Sisters Of Charity Foundation Of South Carolina

Programs: The sisters of charity foundation of south carolina is a faith-based organization deeply rooted in the principles of the gospel and the traditions of the catholic church. As a ministry of the sisters of charity health system the foundation is committed to addressing the cause and effects of poverty in south carolina. The foundation is dedicated to efforts which help build a sustainable healthy economy, promote educational success, support stronger families, contribute to long-term community development, and to the measurement of the effects of these efforts.

the foundation is one of the few organizations that provide support for the health, education, and social service ministries of catholic women religious. The foundation supports efforts of women religious to collaborate, improve, and expand their services for the vulnerable and under served. The foundation also supports research into the role of women religious in ministry and how to continue their work, as the number of sisters in active ministry continue to decline.

the foundation has invested significantly in programs that support low income fathers over the past twenty years. Additionally the foundation has other initiatives that have an effect on marginalized populations. The foundation has an immigrant families initiative which works to support individuals who have migrated to south carolina but suffer many challenges including access to health care, legal issues, work issues, community service issues, and system support. The kinship care initiative is designed to support more than fifty thousand children across the state that are being raised by a family member other than a parent. These families have significant issues that other families do not have.