Our primary mission is to furnish food to hungry people in need while encouraging self-sufficiency. Last year we provided over 325,000 meals to approximately 12,000 people.
Description: Helping Hands of Goose creek is a small non profit organization created to address the hunger issues in this community. We are able to assist clients with food supplements (which provides them with 7-10 days worth of food). We currently partner with Trident Literacy Association to provide mandatory budgeting classes, as well as a GED program that our clients can elect to participate in. Once a month DSS is on site to accept applications from clients wanting to apply for food stamps. We also serve as a resource for outside service agency referrals. We have a diabetes support groups that meets on a monthly basis. We also see part of our mission as helping the community to positively channel its outreach work. We work with schools,churches,clubs,businesses and others to do this.
History: Helping Hands of Goose Creek was established in 1989 and has been in continuous operation since as a crisis assistance center in Goose Creek. The organization was originally created as a collaboration of the Goose Creek Clergy Association to address the hunger problems in this community.
Hwy 176 to Wal-Mart,look for the Union 76 gas station. Turn on to Central Ave. Go down Central Ave. and turn right on Commerce place (about 1/4 mile) and we are at the end of the street.
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