Resources for
Richland County
Problems?… Confused?… Questions?… Call the CARE LINE at 1-800-868-0404
Richland County residents can also find resources from the United Way by dialing 211.

ADOPTION SERVICES

Dept. of Social Services, Reg VII

2638 Two Notch Road,

Bldg. 200 Suite 220

Columbia, South Carolina 29204

803-929-2555

 

CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES

Dept. of Social Service

3150 Harden Street, Suite 103

Columbia, SC 29202

803-898-9282

 

PUBLIC CHILD CARE/DAY CARE 

Children’s Center

University of South Carolina

803-777-5733

 

Dept. of Social Services

3220 Two Notch Road

Columbia, SC 29204

803-735-7000

 

Bethlehem Community Center

Child Care / Family Assistance

PO Box 4186

2500 Elmwood Avenue

Columbia, SC 29204

803-254-8385

 

Children’s Garden (For Homeless Children)

4801 Colonial Drive

PO Box 1447

Columbia, SC

803-333-0608

Fax: 803-333-0208

 

GLEAMMS

Benedict Learning Center

2007 Henry Street

Columbia, SC 29204

803-779-7156

Fax 779-7649

 

Blythewood Learning Center

501 Main Street

Blythewood, SC 29016

803-754-9666

Fax: 754-9043

 

Fairwold Learning Center

5935 Token Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-786-9053

Fax: 803-786-0726

 

Interfaith Community Service of SC

819 Woodrow Street

Columbia, SC 29205

803-252-8390

 

Pineview Learning Center

1916 Pineview Drive

Columbia, SC 29209

803-695-1311

Fax: 803-965-0752

 

St. Andrews Learning Center

1400 St. Andrews Road

Columbia, SC 29210

803-750-0053

Fax: 803-750-9512

 

COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH 

Three Rivers Behavioral Health System

2900 Sunset Blvd.

West Columbia, SC 29169

803-796-9911 1-800-922-1332

 

Palmetto Baptist Medical Center

Behavioral Health Services

Taylor and Marion

Columbia, SC 29220

803-988-8765

 

Friendship Center

1135 Carter Street

Columbia, SC 29204

803-786-1844

 

Columbia Area Mental Health Center

1618 Sunset Dr.

Columbia, SC 29201

803-898-8888

 

Family Service Center Crisis Counseling

1800 Main Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-733-5450 1-800-922-5651

Fax: 803-929-6699

 

Mid Carolina Mental Health Association

1823 Gadsden Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-779-5363 803-733-5425

 

Affiliated Family Services

2229 Bull Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-252-5300

 

Lexington County Mental Health Center

130 N. Hospital Drive

West Columbia, SC 29169

803-739-8600

 

USC Counseling & Human Development Center

803-777-5223

USC students only

 

USC Psychological Service Center

803-777-4864

 

CRISIS/EMERGENCY SERVICES

Birthright of Columbia

2318 Devine St

Columbia, SC 29205

8803-765-0165

 

United Way

HELP Hotline (211)

 

South Carolina Program Assistance Line (PAL)

803-734-2050

 

Daybreak Crisis Pregnancy Center

2009 C Hampton Street

Columbia, SC 29202

803-771-6634

Poison Control Center

USC College of Pharmacy

Columbia, SC 29208

803-765-7359

 

Planned Parenthood

803-256-4908 803-256-4905

 

United Way of the Midlands

1800 Main Street

PO Box 152

Columbia, SC 29202

803-733-7312

 

United Way of South Carolina

2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 307

Columbia, SC 29204

803-252-9101

 

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Acercamiento Hispano/Hispanic Outreach

5805-E Shakespeare Rd.

Columbia, SC 29223

803-714-0085

 

YWCA of the Midlands

1735 Devonshire Drive

Columbia, SC 29204

803-252-2151

 

Atlas Road Learning Center

2430 Atlas Rd.

Columbia, SC 29209

803-783-5577

 

PRO-Parents

652 Bush River Rd., Suite 218

Columbia, SC 29204

803-772-5688 1-800-759-4776

803-772-5689

 

Greater Columbia Literacy Council

921 Woodrow Street

Columbia, SC 29205

803-765-2555

 

Columbia Urban League

1400 Barnwell Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-799-8150

 

Clemson Extension

2020 Hampton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-929-6030

 

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

(M.A.D.D.) of South Carolina

2711 Middleburg

Columbia, SC 29204

748-7333

 

Big Brothers/Big Sisters

4949 Two Notch Road Suite 100

Columbia, SC 29204

691-5700

 

Family Services Center, Inc.

