Charleston City Paper wrote a great article about the more than 500 Blessing Boxes there are in South Carolina . Find the map below, and also directions on what to leave, and how to build your own box just in time for the holidays at Blessing Boxes Kindness Army.

These families—who have servedor are currently serving our country need YOUR help to make this holiday season special. WE can bring smiles, joy, and hope to Military and Veteran families who deserve our support. Every child deserves to wake up with a little magic under the tree, and every parent deserves to feel the warmth of a helping hand.

Each year the Salvation Army Charleston creates an Angel Tree to provide children and seniors with Christmas gifts. PLEASE SIGN UP for an hour or two in the next week to help sort and pack the Salvation Army, Charleston Angel Tree Gifts!

Join Pet Helpers for the Christmas Vacation Foster Program, where our goal is to give every shelter dog a chance to celebrate the holidays surrounded by love, warmth, and maybe even a few holiday lights (no promises they won’t try to eat them).

Lowcountry Orphan Relief provides support for Lowcountry children who are identified by a supported agency as suffering from abuse, abandonment and neglect. Each stocking holds a request for the most needed items each year.

Kay Phillips Child Advocacy Center is holding a gift drive for the children who receive their care throughout the year called: Operation E.L.F. There are LOTS of other ways to help provide a Merry Christmas to the families they serve each year!