Free Air Conditioners!

We have 14 air con­di­tion­ing units to give away. To be eli­gi­ble you must have an old air con­di­tioner unit that needs replac­ing and meet other require­ments. Ask for a form to com­plete to see if you are eli­gi­ble to receive one of the air con­di­tion­ing units.

Return to School

Bluffton Self Help has launched a new pro­gram that awards schol­ar­ship funds to clients inter­ested in fur­ther­ing their edu­ca­tion. You must com­plete a place­ment test at the Tech­ni­cal Col­lege of the Low Coun­try and enroll in one of their pro­grams. For more infor­ma­tion con­tact BSH.

FREE Birth­day Cakes and Toys

Con­tact Bluffton Self Help to learn more about where you can obtain a free Birth­day Cake for your child’s birth­day and even free toys.

Friends with Wheels

All Saints Epis­co­pal Church will trans­port peo­ple to med­ical appoint­ments. They need two days notice. Call 681‑2580.

Vet­er­ans Services

Vet­er­ans can get assis­tance through South Car­olina Depart­ment of Employ­ment and Work­force. Con­tact Jorge Leon at 843−524−3351. They will assist in eval­u­at­ing skills, poten­tial jobs and writ­ing a resume.

Project Hope

Free med­ical train­ing com­plete with trans­porta­tion and child care is avail­able through a spe­cial grant for peo­ple ages 17 to 25. In the first phase, the per­son com­pletes a course as a first-responder. If you have any inter­est in this pro­gram, leave your name with Julie or Lili at Bluffton Self Help.

Ben­e­fit Bank

Ben­e­fit Bank is a pro­gram that helps iden­tify if you are eli­gi­ble for addi­tional ben­e­fits and ser­vices. To see if you qual­ify, visit BSH for a Quick Check of your eligibility.

Cri­sis Finan­cial Assistance

Inter­views are con­ducted at Bluffton Self Help from 1 to 3 pm. Appli­ca­tion forms are avail­able in the office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Food Avail­able

Bluffton Self Help –Tues­day, Wednes­day and Fridays

Church of the Cross – Tues­days from 9:30 am to 11 am

First Bap­tist Church – Sat­ur­days 9 am to 11 am

Cloth­ing Days

Avail­able  daily at Bluffton Self Help. A client may select to 10 items once every seven days.

Need “new” out­fit for job interview?

Put your best step for­ward!!!! Con­tact Bluffton Self Help and receive a voucher to pick out a busi­ness out­fit at the Good­will Indus­tries located in Bluffton, FREE OF CHARGE!

EVENING FOOD DISTRIBUTION ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
For those of you who work dur­ing the day and find it dif­fi­cult to come to the morn­ing food dis­tri­b­u­tion we are offer­ing A ONE DAY AFTERNOON food dis­tri­b­u­tion on Wednes­day, June 29 from 4 to 6 pm.  You can only come once on Wednes­day, morn­ing or the after­noon, but not both.  We will be tak­ing down names that day only.

FREE GED CAMP
Low­coun­try Men of the Church are offer­ing a NO COST GED Camp for peo­ple in this area.  Reg­is­ter at their web­site at http://www.gedcamp.org or visit Bluffton Self Help and we will assist you in reg­is­ter­ing for the class.

FREE Birth­day Cakes and Toys
Con­tact Bluffton Self Help to learn more about where you can obtain a free Birth­day Cake for your child’s birth­day and even free toys.

Friends with Wheels
All Saints Epis­co­pal Church will trans­port peo­ple to med­ical appoint­ments.  They need two days notice.  Call 681‑2580.

Vet­er­ans Ser­vices
Vet­er­ans can get assis­tance through South Car­olina Depart­ment of Employ­ment and Work­force.  Con­tact Jorge Leon at 843–524-3351.  They will assist in eval­u­at­ing skills, poten­tial jobs and writ­ing a resume.

Project Hope
Free med­ical train­ing com­plete with trans­porta­tion and child care is avail­able through a spe­cial grant for peo­ple ages 17 to 25.  In the first phase, the per­son com­pletes a course as a first-responder.  If you have any inter­est in this pro­gram, leave your name with Julie or Lili at Bluffton Self Help.