1800 Main Street

Columbia, SC 29201

(Serves children 6-18)

803-733-5450

 

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Work Support/ FI Support Services

803-735-7284

 

Community Relations Council

930 Richland Street

Columbia, SC 29202

803-733-1130

 

Wateree Community Action Council

3220 Two Notch Road

Columbia, SC 29204

803-786-4250

Cecil Tillis Family Life Center

2111 Oak Street

Columbia, SC

803-376-6215

 

Job Service

1550 Gadsden Street

Columbia, SC

803-898-9534

 

Columbia Urban League

1400 Barnwell Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-799-8150

 

Women’s Shelter

3425 N. Main Street

Columbia, SC 29203

803-779-4706

 

Work/Life Solutions

700 Taylor St.

Columbia, SC 29202

803-737-0188

 

Vocational Rehabilitation Dept.

(Lexington and Richland Counties)

803-896-6333

 

FAMILY PLANNING/BIRTH CONTROL 

Richland County Health Dept.

2000 Hampton Street

Columbia, SC 29204

803-576-2725

 

Planned Parenthood

803-256-4908 803-256-4905

Education, training, gynecological exams,

HIV/AIDS testing, & STD testing

 

Richland Community Health Care

1520 Laurel Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-799-8407

 

Richland Community Health Care

120 Clarkson Street

Eastover, SC 29044

803-353-8741

 

Midlands Family Medical Center

1115 Calhoun Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-254-3676

 

FINANCIAL, FOOD, CLOTHING & HOUSING

Dept. of Social Services

3220 Two Notch Road

Columbia, SC 29204

803-735-7000 Info

803-735-7128 Food Stamps

803-735-7044 FI/AFDC/FS

803-735-7048 Medicaid

803-735-7222

 

Social Security Administration

1835 Assembly Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-929-7635

Hours: 8:30-3:30

 

Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)

Supplemental Food Program

Richland County Health Dept.

2000 Hampton Street

Columbia, SC 29204

803-576-2900 803-576-2940

803-576-2942 803-576-2943

 

Fort Jackson WIC Office

4323 Hill Street

Fort Jackson, SC 29207

803-751-5281\

 

Shaw AFB WIC Office

803-895-4915

 

Eastover WIC Office

P.O. Box 248

Eastover, SC 29044

803-353-8741

 

Eau Claire WIC Office

4605 Monticello Road

Columbia, SC 29203

803-376-1779

 

Baptist Hospital WIC

803-771-5355

 

Richland Memorial WIC

803-434-7883

 

Sharing God’s Love

147 Friarsgate Blvd

PO Box 1021

Irmo, SC 29063

803-732-3188

Fax: 803-7325699

 

Cooperative Ministries

1911 Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29202

803-799-3853

 

Traveler’s Aid, Family Service Center

1800 Main Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-343-7071

 

Salvation Army

2025 Main Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-765-0260

Shelter 803-771-7491

 

St. John’s Thrift Shop

2827 Wheat Street

Columbia SC 29205

803-799-4767

 

Wateree Community Action Council

3220 Two Notch Road

Columbia, SC 29204

803-786-4250

 

Columbia Metro Baptist

1929 Gadsden Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-252-0116

Food Pantry: 803-256-9165

 

God’s Storehouse

5808-C Shakespeare Road

Columbia, SC 29223

803-691-1622

 

God’s Helping Hand

919 Holland Avenue

Cayce, SC 29033

803-791-4167

 

God’s People in Service

803-955-9251

 

St. Vincent De Paul

803-779-0036

Serves zip: 29201

803-799-0761

 

Bethlehem Baptist Church of Columbia, Inc.

1218 Lyon Street

Columbia, SC 29204

803-254-5651 803-256-6507

 

Harvest Hope Food Bank

2220 Shop Rd.

Columbia, SC 29202

803-254-4432

 

Oliver Gospel Mission

1100 Taylor Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-254-6470

 

Family Shelter

2411 Two Notch Road

Columbia, SC 29204

803-771-7040

 

Providence Home

3421 N. Main Street

Columbia, SC 29203

803-779-2925

 

SC Committee Against Hunger

1919 Hampton Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-256-2749

 

Family Services Center, Inc.

