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Rebuilding Lives for a Safer Community

The Alston Wilkes Society (AWS) is a statewide non-profit organization that provides those most at risk with hope for a brighter future.  AWS gives hope and rebuilds lives through rehabilitative and prevention services.  The agency was founded in 1962 as a non-profit organization led by a group of dedicated volunteers working under the direction of the Reverend Eli Alston Wilkes, Jr., a Methodist minister who labored as a tireless and devoted worker in helping those less fortunate. Today, the Alston Wilkes Society is the largest statewide agency of its kind providing direct services in North and South Carolina to not only offenders, but also the homeless, families in crisis, at-risk youth, and homeless veterans.


Locations:
Columbia
Charleston
Florence

Federal Residential
Reentry Centers (RRC)

Three adult residential facilities house
federal offenders through contracts with
the Federal Bureau of Prisons.  AWS
provides 24-hour supervision, housing,
food, and intense case management. 
Many reentry programs are offered to
help residents make a smooth transition
back into the community.  Such programs
include parenting classes, life skills training,
cultural diversity training, money
management classes, and substance
abuse counseling.

AWS is the recipient of the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) grant that assists qualifying low income veterans and their families in gaining access to supportive services enabling the family to maintain and/or obtain per- manent housing.  AWS has SSVF offices in Columbia, Greenville, and Charlotte, NC.

Veteran Services
Veterans Helping Veterans

The Alston Wilkes Veterans Home was the first transitional
housing facility for veterans in
the Midlands.  The AWVH provides, housing; clothing; food; job training and place- ment; substance abuse and therapeutic counseling; and mentoring to help homeless veterans regain self-suffiency.
The program  has an 85% successful graduation rate.

Clients may receive assistance & referalls in the following areas:
Clothing • Food • Education Assistance • Employment Placement • Employment Training
• Housing Assistance • Counseling Referrals • Transportation

Community Services
Rebuilding Lives Since 1962

Ten regional Community 
Service Coordinators serve all 46 counties in S.C., providing case management, counseling and employment services to offenders, ex- offenders, homeless people and families in crisis. When AWS is not able to provide direct assistance, information and referrals are available during the case management process.


Youth Services Programs:
• Columbia Youth Home
• Intensive Family Services
•Treatment Foster Care
• Clinical Day Program

Youth Services
Providing a continuum of care

The AWS provides 24-hour
supervision and care by a
diverse and experienced staff that includes residential, academic, clinical, and home-based community services.  Smaller caseloads allow for more intensive services. All Youth Programs are  accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA).

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How Can You Help?

Become a member • Volunteer • Sponsor a foster child for a special occasion •  Donate your gently used dress clothes for clients' job interviews • Donate an item from the In-Kind Needs list • Tell your friends and family about us • Become a foster parent • Make a tax deductible contribution in someone's honor or memory • Remember us in your will • Invite us to speak to your church, civic, or small group
Thank you!

Become a Foster Parent Today!

Becoming a Foster Parent can be a very rewarding experience!  Do you possess the gift of being able to open your heart and home to children who are in need of a safe, nurturing place to live?  With your courage, strength, and patience,  YOU can become a hero to a child in need!      

 

2014 Agency Calendar of Meetings & Events
   
     July 29, 2014     
     AWS Foundation Trustees Meeting
     1:15 PM - 2:30 PM - AWS State Office Conference Room
     July 30, 2014
     Executive Staff
     9:30 AM - AWS State Office Conference Room

 
     August 26, 2014
     AWS Board of Directors Meeting
     11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Executive Committee - AWS State Office 
     12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Board of Directors Meeting - AWS State Office


     September 1, 2014
      Labor Day
      AWS State Office Closed 

     September 9, 2014

     Executive Staff
     9:30 AM - AWS State Office Conference Room


      September 10, 2014
      Employee Advisory Council (EAC)
     10:00 AM - AWS State Office Conference Room 


     September 24, 2014
     Management Team Meeting
     9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - RRC Facility Directors - AWS State Office
     10:30 AM - All Management Team - AWS State Office Conference Room
 

     October 9, 2014
     Past Presidents Luncheon
     12:00 PM - 2:00 PM AWS State Office 

     October 17, 2014
     Annual Staff Retreat AWS State Office Closed   

     November 5, 2014

     AWS Board of Directors and Foundation Trustees Joint Meeting

     12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - AWS State Office Conference Room

     November 11, 2014
     Veterans' Day
      AWS State Office Closed

     November 20, 2014
     52nd Annual Meeting
     12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Seawell's on Rosewood Dr., Columbia 

     November 27-28, 2014
     Thanksgiving Holiday
     AWS State Office Closed 

     December 3, 2014

     Employee Advisory Council (EAC)
     10:00 AM - AWS State Office Conference Room 
   
     December 10, 2014
     Management Team Meeting
     9:30 AM - 10:30 AM - RRC Facility Directors - AWS State Office
    10:30 AM - All Management Team - AWS State Office Conference Room
 
     December 24-26, 2014 
     Christmas Holiday
      AWS State Office Closed