“The folks who are unhoused in this cold weather, they need a place to stay. They need to get out of this cold. It can be lethal to them if they stay out. Some of these folks are not in great health, so when they spend the night on the sidewalk shivering. We want them to make it to the next morning,” says Craig Currey, CEO of Transitions Homeless Center located on Main Street in Downtown Columbia.
Doors will open at noon on Thanksgiving Day to the public and food will be served until two p.m.
“I was so glad to take that key, and open up that pod, and go right in there. It felt safe, it was like home. And from that point on, my next move was to have my key to this place,” says Green.
Here’s a story that restores your faith in humanity. What began as a routine trip to the grocery store for a Washington D.C.-based Tik-Toker turned into a mission to help a homeless man in the middle of treatments for prostate cancer. While vlogging her trip, college student, Sanai Graden was approached by Alonzo initially asking her for tea. Graden decided…
While various Counties, and City leaders are opening warming shelters throughout the area, the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office is going a step further.
Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high this year.
A person can receive Blessing Box food from an Orangeburg firefighter between the hours of 9 am to 7 pm.
“I’ve never been out to a homeless camp before. I’m very thankful for that but it’s opened my eyes. It’s certainly opening theirs as well,” said Wes Dorton, Palmetto Prep athletic director.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — A large homeless camp identified by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department will soon be no more. Friday, the department will oversee cleanup of a private property where it believes many individuals were staying and committing crimes. “What you see behind me is a part of Columbia that a lot of people don’t see,” said Sheriff Leon…
“These families are going to succeed because they want to succeed, do better and be independent,” Sauls concluded.
