I'On Night of Lights 2007
Recipient Charities

·         Organization name/program name: Carolina Youth Development Center/Charleston Emergency Shelter
    o       Location: North Charleston
    o       Mission: The Charleston Emergency Shelter provides an immediate safe haven and treatment for children suffering from
                the impact of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, until they are placed with a responsible foster care family, go to live
                with a stable relative, or move to a more permanent group setting.
    o       Services offered: Short-term emergency shelter with supportive services for children removed from their homes due to
                abuse or neglect
    o       Number of people served: More than 600 youth per year by Carolina Youth Development Center; information not give
                about numbers served at the shelter
    o       Use of our funds: Operation of the shelter program
    o       Website: www.cydc.org

·         Organization name/program name: Low Country Orphan Relief (LOR)
    o       Location: Charleston
    o       Mission: Low Country Orphan Relief is a non-profit organization that provides services and aid to abandoned, abused,
                and neglected children in the Charleston area to specifically intervene where Government aid ends.
    o       Services offered: Intervenes at critical junctures with products and services that provide maximum positive impact
                including: providing clothes, toiletries, and school supplies for the immediate needs of children entering the system;
                creating libraries and recreation rooms at emergency children's shelters.  
    o       Number of people served: More than 532 children provided with clothing, toiletries, school supplies; built and stocked
                libraries at 3 local children's shelters
          o       Use of our funds: Operation of their programs
    o       Website: www.lowcountryorphanrelief.com

·         Organization name: My Sister’s House
    o       Location: North Charleston
    o       Mission: My Sister's House, Inc., founded by volunteers in 1980, provides safe shelter to victims of domestic violence
                and their children throughout the Tri-County area.
    o       Services offered: Emergency shelter, supportive services, outreach and support groups, and community education
    o       Number of people served: Information not given on website
    o       Use of our funds: Operation of their programs
    o       Website: www.mysistershouse.org

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