Center for Career and Civic Engagement
Division of Student Life • Winthrop University
Contact Us: 803/323.2141 • www.winthrop.edu/CCE
Volunteer Directory
Adult Enrichment Centers
http://www.adultenrichmentcenters.org
359 Park Avenue Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Dee Curren, 803-327-7448
Adult Day Care Services is a daytime community program providing supportive health and social services to
frail adults (18 & older). A holistic approach to client activities helps to maintain their maximum level of
independence, support their physical and mental functioning, and provide respite to family and other
caregivers.
Volunteers assist with age and limitation appropriate exercises, crafts, games, songs, hand/foot care, reading
aloud, walking, and mealtimes.
Alexander Youth Network
http://www.alexanderyouthnetwork.org
6220 Thermal Road, Charlotte, NC 28211
Contact: Angela Sosebee, 704-362-6758, asosebee@alexanderyouthnetwork.org
Alexander Youth Network is North Carolina’s leading provider of children’s behavioral healthcare. We provide a
comprehensive array of services developed to treat children with, or at risk for, serious emotional disturbance.
Our services include day treatment, outpatient therapy, psychiatric residential treatment, diverse array of
therapeutic family homes, community-based services, a shelter for children in crisis, and mentoring for children
involved with the juvenile justice system. Alexander serves more than 1,000 children each year from nearly
three quarters of North Carolina’s 100 counties.
Volunteers are needed to serve in a variety of capacities: special events, tutors, volunteer groups to leads
activities with children, and administrative duties.
Boys and Girls Clubs of York County
http://www.bgcyc.org/
Flexible Learning Center, 1234 Flint Street Ext., Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Lisa Pratt, Director of Club Services, 803-324-7920, lpratt@bgcycy.org
The Boys & Girls Clubs of York County’s mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us
most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.
Volunteers assist with PowerHour, after-school homework assistance, as well as programs in the areas of
Character & Leadership Development; Health & Life Skills; The Arts; Sports, Fitness & Recreation and
Education & Career Development. Volunteers are needed to mentor teens, assist in sporting events, and serve
as coaches and referees.
Internships are available for Winthrop University students.
There are three York County sites. Elementary sites operate M-F, 2:30-6:30 p.m., while the middle school teen
center hours are M-TR, 3:30-7:30 p.m. and 3:30-6 p.m. on Friday.
Catawba Care Coalition
http://www.catawbacare.org/
500 Lakeshore Parkway, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Denise Rivera, 803-909-6363 ext. 244, drivera@catawbacare.org
Catawba Care Coalition offers a variety of free and confidential services designed to access needed resources
and enhance the well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Volunteers are needed for prevention education, transportation, social and support groups, as office assistants,
and for special projects. Please fill out the application online in order to take part in volunteer opportunities.
Last updated: March 2015
Central Child Development Center
http://ccd.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/
414 East Black Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Sarah Lynn Hayes, 803-980-2060, shayes@rhmail.org
The Central Child Development Center and its satellite campus at the Applied Technology Center serve over
300 4-year olds who exhibit a need in the school district. It is a public school with certified teachers that offers
both a morning and afternoon session.
Volunteers are needed to serve as mentors and tutors to read to students and participate in activities.
The Children’s Attention Home
http://www.attentionhome.org
P.O. Box 2912, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Contact: Sharada Abraham, 803-328-8871, sabraham@attentionhome.org
The Children’s Attention Home provides emergency residential and supportive service to children who have
been victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonment, ages birth to 21.
Volunteers are needed to serve as tutors, homework helpers, classroom buddies, toddler buddies, recreational
assistants and mentors, as well as music, art, drama, and dance assistants. All talents and skills are needed.
Christian Women's Job Corp
http://www.yorkcountycwjc.org/
P. O. Box 36698, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Contact: Debbie Wieland, 803-327-6077, Debbie@yorkcountycwjc.org
York County Christian Women's Job Corps is a mentor based ministry that equips women trapped in poverty,
or other dependant situations, for life and employment.
