South Carolina
School-info4u.com has compiled a comprehensive list of support groups and services in South Carolina.
Substance misuse
Charleston Center of Charleston County
5 Charleston Center Drive
Charleston, SC 29417
Hotline: (843) 722-0100
(843) 958-3300
www.charlestoncounty.org
Addcare Counseling Inc
721 Lowndes Hill Road Suite C
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 467-1319
www.addcarecounseling.com
Phoenix Center for Behavioral Health Services
1400 Cleveland Street
Greenville, SC 29607
Hotline: (864) 271-8888
(864) 467-3790
www.phoenixcenter.org
Alternative
407 West Main Street
Lexington, SC 29072
Hotline: (803) 951-3881
(803) 951-3881
www.alternativeorg.com
Emotional well-being
Division of Children, Adolescents & Their Families
Department of Mental Health
2414 Bull Street, Room 304
Columbia, SC29201
(803) 898-8350
Email: vw143@gw.state.sc.us
Department of Mental Health
P. O. Box 485
Columbia, SC29202
(803) 898-8319
Email: sms85@co.dmh.state.sc.us
Licensed School Psychologist
B.G. Quesenbery Jr. Ph.D., NCSP
3 Gamecock Ave. Ste. 309
Charleston, SC29407
(843) 556-7820
Email: bg_quese@bellsouth.net
Web: www.drquesenbery.com
Private practice psychologist offering assessment, treatment, and consultation services to special needs students at primary to graduate school levels. Expert testimony also available.
Mental Health Association in SC
1823 Gadsden Street
Columbia, SC29201
(803) 779-5363
Email: mhasc@mindspring.com
Benefits-social-security
South Carolina Department of Education
1006 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8493
Fax: (803) 734-3389
Email: mlint@sde.state.sc.us or info@sde.state.sc.us
Web: www.myscschools.com/
South Carolina Department of Education
1006 RutledgeBuilding
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC29201
(803) 734-8492; (803) 734-3389 (fax)
Web: www.myscschools.com/
State Department of Education
Office of Exceptional Children
1429 Senate Street, Room 808
Columbia, SC29201
(803) 734-8806
Email: sdurant@sde.state.sc.us
State Department of Education - Office of Exceptional Children
1429 Senate Street, 8th floor
Columbia, SC29201-3730
(803) 734-8224
State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Executive Director
SC DD Council
Edgar Brown Bldg.
1205 Pendleton Street, Room 372
Columbia, SC29201
(803) 734-0465
State Disabilities and Special Needs
Web: www.state.sc.us/ddsn
Equal opportunities
Family Resource Center For Disabilities
and Special Needs, Inc. (CPRC)
1575 Savannah Highway, Suite 6
Charleston, SC 29407
843-266-1318
843-266-1941 FAX
Email: bevmccarty@frcdsn.org
Web:www.frcdsn.org
Autism Society of South Carolina
652 Bush River Road, Suite 203
Columbia, SC29210
(803) 750-6988; (800) 438-4790; (803) 750-8121 (fax)
Email: scas@scautism.org
Web: www.scautism.org/
Center for Disability Resources
University of South CarolinaSchool of Medicine
Columbia, SC29208
(803) 935-5231 (Admin); (803) 935-5300 (Columbia Area)
(800) 922-1107 (referrals)
Email: deniser@cdd.sc.edu
Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
Web: www.chadd.org/findchap.htm
Department of Disabilities & Special Needs
3440 Harden Street Extension, P.O. Box 4706
Columbia, SC29240
(803) 898-9769
Email: jterry@ddsn.state.sc.us
Web: www.state.sc.us/ddsn
Epilepsy Foundation-South Carolina
652 Bush River Road, Suite 211
Columbia, SC29210
(803) 798-8502; (803) 798-8591 (fax)
Email: epilepsysc@bellsouth.net
Web: www.epilepsysc.org
Family Connection of SC, Inc.
2712 Middleburg Drive Suite 103B
Columbia, SC29204
(800) 578-8750; (803) 252-0914; (803) 799-8017 (fax)
Email: info@familyconnectionsc.org
Web: www.familyconnectionsc.org/
Family Connection is a support network for families who have children with special needs. Founded by parents in 1990, we're here to help thousands of children in South Carolina reach their potential...
