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Richland County, South Carolina

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59 places

    Some safety programs do not share an address, so they are not on the map. They are listed under Safety below.

    Food pantries and meals42

    Columbia

    Ambassadors on the move

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Address
    5604 Forest Drive Suite A-003, Columbia, SC 29206

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Bethlehem Baptist--Columbia

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
    Address
    1218 Lyon Street, Columbia, SC 29204

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Capital City Church

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Saturday, 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
    Address
    628 Muller Avenue, Columbia, SC 29203

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Harvest Hope, Columbia EFP

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Address
    2220 Shop Road, Columbia, SC 29201

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Northstar Center of Hope

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Address
    1410 Sunnyside Drive, Columbia, SC 29204

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Only God's Word Church

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Saturday, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
    Address
    4145 Hardscrabble Road, Columbia, SC 29229

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Rehoboth Global Methodist Church

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Address
    6911 Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC 29223

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Rosewood Community Church

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner. None.

    Hours
    1st Wednesday, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Wednesday, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (every other week)
    Address
    3707 Moss Avenue, Columbia, SC 29205

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map, and some days vary. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Saint John Baptist

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Tuesday, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
    Address
    3404 West Beltline Blvd., Columbia, SC 29203

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Saint Vincent Depaul Saint Jospeh

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner. Serves Richland. Client can visit our pantry every other week.

    Hours
    Wednesday, 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
    Address
    3800 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Seacoast Church

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner. Serves TOWNSHIP/NEIGHBORHOOD: NE Columbia.

    Hours
    Thursday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    Address
    631 Sparkleberry Lane, Columbia, SC 29229

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    The Storehouse

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Saturday, 11:30 AM to 1:30 AM
    Address
    4963 Fort Jackson Blvd Suite B, Columbia, SC 29209

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Virginia Wingard Memorial UMC

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner. Richland County residents.

    Hours
    Tuesday and Wednesday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
    Address
    1500 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Columbia

    Wiley Kennedy Family Center

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Friday, 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
    Address
    1037 Eastman Street, Columbia, SC 29203

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Hopkins

    Good Sheperd Holiness

    Food pantry, Senior Box (60 and older, income limits apply), a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Food pantry: Wednesday, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
    Address
    6824 Cabin Creek Road, Hopkins, SC 29061

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Hopkins

    JBC Cares

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Thursday, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM
    Address
    1051 Clarkson Road, Hopkins, SC 29061

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Hopkins

    Saint John Foundation of Hopkins

    Food pantry, a Harvest Hope Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Tuesday and Friday, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Thursday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
    Address
    222 J.W. Neal Circle, Hopkins, SC 29061

    Call first. Hours come from the Harvest Hope Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

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    Columbia

    Housing Authority of the City of Columbia

    Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    1917 Harden St, Columbia, SC 29204

    Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.

    Health and dental10

    Columbia

    Eau Claire Internal Medicine

    Community health center run by Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    4605 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Columbia

    Eau Claire Podiatry

    Community health center run by Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    3800 N Main St STE B, Columbia, SC 29203

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Columbia

    Five Points Pediatrics

    Community health center run by Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    1228 Harden St STE B, Columbia, SC 29204

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Columbia

    Genesis Healthcare

    Community health center run by Genehis Health Care INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    3400 West Ave, Columbia, SC 29203

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Columbia

    Genesis Healthcare, Inc., Corporate

    Community health center run by Genehis Health Care INC. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    8906 Two Notch Rd, Columbia, SC 29223

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Columbia

    Transitions Center

    Community health center run by Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    2025 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Columbia

    Waverly Family Practice

    Community health center run by Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    1228 Harden St, Columbia, SC 29204

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Columbia

    Waverly Women's Health

    Community health center run by Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    2117 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29204

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Hopkins

    Hopkins Pediatrics and Family Practice

    Community health center run by Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    9023 Garners Ferry Rd, Hopkins, SC 29061

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Eastover

    Eastover Family Practice

    Community health center run by Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

    Hours
    Please call for hours
    Address
    3041 Old Eastover Rd, Eastover, SC 29044

    Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

    Recovery and mental health help2

    Statewide

    988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

    Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.

    Hours
    24 hours a day, 7 days a week

    Veterans services2

    Statewide

    Veterans Crisis Line

    Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.

    Hours
    Open 24 hours a day, every day
    Statewide

    VA national phone lines

    VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.

    Hours
    Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern

    Safety and crisis help1

    Statewide

    National Domestic Violence Hotline

    Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.

    Hours
    24 hours a day, 7 days a week

    How HelpByState works

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      A listing goes up only after its phone and its address or hours match the organization's own page, or an official list.

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      Each card shows the day we checked it. If sources disagree, we say call first instead of guessing.

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      See something wrong, or know a place we missed? Send it in. Nothing changes until we have checked it.

    Neighbors helping neighbors

    Help is closer than you think in Richland County

    A volunteer hands a bag of fresh groceries to a mother holding her daughter's hand
    Free groceriesFood banks and pantries give food to anyone who needs it.
    A helper smiles as she helps an older man fill out a form
    Someone to help you applyState offices and local programs help with food stamps, bills and more.
    Kids laughing together over a free meal with a grandmother at a community center
    Meals and care for kidsFree meals, clinics and family programs, close to home.

    Questions people ask

    Where can I get free food in Richland County, South Carolina?

    We have confirmed 42 places that can help in Richland County: Ambassadors on the move in Columbia (Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (803) 429-4992, call first; Bethlehem Baptist--Columbia (Tuesday, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM), (803) 254-5651, call first; Capital City Church in Columbia (Saturday, 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM), (803) 771-0092, call first. 39 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get housing help in Richland County, South Carolina?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Richland County: Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, (803) 254-3886. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Richland County, South Carolina?

    We have confirmed 10 places that can help in Richland County: Eau Claire Internal Medicine in Columbia, (803) 754-0151, call first; Eau Claire Podiatry in Columbia, (803) 799-8407, call first; Five Points Pediatrics in Columbia, (803) 748-7002, call first. 7 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Richland County, South Carolina?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Richland County: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Richland County, South Carolina?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Richland County: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

    Where can I get free legal help in Richland County, South Carolina?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Richland County: South Carolina Legal Services, (888) 346-5592. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Is HelpByState free to use?

    Yes. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay. Every listing is free, and so is adding or correcting one.

    Why do some listings say call first?

    Church and community pantries often change days, move, or close for a holiday. When the sources we checked disagree, or an organization does not publish its hours, we say so instead of guessing. A quick call saves a trip.

    I run a pantry or a program. How do I get listed or fix our hours?

    Use the Add a listing or Suggest an update form. We confirm it against your own page or contact you, then change the listing. It is free.

    Is this the same as 2-1-1?

    No. 2-1-1 is a statewide phone line and database run by the state network. HelpByState is an independent, county-by-county directory that shows the date each listing was checked. If you want to talk to a person, dial 2-1-1.

    Where do the hours and phone numbers come from?

    From each organization's own website or page, official sources such as housing authority and WIC clinic lists, and the public Find Food map of the Harvest Hope Food Bank. We list the source on every card.

    Something missing, or out of date?

    If you run a pantry or program, or you saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.