We use volunteers as mentors, as teachers (resume writing, job interview practice, budgeting, time
management, organization, parenting and more), in other words all of the soft skills needed to deal with life.
Volunteers plan Family Day Activities for the women in our program and conduct a weeknight camp twice a
year for Families.
Department of Juvenile Justice
http://www.state.sc.us/djj/index.php
1070 Heckle Blvd, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Contact: Vanessa Williams, 803-909-7500, vselmo@scdjj.net
The Department of Juvenile Justice is responsible for providing rehabilitation and custodial care for the state’s
juveniles who are on probation, incarcerated, or on parole for a criminal or status offense.
Volunteers are needed to serve at the TASC (Teen After School Center) and as auxiliary probation officers.
Auxiliary probation officers must be 21. Volunteers must undergo an extensive criminal background check and
DSS check (no fee is involved; DJJ will submit information for you).
Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen
902 Crawford Rd., Rock Hill, SC 29730 (Bannon Hall of St. Mary’s Catholic Church)
Contact: Beverly Carroll, 803-366-2963
The Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen exists to serve a free, hot meal in safe pleasant surroundings to whoever
comes through the door. Everyone is welcome and no questions are asked.
Volunteers are needed from 10:30 am to 1:00pm Monday-Thursday (none needed on Fridays or Saturdays) to
help with meal preparation, serving and clean-up. All volunteers must be scheduled in advance with Beverly
Carroll.
Emmett Scott Recreation Center/C.R.A.V.E.
http://www.cityofrockhill.com/departments/parks-recreation-tourism/parks-facilities/emmett-scott
801 Crawford Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Latoya Mayes, 803-329-5661, latoya.mayes@gmail.com
The Emmett Scott Recreation Center is home to the C.R.A.V.E. after school program. C.R.A.V.E. is dedicated
to helping the development of youth by providing role models and positive messages for these young people.
Volunteers are needed to work with youth in various programs.
Last updated: March 2015
Family Promise of York County
http://familypromiseyc.org/
404 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Jennifer Coye, 803-329-2456, jcoye@familypromiseyc.org
Interfaith Hospitality Network of York County (IHNYC) is a non-profit organization that provides meals, shelter,
support services, and life skills training for homeless parents and children through coordination with area
churches, social service agencies, and volunteers. The vision of IHNYC is that parents and children leave the
program better equipped to meet life’s challenges. The goal of IHNYC is that families resume and maintain
self-sufficiency and independence in permanent housing.
The IHN Day Center needs volunteers to provide transportation to agencies, employment, medical
appointments, etc. Volunteers can also baby-sit, provide companionship, assist in filling out forms, writing
resumes, job searches, provide children’s activities, tutor, supervise office when staff is out, supervise and plan
weekend activities, cover early mornings, run errands, assist with maintenance repairs, and more.
Florence Crittenton Services (FCS)
http://www.fcsnc.org/
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36392, Charlotte, NC 28236
Physical Address: 1300 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
Contact: Narria Rice, 704-372-4663, jlisenby@fcsnc.org
Florence Crittenton Services promotes health and hope for tomorrow’s children by providing comprehensive
health, educational, and social services to single, pregnant adolescents and women and their families.
Volunteers are needed to serve as tutors, babysitters, gardeners, maintenance assistants, cooks, and activity
group participants.
Fort Mill Care Center
http://www.fortmillcarecenter.org
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1401, Fort Mill, SC 29716
Physical Address: 818 Tom Hall Street, Suite 114, Fort Mill, SC 29715
Contact: Diana Bernard, 803-547-7620/803-547-7850, staff@fortmillcarecenter.org
A volunteer run non-profit organization of concerned citizens who address the immediate needs of other
citizens within the town of Fort Mill, South Carolina. Our major emphasis is helping families who find
themselves in need of basic necessities. If we cannot provide adequate assistance, we try to provide counsel,
or guidance to other agencies that can help. We’re open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9AM to
12PM.