FamilyResourceCenter
Bev McCarty
1575 Savannah Highway Suite 6
Charleston, SC29407
(843) 266-1318; (843) 266-1941 (fax)
Email: bevmccarty@frcdsn.org
Web: www.frcdsn.org
The Family Resource Center (FRC) was organized to promote opportunities for learning, inclusion, and empowerment for individuals with disabilities and special needs, their families, and their communities
through such means as education, advocacy, and outreach.
HCS Parent Educator Resource Service (PERS)
Horry County School/Sarah Pope
1620 Sherwood Dr.
Conway, SC29526
(843) 488-6241; (843) 488-6240; (843) 488-6201 (fax)
Email: PERS@do.hcs.k12.sc.us
Web:www.hcs.k12.sc.us
Committed to providing information and assistance, to help families, students, and teachers understand special education and work toward success for students with special needs.
International Dyslexia Association
South Carolina Branch
President
213 Hominy Hills
SixMile, SC29682
(803) 772-8065
Learning Disabilities Association of SC
P.O. Box 1592
Cayce, SC29033
(803) 896-8478
Web: www.gabn.net/weldon/ldasc/
NAMI of South Carolina
Child and Adolescent Family Network
P.O. Box 1267
Columbia, SC29202
(803) 733-9591/9592; (800) 788-5131
Email: namiofsc@logicsouth.com
Web: www.namisc.org
Education, Support, and Advocacy for families with Behavioral DisorderedChildren
Outlaw's Vision Quest Farm, Inc.
Tina C. Outlaw, BSW, LMSW
2919 Jeffords Rd. N.
Lamar, SC29069
(843) 857-0298
Email: OVQF@earthlink.net
Web: www.outlawsvisionquest.com/index.html
We are a Comprehensive, full-service horse farm specializing in Therapeutic services for children with mental and physical challenges, and their families.
Parents Unite/GreenwoodCommunityChildrensCenter
Tara Cothran
113 Liner Dr.
GreenwoodSC29646
(864) 941-8196
Email: parent_unite@yahoo.com
Parents Unite is a parent to parent support group for parents or caregivers of children with AD/HD and/or other mental or physical disabilities.
Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208
Columbia, SC29204
(803) 782-0639; (866) 275-7273
Email: Info@protectionandadvocacy-sc.org
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
P.O. Box 79
Columbia, SC29202-0079
(803) 898-8822
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special NeedsFor People with Severe, Lifelong Disabilities
Web:www.state.sc.us/ddsn/
South CarolinaSchool for the Deaf and the Blind
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC29302-4699
(864) 585-7711
Email: sbreitweiser@scsdb.k12.sc.us
Web:www.scsdb.k12.sc.us/
South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association
3008 Millwood Avenue
Columbia, SC29205
(803) 252-5646
Email: info@scsha.com
Community involvement
Child law support and Youth organization centers
Personal development and alternative education
Housing
Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and transgender
Single parenting
Refugee/asylum seekers and new immigration law
Mentoring
BBBS of Carolina Youth Development Ctr.
5055 Lackawanna Boulevard
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 266-5230
E-mail: mtscherer@cydc.org
Web: www.becomeabig.org
BBBS of Greater Columbia, Inc.
4300 North Main Street Columbia, SC 29203
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 691-5700
E-mail: inquiry@bbbsgc.org
Web:www.bbbsgc.org/
BBBS of the Upstate
620 N. Main St. #102
Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 242-0676
E-mail: sullivand@bbbsupstate.com
Professionals and Carers
PRO-PARENTS
652 Bush River Road
Suite 218
Columbia, SC 29210
803-772-5688 Voice
803-772-5341 FAX
1-800-759-4776 in SC
E-mail: proparents@proparents.org
Website: www.proparents.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
South Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
1826 Henderson Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2619
(800) 743-3782
Adult education
www.elearners.com
www.collegesurfing.com/ce/search/?src=&
South Carolina Adult Education
www.sclrc.org/
The Internet Public Library- IPL
www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/edu55.00.00/
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