The Alston Wilkes Society extends a helping hand to those who
are most at-risk and helps rebuild their lives through rehabilitation
and prevention services. AWS was founded to provide services to adults
who were being released from federal correctional facilities, and has
grown to increase our service reach to include homeless veterans,
at-risk families and disadvantaged and troubled youth.
The Alston Wilkes Society gives hope and rebuilds lives through our rehabilitation and prevention services. We extend a helping hand to those who are most at risk.
We were founded in 1962 as a non-profit organization dedicated to providing rehabilitative services to adults released from correctional facilities. The effort was led by a group of 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 the United States.
One by one, we are making a difference. By reaching out to those in need and providing rehabilitative resources, we are helping to turn lives around.
As an organization, we take pride in integrating our core values into everything we do. Each month, we focus on a different value. The core value for April is DIVERSITY.
Become a part of the great things happening at the Alston Wilkes Society by becoming a member, making a donation, and volunteering your time and talent. It's a gift that will offer something many in society no longer have HOPE!
The Alston Wilkes Society 3519 Medical Drive Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803.799.2490 Fax: 803.540.7223
The Alston Wilkes Society State Office, houses the administrative offices of the Society including the Executive Director, S. Anne Walker, Director of Human Resources, Edwina Carns and Director of Finance, Randy Thompson, as well as Community Services - Midlands Region, Veteran Services, Youth Administration, Adult/Youth Residential Services Administration and the Director of Marketing.
AWS Residential Reentry Centers (RRC) in Charleston, ColumbiaandFlorence. Programs assist federal offenders in making a successful transition back into the community.
Nine (9) regional Community Service Coordinators serve most of the 46 counties in South Carolina, providing case management, counseling, and employment services to offenders, former offenders, the homeless and the families of these populations.
The Alston Wilkes Society Veterans Home opened in Columbia in 1996 through the efforts of the Alston Wilkes Society and the Palmetto State Base Camp, Inc. The AWVH offers to homeless veterans a stable environment that provides a chance for them to rebuild their lives and once again contribute to the community and society.
