene Street, Columbia, SC 29205
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Modjeska Monteith Simkins Center for Justice, Ethics and Human Rights - http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/sc3.htmÿ
Contact: Catherine Fleming-Bruce
Email: allsimkins@yahoo.com, Phone: (803) 748-8644,  Fax: (803) 748-8674
Address: 2025 Marion Street / PO Box 50055, Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Palmetto Center for Women - http://www.palmettocenterforwomen.org
Contact: Vicki Flake, Youth Development Director
Email: flake@ywcamidlands.org, Phone: (803) 252-2151,  Fax: (803) 252-2577
Address: 1510 Barnwell St., Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 The Cooperative Ministry - http://coopmin.org
Contact: Judy Waters
Email: jwaters@coopmin.org, Phone: 803-799-3853, ext. 117,  Fax: 803-252-8621
Address: 3821 West Beltline Blvd., Columbia, SC 29204
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General: Interest

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 United Way of the Midlands - http://www.uway.org
Contact: Eric Roberts
Email: eroberts@uway.org, Phone: (803) 758-6987,  Fax: (803) 748-7284
Address: 1800 Main Street (PO Box 152), Columbia, SC 29201
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General: Education

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Health & Wellness

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 American Diabetes Association - http://www.diabetes.org
Contact: Ms. Gaskin
Email: ngaskin@diabetes.org, Phone: (803) 799-4246 x3291,  Fax: (803) 799-5792
Address: 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29204
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 American Red Cross - http://www.centralscredcross.org/
Contact: Erica Thomas
Email: Thomaser@usa.redcross.org, Phone: (803) 540-1242,  Fax: (803) 540-1235
Address: 2751 Bull Street, PO Box 91, Columbia, SC 29201
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 Birthright of Columbia - http://www.birthright.com
Contact: Sally Chardos, Director
Email: shallsea@aol.com, Phone: (803) 781-7457,  Fax: (803) 781-4536
Address: 2318 Devine St., Columbia, SC 29205
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 James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation - http://www.jamesrclarksicklecellfoundation.org/
Contact: Yvonne David
Email: jrcsc@bellsouth.net, Phone: (803) 765-9916,  Fax: (803) 799-6471
Address: 1420 Greg Street, Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - http://www.jdrf.org
Contact: Dana Bruce
Email: dbruce@jdrf.org, Phone: (803) 782-1477,  Fax: (803) 782-8975
Address: 3608 Landmark Dr. Suite C, Columbia, SC 29204
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/
Contact: Ashley Wells
Email: ashley.wells@lls.org, Phone: (803) 749-4299,  Fax: (803) 749-4088
Address: 1247 Lake Murray Blvd., Irmo, SC 29036
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 Lexington Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council - http://www.lradac.org
Contact: Nancy Whiteside
Email: nwhiteside@lradac.org, Phone: (803) 733-1390 x138,  Fax: (803) 733-1395
Address: PO Box 50597, Columbia, SC 29250
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 National Multiple Sclerosis Society - http://www.nationalmssociety.org/ncp
Contact: Angela Jacildone
Email: angela.jacildone@ncp.nmss.org, Phone: (803) 799-7848,  Fax: (803) 765-2259
Address: 2711 Middleburg Dr. Suite 105, Columbia, SC 29204
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 Regency Hospice - http://www.regencyhospice.com
Contact: Betsy Pickle
Email:  , Phone: (803) 765-0099,  Fax: (803) 765-0091
Address: 1611 Hamptom Street, Columbia, SC 29201
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 Safe Kids Midlands - http://www.midlandssafekids.org
Contact: Bobby Gildner, Coordinator
Email: Robert.Gildner@palmettohealth.org, Phone: (803) 434-2955,  Fax: (803) 731-1029
Address: 5 Medical Park Drive, Columbia SC 29203
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 SC Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault - http://www.sccadvasa.org
Contact: Rebecca Williams, Office Manager
Email: rwilliams@sccadvasa.org, Phone: (803) 256-2900,  Fax: (803) 256-1030
Address: P.O. Box 7776, Columbia SC 29202
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 Sickle Cell Foundation -  
Contact: Yvonne Donald
Email: skidwell@sc.rr.com, Phone: (803) 765-9916,  Fax: (803) 799-6471
Address: 1420 Gregg, Columbia, SC 29201
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 Sistercare, Inc. - http://www.sistercare.com
Contact: Tamika Sims
Email: tsims@sistercare.com, Phone: (803) 926-0505,  Fax: (803) 794-0098
Address: PO Box 1029, Columbia, SC 29202
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 South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council - www.schivaidscouncil.org
Contact: Dr. Bambi Gaddist
Email:  , Phone: (803) 254-6644,  Fax: (803) 779-6631
Address: PO Box 2531, Columbia, SC 29202
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 Winyah Community Hospice Care -  
Contact: Tammy Thomas
Email:  , Phone: (803) 798-4030,  Fax: (803) 798-4033
Address: 305 Stone Ridge Dr., Suite B, Columbia, SC 29210
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 Zig the Pig - http://www.zigthepig.org
Contact: Leah Bacon,
Email:  , Phone: (803) 790-5673,  Fax:  
Address: 4500 Ft. Jackson Blvd., Columbia, SC 29209
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative - http://www.smokefreesc.org
Contact: Renee Martin
Email: reneemartin@smokefreesc.org, Phone: (803) 939-0088,  Fax:  
Address: 440 Knox Abbott Drive, Suite 102, Cayce, SC 29033
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 Reliant Hospice -  
Contact: Christina Bickley
Email: cbickley@relianthospice.com, Phone: 803.798.1102,  Fax: 803.798.1188
Address: 200 Center Pointe Circle, Suite 170, Columbia, SC 29210
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Muscular Dystrophy Association - www.mda.org
Contact: Krista Wingard
Email: kwingard@mdausa.org, Phone: 803-799-7435,  Fax: 803-799-3046
Address: 2700 Middleburg Drive #240, Columbia, SC 29204
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 National MS Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter - www.nmss.org/ncp
Contact: Linda Vanderbosch
Email: linda.vanderbosch@nmss.org, Phone: 704-525-2955 ext. 103,  Fax: 704-527-0406
Address: 9801-I Southern Pine Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28273
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
 Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands - http://www.stsm.org
Contact: Lee Lafontant
Email: Lee.Lafontant@stsm.org, Phone: 803-790-8208,  Fax: 803-790-8282
Address: 3700 Forest Drive, Suite 350, Columbia, SC 29204
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Health & Wellness: Disaster Relief

