About Us
Mission
Helping Hands offers HOPE, HELP, and CHANGE in Georgetown County. On faith-based principles,
we seek to create sustainable futures through job training and youth empowerment to
relieve generational and situational poverty, while meeting immediate needs of food insecurity, utility support, and dental care.
Two Core Commitments
01 Compassionate Care
First, through our Compassionate Care Program, we provide basic needs (food, clothing, utilities, and dental care) to help address the daily challenges of those struggling with poverty and crisis.
02 Time to Change
Second, through our Time to Change Program, we offer a highly structured, incentive-driven employment, career path, and youth empowerment programs designed to support individuals and families move out of poverty.
A History of Hope and Help
Helping Hands of Georgetown County, Inc. was established in 1989, through the extraordinary vision of founding board members. Representatives from 17 Covenant Churches in Georgetown County, South Carolina, came together. Their vision: Supporting one organization to serve this rural and poverty-stricken area.
The organization assesses and determines an adequate response to the area’s needs. Helping Hands has been a vital resource for Georgetown County residents in crisis. We provide help and opportunities for change. Donations from individuals, churches, civic clubs, and businesses power this vision. Helping Hands is grateful also for grants from public and private foundations.
Leadership
A strong volunteer leadership team governs Helping Hands. It includes a Board of Directors and a Leadership Council representing Covenant Churches. Many original board members also serve on this council. Some mentor a new generation of Helping Hands leadership.
Staff
- Brendon Barber, Executive Director, bbarber@helpinghandsofgeorgetown.org
- Lynne Ford, Associate Director, lford@helpinghandsofgeorgetown.org
- Tracy Jones, Operations Manager, tjones@helpinghandsofgeorgetown.org
- Deana Cooper, Andrews Site Manager, dcooper@helpinghandsofgeorgetown.org
- Ronald McInnis, Program Coordinator, rmcinnis@helpinghandsofgeorgetown.org
- Marilyn Formanack, Volunteer Coordinator, mformanack@helpinghandsofgeorgetown.org
- Tasha Smith, YEP Program Leader, tsmith@helpinghandsofgeorgetown.org
- Teon Singletary, GC3 Program Leader, tsingletary@helpinghandsofgeorgetown.org
Board of Directors
Dick Rose, President
Joan Meacham, Vice-President
Melanie Hein, Secretary
Troy Moss, Treasurer
Renee Davis
Tyler Easterling
Ed McNulty
Tim Meacham
Cleveland Milton
Dr. Celeste Pringle
Jean Rothrock
Covenant Churches
| Andrews Church of God |
| Andrews First Baptist Church |
| Andrews PH Church |
| Andrews Presbyterian Church |
| Asbury UMC |
| Bethel UMC |
| Bethlehem Church of God |
| Bibleway Church |
| Browns Chapel |
| Calvary Baptist Church |
| Church of Christ |
| Cornerstone Baptist Church |
| Duncan Memorial UMC |
| Ebenezer Missionary Baptist |
| Georgetown First Baptist Church |
| Georgetown Pentecostal |
| Georgetown Presbyterian |
| Greater St Luke Holiness |
| Herbert Memorial UMC |
| Herbert Memorial UMC |
| Lowcountry Community Church LC# |
| Lakewood Baptist Church |
| LIving Word Christian Church |
| LIving Word Christian Church |
| Mt Lebanon AME |
| Mt. Zion AME |
| North Poplar Ave. Church of God |
| Oak Grove UMC |
| Piney Grove Baptist |
| Prince George |
| Prince George |
| Ringel Heights Baptist |
| Ringel Heights Baptist |
| Saint Marks AME |
| Spirit-Filled Ambassadors For Christ |
| St Delights PH Church |
| St. Paul’s Waccamaw UMC |
| St. Paul’s Waccamaw UMC |
| Thomas Chapel AME |
| Trinity Lutheran |
| Trinity UMC |
| Victory Christian Center |
| Wayne UMC |
| Woodmen of the World Insurance |
Covenant Church Commitment
Helping Hands of Georgetown was founded by a handful of Georgetown Churches coming together to form a covenant to help those in need in the Georgetown area. To do we have 40 covenant churches from all over the county have come together to support our faith-based mission by providing Help, Hope, and Change to those who need us. Helping Hands impacts over 3,000 households a year. Our covenant churches support us by their financial gifts and food drive to keep our food pantry stocked. If your church would like more information about being a covenant church, please contact us by using the form below.