From staff reports
Lowcountry Legal Volunteers is accustomed to lending a helping hand. This time, the organization was on the receiving end.
For the first time, Lowcountry Legal Volunteers has received a $5,000 grant from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina. The foundation awards grants to nonprofits that strive to reduce poverty throughout the state of South Carolina and beyond.
“The Sisters of Charity Foundation grant will allow us to continue our mission of providing equal access to justice to hundreds of people and their families,” LCLV Executive Director and Attorney Anne Caywood said in a news release
In 2022, Lowcountry Legal Volunteers held 24 free legal clinics, assisted more than 500 clients and their families and provided more than $2.5 million in free legal services to those living and living and working in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties.
Lowcountry Legal Volunteers was part of the Immediate Needs category. These grants are designed for organizations that meet the fundamental needs of people experiencing poverty in South Carolina. Sisters of Charity Foundation awarded $390,000 across 75 different organizations in this category.
Lowcountry Legal Volunteers assists with adoptions, child custody, visitation, guardianships, divorce, name changes, simple consumer matters, eviction actions, lease termination, non-refund of security deposits, simple wills and probate.
“We are dedicated to empowering nonprofits across the state as we seek to meet our mission to reduce poverty in South Carolina,” said Macon Lovelace, the Chairman of the Board of Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina. “Through collective action and innovative ideas, we will continue to take meaningful steps together to create a South Carolina where all people have the resources they need to thrive.”
To learn more about LCLV, or to donate to its mission of providing equal access to justice to everyone despite income, visit www.lowcountrylegalvolunteers.org.
