Community Resources
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Volunteer
Volunteer opportunities in Sumter are just a phone call away. Whatever your passion, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities in our community including, but not limited to:
- American Red Cross
- Children’s School Programs
- City of Sumter
- Crosswell Home for Children
- Habitat for Humanity
- Meals on Wheels
- Midlands Fatherhood Coalition
- Prisma Health Tuomey
- Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands
- Shepherd's Center
- SPCA
- Sumter County
- Sumter County Cultural Center
- Sumter County Gallery of Art
- Sumter County Genealogical Society
- Sumter County Museum
- Sumter County Recreation Department
- Sumter Green
- Sumter Little Theatre
- Sumter Opera House
- Sumter Senior Services
- Sumter United Ministries
- United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties
- YMCA
- YWCA
Clubs
Additionally, groups and clubs are a great way to volunteer your time. Most groups are actively involved with our local community and numerous philanthropic efforts.
- American Legion
- Chess Club
- Diabetes Support Group
- Friends of Swan Lake
- Kiwanis Club of Sumter
- Lions Club
- Master Gardeners
- Newcomers Group
- Palmetto Optimist Club
- Red Hat Society
- Sumter County Veterans Association
- Sumter Artists Guild
- Sumter Ballroom Dance Club
- Sumter Digital Camera Club
- Sumter Disc Golf Club
- Sumter Easy Riders Bike Club
- Sumter Evening Pilot Club
- Sumter Junior Welfare League
- Sumter Rotary Club
- Sumter Shag Club
- VFW
Or volunteer for one of 14 City/County Boards and Commissions.