SCPPA Helping Others

SCPPA is working to renew our commitment to Philanthropy!  Each quarter, South Carolina Probation and Parole Association recognizes a non-profit organization and contributes a monetary gift or supplies for the work the organization does throughout our community. SCPPA would like to contribute to organizations all over the state.  Please contact any board member if you have a particular philanthropy in mind that SCPPA could assist.

The fourth quarter of 2009 SCPPA purchased items for the new incentive room at the Midlands Evaluation Center at the Department of Juvenile Justice. Items included a PlayStation II and games, arts and crafts materials, board games and video games.  The Director of SCDJJ Evaluation Centers, Ronnie Grate and Capt. Cooper-Charles invited SCPPA Board members to a luncheon to thank the board for their donation.  At the luncheon, SCPPA was given a plaque thanking us for our support.

The third quarter of 2009 SCPPA presented a check for $250.00 to the Women’s Task Force Conference.  The money provided a continental breakfast for the conference attendees.  The SCCA Women’s Task Force was established in 1981. All women members of SCCA are members of the Task Force.  SCPPA is pleased to be able to contribute to this important event.

The second quarter of 2009 The South Carolina Law Cadet Academy was presented a check for $250.00 to sponsor an individual youth to participate in this week of fun and excitement. The South Carolina Law Cadet Academy was started in 1973 with the cooperation of The American Legion Department of South Carolina and the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. In the early years, this program was held at Ft. Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. Since 1975, it has been housed at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy Columbia, South Carolina. We are pleased to be able to contribute to this worthy organization.

The first quarter of 2009 Tamassee DAR School was presented a check for $250.00 to help with the cost of managing the children’s home and family service organization.  The school offers multi-faceted programs to serve children and families with a variety of needs.

Year round services are provided for up to 56 children in residence and 54 children in Day Care.  The programs and services include 7 on-campus child care homes that can house up to 8-10 children, middle-school academy for day and residential students, individual and group counseling, enrichment and recreational activities, and a college/after care program. 

The first quarter of 2008 A Child’s Haven in Greenville South Carolina, was presented a check for $250.00 for the work they do reaching out and identifying and assisting children of abuse or neglect. 

The fourth quarter of 2007 Palmetto Place Children's Emergency Shelter in Columbia, South Carolina, was presented a check for $375.00 to help with the cost of medical, mental health and dental care, nutritious meals, and clothing and personal care items. Children are referred to Palmetto Place for temporary placement by local Departments of Social Services when they must be removed from their homes because of abuse, abandonment or neglect, or when their parents are incarcerated or even hospitalized.

The third quarter of 2007 Sistercare in Columbia, South Carolina, was presented a check for $350.00 to help with the cost of providing services for battered women and their children residing in Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, and Richland counties in South Carolina.

The second quarter of 2007 the Carolina Children's Home in Columbia, South Carolina, provided a list of their particular needs and SCPPA contributed $250 in school supplies to help ensure that these children start the new school year with the supplies they need to succeed.