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Health & Wellness: Homelessness

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 Hannah House - www.hannahhousesc.org
Contact: Kari Heffron
Email: hannah@hannahhousesc.org, Phone: (803) 771-4357,  Fax: (803) 771-2975
Address: 1726 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201
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 Women's Shelter - http://www.midnet.sc.edu/shelter/
Contact: Kathy Riley
Email: wshelter@sc.rr.com, Phone: (803) 779-4706,  Fax: (803) 254-0056
Address: 3425 North Main Street, Columbia, SC 29203
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Health & Wellness: Hunger

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 Harvest Hope Food Bank - http://www.harvesthope.org
Contact: Edna Bowers
Email: ebowers@harvesthope.org, Phone: (803) 254-4432 ext. 115,  Fax: (803) 254-6011
Address: 2220 Shop Road, Columbia, SC 29201
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International

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 Ten Thousand Villages - http://columbia.tenthousandvillages.com/php/stores.festivals/store.homepage.php
Contact: Misty Turbeville, Volunteer Coordinator
Email: Misty.Turbeville@lfscarolinas.org, tenthousandvillagesofcolumbia@gmail.com, Phone: (803) 461-2619,  Fax: (803) 750-9920
Address: 4711 Suite 9 Forest Park Shopping Center Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29206
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 U.S. Peace Corps - http://www.peacecorps.gov
Contact: Caleb Judy
Email: cjudy@peacecorps.gov, Phone: 404-562-3479,  Fax: 404-562-3455
Address: 100 Alabama St. Bldg 1924, Suite 2R70, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Medical