Park Smart at Bluffton Self Help
The Bluffton Police Depart­ment dropped by to alert us that they will be giv­ing out park­ing tick­ets to those who park ille­gally while vis­it­ing Bluffton Self Help.  Stay inside the park­ing lines and you will avoid a park­ing ticket.

Cri­sis Finan­cial Assis­tance
Inter­views are con­ducted at Bluffton Self Help from 1 to 3 pm.  Appli­ca­tion forms are avail­able in the office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Food Avail­able
Bluffton Self Help –Tues­day, Wednes­day and Fri­days
Church of the Cross – Tues­days from 9:30 am to 11 am
First Bap­tist Church – Sat­ur­days 9 am to 11 am

Cloth­ing Days
Every day at Bluffton Self Help, up to 10 items once every seven days.

Cross­roads Com­mu­nity Sup­port Ser­vices
Sum­mer Sched­ule is every Tues­day 8:30 am to 10 am at Cen­tral Perk Cof­fee Shop located at Burnt Church Road and Bruin

We know that it is not your long term plan to depend solely on human ser­vices agen­cies for food, cloth­ing and short term emer­gency aid. But there are times when you have done every­thing you can to make ends meet, and its’ just not enough. These are the times that we are here to help.

There are many gen­er­ous peo­ple and abun­dant resources in the Bluffton area for neigh­bors with legit­i­mate short term needs.

This area of our site will be updated reg­u­larly to give you the most up-to-date ser­vices, resources and learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties available.

Free Health Screening

June 18 – Health Screen­ing (11am – 1 pm) at The Oaks Aprt. #29

Friends with Wheels

All Saints Epis­co­pal Church will trans­port peo­ple to med­ical appoint­ments.  They need two days notice.  Call 681‑2580.

Vet­er­ans Services

Vet­er­ans can get assis­tance through South Car­olina Depart­ment of Employ­ment and Work­force.  Con­tact Jorge Leon at 843–524-3351.  They will assist in eval­u­at­ing skills, poten­tial jobs and writ­ing a resume.

Project Hope

Free med­ical train­ing com­plete with trans­porta­tion and child care is avail­able through a spe­cial grant for peo­ple ages 17 to 25.  In the first phase, the per­son com­pletes a course as a first-responder.  If you have any inter­est in this pro­gram, leave your name with Julie or Lili at Bluffton Self Help.

Park Smart at Bluffton Self Help

The Bluffton Police Depart­ment dropped by to alert us that they will be giv­ing out park­ing tick­ets to those who park ille­gally while vis­it­ing Bluffton Self Help.  Stay inside the park­ing lines and you will avoid a park­ing ticket.

Cri­sis Finan­cial Assistance

Inter­views are con­ducted at Bluffton Self Help from 1 to 3 pm.  Appli­ca­tion forms are avail­able in the office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Move to the New Building

If you would be inter­ested in shar­ing your thoughts on the move to 39 Sher­i­tan Park this fall, make an appoint­ment with Lili Cole­man, the exec­u­tive direc­tor.  We want to include you in on this excit­ing change at Bluffton Self Help.

Food Avail­able

• Bluffton Self Help –Tues­day, Wednes­day and Fridays
• Church of the Cross – Tues­days from 9:30 am to 11 am
• First Bap­tist Church – Sat­ur­days 9 am to 11 am

Cloth­ing Days

Every day at Bluffton Self Help, up to 10 items once every seven days.

Cross­roads Com­mu­nity Sup­port Services

Sum­mer Sched­ule is every Tues­day 8:30 am to 10 am at Cen­tral Perk Cof­fee Shop located at Burnt Church Road and Bruin.

GED Camp – Three Week Inten­sive Program

Mon­day – Fri­day 7 am to 7 pm, July 11 to July 29. No Cost!!!  Accept­ing 10 women and 10 men.  To enroll con­tact Sam Mar­tin at First Pres­by­ter­ian Church at 843−681−3696 or Glen Neff at 843−338−1634

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