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
- Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter Inc
- 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 Area Clemson Club
- Sumter Artists Guild
- Sumter Ballroom Dance Club
- Sumter Coin Club
- Sumter Digital Camera Club
- Sumter Disc Golf Club
- Sumter Easy Riders Bike Club
- Sumter Evening Pilot Club
- Sumter Jeep Club
- Sumter Junior Welfare League
- Sumter Rotary Club
- Sumter Sertoma Club
- Sumter Shag Club
- Sumter Soccer Club
- Sumter Touchdown Club
- The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Sumter
- VFW
Or volunteer for one of 14 City/County Boards and Commissions.
ADDICTION RECOVERY
Celebrate Recovery
300 Miller Rd.
803-983-0192
DHEC
105 Magnolia St.
1-800-QUIT-NOW
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Disability & Special Needs Board
750 Electric Dr.
(803) 778-2054
SC Works
31 E. Calhoun St.
(803) 773-7359
Vocational Rehabilitation
1760 N. Main St.
(803) 469-2960
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Salvation Army
16 Kendrick St.
(803) 775-9336
Santee-Lynches Council of Government
2525 Corporate Way
(803) 774-1987
Santee-Lynches Affordable Housing
255 Broad St.
(803) 436-0020
Wateree Community Action
17 Broad St.
(803) 422-0016
FOOD ASSISTANCE
Christian Charities
110 S. Purdy St.
(803) 773-2433
Department of Social Services
105 N. Magnolia St.
(803) 773-5531
Emmanuel UMC Soup Kitchen
421 S. Main St.
(803) 775-1624
Sumter United Ministries
35 S. Artillery Dr.
(803) 775-0757
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Santee-Wateree Mental Health
801 N. Pike West
(803) 775-9364
Tandem Health
1278 N. Lafayette Dr.
(803) 774-4500
WOMEN'S SERVICES
Advocacy Center
190 S. Lafayette Dr.
(803) 774-5600
Sumter Pregnancy Center
21 Barnette Dr.
(803) 773-8858
YWCA
246 Church St.
(803) 773-7158
SUMTER UNITED MINISTRIES
35 S. Artillery Dr.
(803) 775-0757
- Emergency Shelter - (803) 775-0024
- Financial Assistance for Necessities
- Medical clinic for works adults with no insurance or Medicaid
- Education Assistance for single parents
- Construction - ramps for wheelchair-bound, repairs to make homes dry, safe, secure, and accessible
MISCELLANEOUS
Adult Education
905 N. Main St.
(803) 778-6432
Alston-Wilkes Society
337 Manning Ave.
(803) 773-7334
Family Court
215 N. Harvin St.
(803) 436-2366
Social Security Office
240 Bultman Dr.
(877) 445-0840
HOUSING
Housing Authority
15 Caldwell St.
(803) 775-4358
City Housing Assistance
12 W. Liberty St.
(803) 774-1649
SENIOR INCOME-ASSISTED LIVING
Basset Park
1390 Granville Circle
(803) 460-8238
Dignity Village Apartments
11 N. Blanding St.
(803) 775-9611
Evergreen Villas
101 N. Wise Dr.
(803) 305-1984
Garden Circle Apartments
202 E. Libert St.
(803) 418-5965
Palmetto Towers
1150 S. Pike West
(803) 469-3480
Shiloh-Randolph Manor
125 W. Barlette St.
(803) 775-0575
Southview Apartments
50 Hilliard Dr.
(803) 934-1449