Volunteers are needed to perform jobs as receptionists, interviewers, or filers.
Girls on the Run
www.gotrtricountysc.org
215 Whitegrove Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715
Contact: Sarah Heins, 803-810-0315, sarah.heins@girlsontherun.org
Girls on the Run is a life changing learning program for girls ages 8-13. The program is designed to increase
physical activity and emotional health by providing girls with the tools to make healthy decisions and form
healthy self images.
Volunteer opportunities are available for coaches, assistant coaches, mentors, and assistants at our 5K race.
Head Start/Carolina Community Action
http://carolinacommunityactions.org/html/head_start_programs_.html
Mailing Address: PO Box 933, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Physical Address: 138 South Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Contact: Weyling White, 803-366-5398, wwhite@ccainc.org
Head Start provides comprehensive educational services, which include Social Services, Transportation,
Transition, Disability and Health. Head Start serves children, ages three to five, who meet federal income
guidelines.
Volunteers are needed to assist in classrooms, nurturing children, chaperoning field trips, and performing
general office duties.
Last updated: March 2015
Hospice and Community Care
http://www.hospicecommunitycare.org
Contact: Becky Cnesich , 803-329-1500, bcnesich@hospicecommunitycare.org
Mailing Address: PO BOX 993, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Physical Address: 2275 India Hook Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Hospice Community Care is a nonprofit organization that serves terminally ill patients and their families. Their
goal is to provide quality health care, pain and symptom management, as well as social, spiritual, and
volunteer support.
Volunteers are needed for patient companion, clerical support, customer service and sorting at the resale
shop, fundraising, public events, and assisting with children and family bereavement programs.
Iswa Head Start
http://iswaheadstart.com/
1540 Tom Steven Rd., Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Melissa Harris, 803-917-5052, mharris@iswaheadstart.com
The Head Start mission is to improve the lives of low-income children by providing quality comprehensive child
development services that are family focused, including education, health, nutrition and mental health.
Volunteers are needed to assist in classrooms, nurturing children, and chaperoning field trips and ground
maintenance.
Keystone Prevention Center
www.keystoneyork.org
199 S. Herlong Ave. Rock Hill, SC 29732
Contact: Cathi Neesam, 324-4118, cneesam@keystoneyork.org
Keystone provides treatment, intervention, and prevention services related to alcohol, tobacco, and other
drugs. They offer educational programs, individual counseling, and structured groups for adolescents and DUI
offenders, as well as in-patient detoxification. The agency also provides intensive outpatient treatment for
those who work during the day and for addicted women and their children.
Volunteers are needed to help with Health Fairs, event planning and similar activities throughout the year. In
addition, volunteers are needed for the “Summer Safety Fun Festival” in early May and the “Chocolate
Festival” in November.
Life Builders ESL Ministry
http://www.life-builders.org/
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36817, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Physical Address: 434 Museum Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Contact: Bill Ragan, 803-327-6144, lifebuilders@yorkbaptists.org
Life Builders ESL Ministry was organized in 2000 in order to help Internationals, by teaching English to those
who were coming to live in the York County, SC, area. The work of Life Builders is to teach English; the goal is
to be able to share Christ's love with all of the students.
Volunteer needs assistant teachers and child care workers. Three sites that host this program are:
Woodhaven Baptist, Manchester Creek Community & Convenient Presbyterian.
Love N Cherish Family Center, Inc.
www.lovencherish.org
2199 Mt Holly Road Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Erica Roseborough, 803-327-3761, erica@lovencherish.org
Love N Cherish Family Center, Inc. provides quality childcare through Love N Cherish Academy benefiting the
child, the parent, the staff, and the community. In addition to educating early learners Love N Cherish provides
nutritious meals and necessities to families participating in the childcare program as well as those in the
community.