1800 Main Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-733-5450 803-929-6699

 

Women’s Shelter

3425 N. Main Street

Columbia, SC 29203

803-779-4706

 

Columbia Housing Authority

1917 Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29204

803-254-3886

 

Carolina Children’s Home

3201 Trenholm Road

Columbia, SC 29240

803-782-1421

 

Epworth Children’s Home

2900 Millwood

Columbia, SC 29250

803-256-7394

 

Trinity Housing Corporation

Transitional Housing Project

803-779-9067

 

St. Lawrence Place

2400 Waites Road

Columbia, SC 29204

803-256-3999

His House

764 Meeting Street

W. Columbia, SC 29169

803-791-0557

 

United Black Fund

803-256-0207

 

Eau Claire Community Council

803-691-1168

Eau Claire Residents Only

 

Daybreak Crisis Pregnancy Center

2009 C Hampton Street

Columbia, SC 29202

803-771-6634

 

United Way 211 –Midlands

United Way of the Midlands

PO Box 6336

Columbia, SC 29260

211 803-933-9857 –toll free

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Palmetto Healthy Start

Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital

803-296-3780

 

Richland County Health Dept.

2000 Hampton Street

Columbia, SC 29204

803-576-2900

 

Richland County Health Dept.

Family Support Services Coordinator

803-576-2783

803-576-2845 Central Intake

 

Richland Community Health Care

Richland Primary Care Center

1520 Laurel Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-799-8407

 

Palmetto Family Primary Health Care Centers, Inc.

321 By-Pass

PO Box 326

Winnsboro, SC 29180

803-635-1052

 

Richland Community Health Care

120 Clarkson Street

PO Box 248

Eastover, SC 29044

803-353-8741

 

Children & Family Health Center

2638 Two Notch Rd., Suite 110

Columbia, SC 29204

803-256-2500

Accepts all Medicaid

 

Palmetto Baptist Medical Center

Taylor at Marion

Columbia, SC 29220

803-296-5010

 

Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital

5 Richland Medical Park

Columbia, SC 29203

803-434-7000

 

Providence Hospital

2435 Forest Drive

Columbia, SC 29204

803-256-5300

 

Providence Hospital Northeast

120 Gateway Corporate Blvd

Columbia, SC 29203

803-865-4500

 

Ambulatory Care Center

3301 Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29203

803-434-4100

 

Columbia Free Medical Clinic

1875 Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29204

803-765-1503

Health care for all

 

Eau Claire Internal Medicine

4801 Monticello Rd.

Columbia, SC 29203

754-0151

 

Waverly Family Practice & OB/GYN

2117 Gervais Street

Columbia SC 29204

803-788-1181

 

Palmetto Richland Mem Hospital

Family Practice Center

6 Richland Medical Park Drive

Columbia SC 29203

803-434-6113

 

Ft. Jackson OB Clinic

803-751-5281

 

SC Children’s AIDS Care System

803-898-0625

 

SC African American HIV/AIDS Council

803-254-6644

 

USC School of Medicine

Children’s Immunology Ctr of SC

3519 Medical Drive, Suite 101

Columbia, SC 29203

803-252-3469 1-800-756-3469

 

Children’s Dental Clinic

Richland County Health Dept.

2000 Hampton Street

Columbia, SC

803-576-2736

Referral only

 

Midlands Family Medical Center

1115 Calhoun Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-254-3676

 

Midland Technical College Allied Dental

803-822-3450

 

Children’s Medicaid Dental of Columbia

3000 Two Notch Road

Columbia, SC 29204

803-691-9930

 

SPECIAL NEEDS

James R. Clark Sickle Cell Foundation

1420 Gregg Street

Columbia, SC 29240

803-765-9916

 

Children’s Rehabilitative Services(CRS)

2000 Hampton Street, Room 2010

Columbia, SC 29204

803-576-2800

 

BabyNet

Richland County Health Dept.

