Courtesy The Island Packet Annie came in to Bluffton Self Help with her daughter, Sarah, a teenager who had a cancerous tumor on her leg that needed to be removed. Sarah had been referred to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, which provided an estimate for the procedure, but the family couldn’t afford [...]
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Courtesy of The Island Packet Taryn was in her second trimester when she was rushed to the emergency room with chronic pain and violent nausea. She was put on mandatory bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy and could no longer work. Struggling to pay her expenses on a limited income, Taryn called Bluffton [...]
Read More →We are fortunate and grateful to work with Second Helpings, a local organization who provides us with fresh food several days a week. Because of Second Helpings, we are able to provide our clients with fresh meats and vegetables whenever they are available. Our delivery today was quite unusual. We received so much less than [...]
Read More →FWDG (The Furniture Warehouse Design Gallery) of Beaufort, has kicked off it’s 21st annual Coat Drive – along with a goal of collecting 4,500 jackets, coats and sweaters to distribute to needy in Beaufort County. More than 37,000 gently-used coats have been distributed to families in need since the annual project began 20 years ago. [...]
Read More →From the Island Packet: By ALLISON STICE astice@islandpacket.com 843-706-8138 Wednesday, November 23, 2011 It’s been a year of exciting firsts at Bluffton Self Help. The group bought a new building soon after hiring executive director Lili Coleman. Founder Ida Martin, who launched the organization from her garage in 1987, received a Presidential Citizens Medal — [...]
Read More →Thanks to John Rush & Associates who sponsored a Canned Food Drive on behalf of Bluffton Self Help. Their request for non-perishable canned foods like canned corn, peas, green beens, yams, cranberry sauce, and chicken broth was a huge hit and came just in time for the Thanksgiving rush. The team also collected boxed macaroni [...]
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