Volunteers are needed in a variety of capacities: assist in classrooms, plan early learning activities, lead family
and community involvement activities, fundraise, serve as P.A.L.S (Partners at the Academy Learning and
Sharing), administrative duties, boutique managers, prepare food/necessity bags, maintain necessity closet,
Last updated: March 2015
building maintenance, donation pick up, playscape (playground) design/makeover, ground maintenance, and
more. All skill sets are welcomed.
P.A.T.H., Inc.
http://pathministriesofyorksc.org
Mailing Address: PO Box 52, York, SC 29745
Physical Address: 204 Raille Street, York, SC 29745
Contact: Cheryl Curtin, 803-684-3992, cheri_curtin@hotmail.com
PATH is an emergency assistance center that provides food, financial assistance, and clothing to those in
need.
Volunteers needed to serve as food pantry workers, intake interviewers, food packagers, and clothing sorters.
Parent Smart/Rock Hill Family Resource Center
http://ps.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/
410 E. Black Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Cindy Hunt, 803-981-1557/803-981-1906, chunt@rhmail.org
Parent Smart’s goal is to provide parents with support and guidance in their role as the child’s first teacher. To
provide parent education and family literacy training to assist families with their educational needs and connect
them with the appropriate support agencies in an attempt to remove any barriers that would prevent them from
becoming active participants in their child’s education and the community.
Volunteers are needed to provide assistance with parent and preschooler activities, childcare, create literacy
packets and read to children.
Piedmont Medical Center – Volunteer Auxiliary
http://www.piedmontmedicalcenter.com/en-US/Pages/default.aspx
222 S. Herlong Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Contact: Susan Malette, 803-329-6828, susan.malette@tenethealth.com
The purpose of the Volunteer Auxiliary is to promote the welfare of patients in the Piedmont Healthcare System
by personal service to the hospital and its patients.
Volunteers are needed to help with the ER Dept. information desk, imaging, flower delivery, surgery support,
resource center, and patient assistance.
Pilgrim’s Inn
http://www.pilgrimsinn.org
PO Box 11328, Rock Hill, SC 29731
236 West Main Street
Contact: Meagan Gostomski, 803-327-4227, m.gostomski@pilgrimsinn.org
Pilgrim’s Inn helps people over the rough spots on their journeys and guides them to independence. It is a
shelter for homeless women and children and they provide emergency assistance, daycare for homeless
children and transitional housing.
Volunteers needed to assist in emergency assistance, tutor/ mentor children in our shelter and transitional
apartments; and help with other special needs and events.
Project Hope
http://www.projecthope-rockhill.org/
Mailing Address: PO Box 774, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Physical Address: 411 Park Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Contact: Bo Coleman, 803-230-3401
Project Hope is a Christian scripture based organization that assists members of the community who are facing
crisis situations. The organization has a food bank, clothing closet, and also provides financial support to pay
utility bills.
Volunteers are needed to take applications, make food bags, and work at the Clothing Closet.
Providence Care
www.providencecanhelp.com
Last updated: March 2015
1736 Old York Road, York, SC 29745
Contact: Nicci Melton, 803-610-8589, nmelton@providencecanhelp.com
Providence Care is a geriatric wellness system consisting of House Calls, Hospice, and Palliative Care. We
serve York County and surrounding counties. In every life we touch, we believe in challenging the boundaries
of what we think we know. We believe in healing beyond a cure by inspiring, leading, and empowering others
to see and obtain for themselves a greater vision of what can be. We are hope in action, and we refuse to
stand still.
Volunteer opportunities include activities, crafts, friendly visits, clerical/marketing support, pet therapy, Life
Stories and Legacies project, lawn and garden assistance, beautician services, bereavement support, and
more.
Rebound Alternative Program
http://rb.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/
1234 Flint Street Ext. Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Hank Hammond, 803-981-1087, hhammond@rhmail.org
Project Rebound is an alternative school for middle school students who have been trouble at school.
