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If you are struggling with paying your debts and bills, Family Service Center of South Carolina (phone number 803-733-5450) can help with that as well. They have counselors on location who will meet with Sumter County residents to review their financial situations. They can advise them on debt management plans, as well as credit card hardship programs.
If you can’t afford to pay for legal aid, S.C. Centers for Equal Justice provides individuals with no cost legal advise and assistance. Click here to find more information on South Carolina legal assistance.
Clients can contact the non-profit law firm to discuss civil legal cases, and learn how to get help with a variety of legal issues, including foreclosures, utility service disconnections, consumer debt issues, and help with government assistance programs.
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The Samaritan House, which has a distribution point in Sumter South Carolina, is a place people can turn to for free food, and to learn about where to access a food pantry at. They partner with other local charities and non-profit organizations. Dial (803) 775-0024.
Receive foreclosure counseling from a National Foundation for Credit Counseling approved organization. Family Service Center of South Carolina is the place to go to. They can help you avoid a foreclosure, or stop one if it is in progress. Counselors will work one on one with you and they will help you communicate with your bank or lenders. They will go over your options, and help you understand the alternatives to foreclosure that you may have. In addition, they can help you establish savings and payment plans for your unique situation which will help you get back on your feet. 803-733-5450
Another organization that can provide mortgage and foreclosure help is the local community action agency, Wateree Community Actions, Inc. They have staff who will contact your mortgage lender and mediate a solution that works for both parties. Of course the goal is to provide a solution to your housing crisis. Dial (803) 775-4354, or click here to learn more on South Carolina foreclosure programs.
Wateree Community Actions, Inc. also offers a variety of general programs that can help people pay for everyday expenses and bills. Emergency services are available to families and individuals to provide them assistance for paying for food, rent, cooling, heating, and electric bills, and even some limited funding to make a mortgage payment.
Project SHARE is another utility program that the community action agency can refer people to. The assistance is provided directly by your utility company (Duke Power or South Carolina Electric and Gas) but SHARE does provide funding to people in need to prevent a service disconnection.
Call the agency at (803) 775-4354 to learn more about these assistance programs.
Watetree (contact information above) can also help people find a job either find a job, or increase their earnings potential by improving their skills.
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