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 Free Medical Clinic, Inc. - http://www.freemedclinic.org
Contact: Ellen Parsons Thames
Email: volunteer@freemedclinic.org, Phone: (803) 765-1503,  Fax: (803) 779-6178
Address: 1875 Harden St.,  
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 Palmetto Health Richland - http://palmettohealth.org
Contact: Charity Garris
Email: charity.garris@palmettohealth.org, Phone: (803) 434-2660,  Fax: (803) 434-3965
Address: 5 Medical Park Dr., Columbia, SC 29203
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 Palmetto Health Volunteer Department - http://palmettohealth.org
Contact: Tiffany Kwiecinski, Diane Clarkson
Email: tiffany.kwiecinski@palmettohealth.org, Phone: (803) 434-6242,  Fax:  
Address: 5 Richland Medical Park, Columbia SC 29203
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 Personal Touch Department - http://www.palmettohealth.org
Contact: Louisa Sabalis
Email: Louisa.Sabalis@PalmettoHealth.org, Phone: (803) 296-5570,  Fax: (803) 296-5573
Address: Taylor at Marion St., Columbia, SC 29220
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 Ronald McDonald House of Columbia - http://www.ronaldhousecolumbia.org
Contact: Julie Dulaney, House Manager
Email: rmhouse@bellsouth.net, Phone: (803) 254-3181, ext. 29,  Fax: (803) 254-8688
Address: 2955 Colonial Dr., Columbia, SC 29203
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 William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Hospital - http://www.va.gov/columbiasc/
Contact: Allen Jennings or Janet Kaufman
Email: janet.kaufman@med.va.gov, Phone: (803) 695-6780,  Fax: (803) 695-6764
Address: 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209
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 Lutheran Hospice - http://lutheranhospice.org
Contact: Tricia Itter
Email: pitter@lutheranhospice.org, Phone: 803-461-0420,  Fax: 803-461-0427
Address: 1505 Blanding St, Columbia, SC 29201
- Agency Details and Current Opportunities
 
Pets

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Youth: Education

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 EdVenture Children's Museum - http://www.edventure.org
Contact: Leonora Dylan
Email: info@edventure.org, Phone: (803) 400-1164,  Fax: (803) 779-3144
Address: PO Box 1638, Columbia, SC 29202
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Youth: Mentoring

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 Boy Scouts of America - http://indianwaters.org
Contact: Larry Brown
Email: lbrown@bsamail.org, Phone: (803) 750-9868,  Fax: (803) 750-9855
Address: PO Box 1447, Columbia, SC 29202
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 Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands - http://bgcmidlands.org
Contact: Vanessa Hall
Email: vhall@bgcmidlands.org, Phone: (803) 231-3300,  Fax: (803) 252-9413
Address: 1012 Woodrow St., Columbia, SC 29205
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 Carolina Children's Home - http://www.carolinachildrenshome.org
Contact: Elizabeth Derks
Email: ederks@carolinachildrenshome.org, Phone: (803) 790-6541 ext 216,  Fax: (803) 787-2642
Address: PO Box 4465, 3201 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29240
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 Epworth Children's Home - http://www.epworthchildrenshome.org/
Contact: Tom Parker
Email: tparker@epworthsc.org, Phone: (803) 212-4794/803-256-7394,  Fax: (803) 212-4799
Address: PO Box 50466, Columbia, SC 29250
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 Family Connection of SC, Inc. - http://www.familyconnectionsc.org
Contact: Susan Haney
Email: susanhaney@familyconnectionsc.org, Phone: (803) 252-0914,  Fax: (803) 799-8017
Address: 2712 Middleburg Dr. Suite 103 B, Columbia, SC 29204
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