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Welcome to the official website for Bluffton Self Help!
                                                                Bluffton Self Help Mission Statment

At Bluffton Self Help, our mission is to help those individuals in the greater Bluffton area who are in need of short-term, documented financial assistance, and to also provide them with the most fundamental needs, such as such as food and clothing, while urging them to become more self-reliant.

Meet our Board Members
The Bluffton Self Help Board of Directors includes representation from the Bluffton area.  Here's a listing of the people who make our organization possible:


2008 Board Members

Wendy Burchfield
Tony Cievo
Ellen Hall
Pat Hancock
Betsy Horn (Secretary)
Linda Kaufman
Ken Kroupa
Sue Kroupa
Jayme Lopko
Roger Lytle
Ida Martin (Founder)
Margaret Sanders (President)
Roger Scheer
Norm Thrasher (Treasurer)

Advisory Board

Kyle Poplin - Bluffton Today
Jim Sauter - Bluffton Pharmacy
Roberts Vaux - Attorney
Bluffton Self Help accepts seasonal clothes (adult and children), books, children's toys, small appliances, towels, sheets and non-perishable foods.  


In 2007, Bluffton Self Help Provided:

1.)  Food for over 5,000 people delivered by Secind Helpings

2.)  Non-perishable foods to over 500 families

3.)  Clothes to over 19,000 people

4.)  Financial assistance to 294 families

5.)  Thanksgiving dinners to over 300 families

6.)  Toys for over 300 families at Christmas