2000 Hampton Street, Room 2011

Columbia, SC 29204

803-576-2987

 

Richland/Lexington Disabilities and Special Needs

420-A Rivermont Drive

Columbia, SC 29210

803-252-5179

Fax: 803-252-5981

 

Association for the Deaf

1735 Augusta Road

West Columbia, SC 29165

803-794-3175

 

Federation Center of the Blind

495 Kilbourne Road

Columbia, SC 29205

803-254-3777

 

LEGAL AID SERVICES

Lawyer Referral Service, SC

950 Taylor St.

Columbia , SC 29202

(800) 868-2284 (803) 733-7100

 

Office of Ombudsman

Governor’s Division

1205 Pendelton St. Room 308

Columbia , SC 29201

(803) 734-0457

(803) 734-0285 CAP

(803) 734-1147 TDD

 

Palmetto Legal Services

2109 Bull Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-799-9668 1-800-799-9668

 

South Carolina Bar Lawyer Referral Service

950 Taylor Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-799-7100

 

University of South Carolina

Law School Clinic

803-777-8194

 

Women’s Resource Center (YWCA)

1735 Devonshire Drive

Columbia, SC 29204

803-252-2151

 

Lawyer Referral Services

803-799-7180

 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT & TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Three Rivers Behavioral Health System

2900 Sunset Blvd.

West Columbia, SC 29169

803-796-9911 1-800-922-1332

 

Palmetto Baptist Medical Center

Behavioral Health Services

803-988-8765

 

South Carolina Dept. of Alcohol and

Other Drug Abuse Services

THE DRUGSTORE

Information Clearinghouse

803-734-9611 1-800-942-3425

 

Oxford House

803-561-0262

 

Richland Springs

11 Richland Medical Park

Columbia, SC 29203

803-434-4800

 

Palmetto Baptist

Adolescent Substance Abuse

803-296-5543

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

3014 Devine Street

Columbia, SC 29205

803-254-5301

 

Al-Anon Family Groups

803-735-9944

 

Narcotics Anonymous

803-254-6262

 

Dept. of Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Addiction Center, Inpatient Treatment

Morris Village

803-935-7101

 

Alston Wilkes Society

3519 Medical Dr.

Columbia, SC 29203

803-799-2490

 

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (LRADAC)

Lexington/Richland

803-256-3100 803-733-1380

Lexington 803-733-1376

 

Maternal Outreach Management Services (MOMS)

Medical Detoxifi cation for Women & Men

803-256-3100 (ext. 211 or 201)

 

Women’s Community Residence

Women’s Intensive Outpatient Treatment

803-733-1372

 

Men’s Community Residence

803-733-1365

 

Dept. of Social Service

803-735-7245

 

Alcohol Abuse Assistance and Treatment

1-800-234-1253

 

Williams Jennings Bryan Dorn

Veterans Hospital

Addictions Treatment Unit

803-776-4000 ext. 6403

 

Family Services Center, Inc.

1800 Main Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-733-5450

Fax: 803-929-6699

 

Morris Village

Columbia Behavioral Health System

610 Faison Dr.

Columbia, SC 29203

803-935-7100

 

TRANSPORTATION

Medicaid Transportation

Richland County DSS

803-735-7206 803-691-4821

803-735-7161

 

Non-Medicaid Transportation

Title XIX, Council on Aging

803-254-1572 803-254-1573

 

Cooperative Ministries

1911 Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29202

803-799-3853

 

Dial A Ride Transit (DART)

111 Executive Dr, #203

Columbia, SC 29210

803-939-7179

 

VIOLENCE & NEGLECT SERVICES

South Carolina Coalition Against

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA)

1320 Richland Street

Columbia, SC 29202

803-256-2900 1-800-260-9293

 

Dept. of Social Services

3220 Two Notch Road

Columbia, SC 29204

803-735-7000 803-735-7225

803-735-7044

803-735-7222 Abuse hotline

 

Sistercare

815 Elmwood Ave

Columbia, SC 29202

803-765-9428 1-800-637-7606

 

Killingsworth

1831 Pendleton

Columbia, SC 29201

803-771-6359

 

Providence Home

3421 N. Main Street

Columbia, SC 29203

803-779-2925

 

Men’s Resource Center

803-256-0468

 

Counseling and Readjustment Services

803-765-0700

 

Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands

2001-D Greene Street

Columbia, SC 29205

803-771-7273

 

Dept. of Social Services

3220 Two Notch Road

Cola, SC 29204

803-735-7000 803-735-7225

803-735-7044

803-735-7222 Abuse hotline

 

Prevent Child Abuse SC

803-733-5430

 

Nurturing Center

1332 Pickens Street

Columbia, SC 29201

803-771-4160

 

Parents Anonymous

1712 Hampton Street

Columbia, SC 29202

803-744-4034 1-800-244-5373

 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

2008 Marion Street, Suite C

Columbia, SC 29201

803-254-2326