Volunteers needed to tutor during school hours, Monday through Friday.
Renew Our Community (ROC)
http://www.renewoc.org/
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 907, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Physical Address: 119 East White Street, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Contact: Jean Dickenson, 803-328-0003, j.dickenson@renewoc.org
ROC is a community outreach program that provides many services to its clients. Clients can receive job and
education counseling, have access to a computer lab, get a ride through our transportation service, or have
temporary home base to rest their heads at night. Please look into the services we offer to our clients, and
maybe there is someone you know that could use the help to getting back on track.
Safe Passage
http://safepassagesc.org/Library1004-1/Index.asp
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11458, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Contact: Samantha Berinsky, 803-327-7558, sberinsky@safepassagesc.org
Safe Passage provides emergency services for victims of domestic violence in York, Chester, and Lancaster
counties.
Volunteers are needed for childcare, shelter staff support, sorting donations, filing, printing and folding
brochures, etc.
Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
http://www.stjude.org/
6000 Fairview Road, Charlotte, NC 28210
Contact: Marc Mitrano, 704-554-7710, marc.mitrano@stjude.org
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has a unique mission - to generate the knowledge that will save the
lives of hundreds of thousands of children stricken with cancer and other catastrophic diseases throughout the
nation and around the world.
Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/rockhill/home/
Mailing Address: PO Box 11585, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Physical Address: 119 South Charlotte Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Contact: Major John Edmonds, 803-324-5142, john_edmonds @uss.salvationarmy.org
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church. Its mission is to preach the gospel
of Jesus Christ and meet human needs without discrimination.
Volunteers can help as drivers and servers on Wednesday nights, and help with cleaning on Fridays. Help is
also needed around the Christmas holiday to ring bells and assist with the toy drive.
Last updated: March 2015
SpringCroft at Ashley Park
6770 Broad Street, Charlotte, NC 28210
Contact: Jenny Godfrey, 704-643-5091, springcroftsc@carolina.rr.com
SpringCroft at Ashley Park is a low-income and active/independent senior apartment building. We are looking
for volunteers that would enjoy spending time with our seniors.
We need volunteers for activities such as, arts and crafts, games, music, exercise, computers, and other
activities.
STAR (Student Tutorial and Recreation Program) - Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church
http://www.oapc.net/star.html
421 Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Contact: Leslie Williford, 803-493-2306
STAR is an after-school program conducted in conjunction with Ebenezer Elementary School for children in 1st
through 5th grades. The program provides activities that support and encourage success in school in the
earliest grades.
Volunteers serve as tutors for 1st-6th graders. Hours are Thursdays from 2:15 – 4:00.
Team Focus
www.teamfocususa.org
375 Starlight Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29715
Contact: Stephen Hennessey, 619-335-8638
The mission of Team Focus is to provide a year round program of support, encouragement and Godly values
that foster the development of life skills in young men (ages 10-18) without a father figure in their lives, bridging
the fatherless gap and supporting the family structure.
Volunteer opportunities would include: Saturday Character Building class 10-3 on various Saturday's
throughout the year, one mini-camp each semester on Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon, and a
week-long summer camp at Winthrop University.
Tender Hearts Ministries
http://www.tenderheartsinyork.org/
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 634, York, SC 29745
Physical Address: 130 Inmans Cross Road, York, SC 29745
Contact: Ainslee House, 803-684-3131, ainslee@tenderheartsinyork.org
Tender Hearts Ministries exist so that those in needs may receive food, clothing, shelter, access to local
human service agencies, educational opportunities and compassion. Distribute food, maintain supply closet,
building maintenance, lawn care, office support, retail thrift store, recreation special events, teaching classes:
GED tutoring, nutrition/ cooking, music, and more.
Volunteers are need to distribute food, maintain supply closet, building maintenance, lawn care, office support,
retail thrift store, recreation special events, teaching classes: GED tutoring, nutrition/ cooking, music, and
more.
