The James Island Outreach

The James Island Outreach Helping neighbors. Uniting community.
🍎 Client-Choice Food Pantry
Financial Resources Workshops
💲Emergency Financial Assistance
🏠 Critical Home Repairs

The Food Pantry for James Island and Folly Beach. In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Program

information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, and American Sign Language) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online, at https://www. ascr.usda.gov/sites/default/files/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint- Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442;
email: [email protected]. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

It's time to enjoy our first Friday evenings at James Island Town Hall. Come talk to me about big news for the October ...
09/05/2025

It's time to enjoy our first Friday evenings at James Island Town Hall. Come talk to me about big news for the October market!

08/19/2025

FALL MARKET 2025 OCTOBER 18 mark your calendar !!

07/25/2025

Don’t forget to drop off a food donation as well!

Barberitos is keeping it local and supporting James Island Outreach on July 31, 2025. Non-perishable food items supporti...
07/21/2025

Barberitos is keeping it local and supporting James Island Outreach on July 31, 2025.
Non-perishable food items supporting our Every Can Counts dive will also be collected through July 31. See you there!!

07/04/2025
Meet Winston: Our dedicated four-legged volunteer. His energy and infectious joy bring laughter to everyone. We are grat...
06/30/2025

Meet Winston: Our dedicated four-legged volunteer. His energy and infectious joy bring laughter to everyone. We are grateful for his sweet companionship he adds to James Island Outreach! 🐾

As the need in our community continues to grow, we have been wrestling with the question of where to store the surplus o...
06/24/2025

As the need in our community continues to grow, we have been wrestling with the question of where to store the surplus of food. We are beyond grateful to our partner, Transoceanic Containers, for their generous in-kind donation of a climate-controlled container.

Thank you, Transocean Equipment Management, LLC, for your dedication and sincere compassion toward our mission of uniting the community by helping our neighbors!

And thanks to the Exchange Club of Charleston SC for helping fund the upgrades to this container! 💙

At James Island Outreach, we’ve seen firsthand that food donations drop significantly during the summer months.As a resu...
06/19/2025

At James Island Outreach, we’ve seen firsthand that food donations drop significantly during the summer months.

As a result, we are currently in the midst of our Annual Food Drive. This summer, we are once again aiming to reach our goal of 10,000 cans donated. We firmly believe that Every Can Counts, and with your help, we’re confident we can achieve this goal once more!

Here’s how you can help:

📍Drop off:
James Island Outreach
1860 Camp Rd.
Charleston, SC 29424

🛒What to donate:
Unopened non-perishables

🔄 Share - Tell your neighbors, friends, or family

🙌 Are you interested in hosting a food drive? It could be with your neighborhood, workplace, place of worship, school etc. Reach out to us and we’d love to share more information!

Thankful for our partners from the Sons of American Legion and The Women’s Auxiliary. They graciously hosted a food driv...
06/17/2025

Thankful for our partners from the Sons of American Legion and The Women’s Auxiliary. They graciously hosted a food drive and donated 559 pounds of food!

We are grateful for our community partners, their incredible contributions to the continuous mission of James Island Outreach! 💙💪

Want to get involved? Let us know if your group or organization would be interested in hosting a food drive as part of our Summer Food Drive! ☀️🥫

What a precious sight on pantry day! We love their kind hearts and the joy they bring with every visit! 🐾
06/16/2025

What a precious sight on pantry day! We love their kind hearts and the joy they bring with every visit! 🐾

Have you ever wondered what happens when you donate a can at James Island Outreach? 🥫It goes straight to a neighbor who ...
06/13/2025

Have you ever wondered what happens when you donate a can at James Island Outreach? 🥫

It goes straight to a neighbor who needs it. We are firm believers that Every Can Counts and donating cans is such a simple way to make a difference.💙

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1860 Camp Road
Charleston, SC
29412

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Tuesday 9am - 12pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
Saturday 9:30am - 11:30am

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James Island Outreach

The James Island Outreach (JIO) was formed by area churches coming together to help those who had nowhere else to turn for assistance with the rebuilding of their storm damaged homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Over these past nearly 30 years, the mission of JIO has evolved and its services expanded.

In coordination with area public and private human services agencies, community volunteers and two paid part-time staff, JIO now provides crisis relief for Folly Beach and James Island residents in need of food and/or financial assistance for medications and utility maintenance. JIO is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501C3 agency that is registered with the Secretary of State in South Carolina and is wholly supported by area churches, businesses, community organizations and individuals through donated time, food and funds.

We serve an average of 150 clients and 350 family members per month. All our clients fall below the income limits established by established poverty guidelines. It might come as a surprise for many, but the poverty rate among James Island residents is 8.5%. The rate is 9.2% among Folly Beach residents. In other words, nearly 1 in 10 James Island and Folly Beach residents are impoverished.

JIO serves a diverse population -- 62% African American, 38% Caucasian, 68% female, 32% male and 60% over the age of 55. Our clients include elderly and disabled individuals who have a difficult time making ends meet on a fixed income, as well as younger, non-disabled individuals faced with income disruption. In many cases, our clients are living on social security or disability and are forced to make the difficult and unfair choice between going without food or their needed prescription medications. In 2017, JIO distributed 116,638 pounds of food to clients – an estimated value of approximately $195,000. We also provided $9,500 to clients in need of funds for utility maintenance and medical assistance.