Low Country News

In coordination with the opening of their new Berkeley Center, which they unveiled during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, September 27, 2024, Children in Crisis announced a rebranding of their name and logo. The new location would have added a second DBA and a third name for the organization, necessitating the rebranding. On Thursday, September 26, 2024 during the Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Event hosted at their Dorchester location, they officially announced the change to a single name to honor the woman whose 20 years of service shaped the Center into what it is…

On March 23, 2023 the Dorchester Children’s Advocacy Center held a ribbon cutting for their newly renovated Summerville Center. The event was held jointly with a Chamber After Hours Event. The Children’s Advocacy Center thanked the HDR Foundation and Silent Tears Foundation for providing grants that paid for the bathroom renovations, and new furnishings. They also thanked the Summerville Rotary Club, the Summerville Evening Rotary Club, the Carolina Panthers Foundation, and the State Farm Good Neighbor Grant Program for their generous donations that helped to make this renovation a reality. In addition, the CAC…

Summerville, SC – The Dorchester Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) offers 3 different Kids Care Programs year-round. The Kids Care Programs assist DCAC families in providing essential items for the children receiving services at the center. These programs are an important service offered by DCAC because many of the caregivers utilizing DCAC services have taken in a relative or family member unexpectedly to help avoid a child from entering the foster care system. Often times caregivers do not receive any financial or additional support for taking loved ones into their home. DCAC counts on donations from local churches, individuals, businesses, schools,…