Thompson Child & Family Focus and York Place
6800 Saint Peters Lane, Matthews, NC
Contact: Rachel Eldridge, 704-575-6739, reldridge@thompsoncff.org
In 2013, Thompson Child & Family Focus merged with York Place in South Carolina, which provides
community counseling in Fort Mill, Gaffney, Greenwood and York and residential treatment for mothers and
children on its campus in York. The combined agency now known as Thompson impacts more than 13, 000
children through hope, healing and education across 8 locations in the Carolinas. Volunteer groups are
needed for maintenance projects and special events at the York location. There are limited opportunities for
individuals at the York campus. To learn more about Thompson, please visit us on the web,
www.thompsoncff.org, or on Facebook.
York County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs
http://www.yorkdsnb.org/
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 549, York, SC 29745
Physical Address: 7900 Park Place Road, York, SC 29745
Last updated: March 2015
Contact: Jackie Davis, 803-628-5999, jdavis@yorkdsnb.org
YCBDSN provides services and support to individuals with mental retardation, autism, and related disabilities,
and survivors of head and spinal cord injuries.
Volunteers are needed to help individuals participate in community activities, serve as “buddies,” and assist
with clerical work.
York County Christian Women’s Job Corps
http://www.yorkcountycwjc.org/
434 Museum Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Contact: Debbie Wieland, 803-327-6077, debbie@yorkcountycwjc.org
York County Christian Women's Job Corps began in 1996 as one of five pilot sites for Christian Woman's Job
Corps, a ministry of WMU, in the nation. This ministry was created to address the spiritual, emotional and
practical needs of economically disadvantaged women and children in York County. Its purpose is to provide a
Christian context in which women are equipped for life and employment, in an environment where women help
women. That purpose is fulfilled when a woman has the skills to be self-sufficient within her culture.
York County Council on Aging
http://www.yccoa.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11519, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Physical Address: 917 Standard Street, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Contact: Wendy Duda, 803-327-6694 ext. 303, yccoa@comporium.net
The York County Council on Aging assists senior citizens in remaining independent through provision of
services that include congregate and home delivered meals, homemaker services, adult day care, care
management, transportation, and housing.
Volunteers are needed to deliver lunches Monday through Friday at 11:00 for about an hour.
Youth Development - Clemson Extension (4-H)
http://www.clemson.edu/extension/4h/
Mailing Address: PO Box 669, York, SC 29745
Physical Address: 120 North Congress Street, York, SC 29745
Contact: Margie Sippel, 803-684-9919, msippel@clemson.edu
Clemson Extension agents with primary Youth Development responsibilities work closely with state extension
specialists and researchers located on campus and at the various research and education centers located
across the state. They provide expertise in topics including animal agriculture and veterinary science, natural
resources and the environment, gardening, leadership and citizenship, personal growth and development, and
science, engineering and technology.
The Youth Source
http://youthsourcesupporters.blogspot.com/
Mailing Address: PO Box 3144, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Physical Address: 1365 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Contact: Trina Ricks, 803-366-9119, theyouthsource@gmail.com
Formerly the Teen Health Center, The Youth Source serves those ages 11-18 in York County. Every child
deserves a bright future and the tools to help them get there. That’s what The Youth Source offers. Whether
benefitting from programs, friendship and guidance, or from their own efforts to assist other young people, the
youth of York County find the tools they need at The Youth Source to grow into healthy adults of good
character and strong personal skills. Investing in our youth & families by giving them V.O.I.C.E.S. to make
positive decisions through Volunteering, Outreach, Information, Character Development, Education, and
Support.
Volunteers contribute in many ways. Here are just a few: Create interactive education games and activities,
research current education facts and statistics, plan and/or supervise events and activities, promote The Youth
Source at community events, become a mentor, and help with or host a fund-raiser in The Youth Source’s
name.
Last updated: March 2015
Last updated: March 2015