Our Story
Our History
Helping Hands has been serving people in need for over thirty years.
Helping Hands of Goose Creek was started by the Goose Creek Clergy Association after Hurricane Hugo in 1989 to distribute emergency food
to families in a crisis situation. Helping Hands volunteers and its client friendly center has been in continuous operation since its inception.
Helping Hands services include a client’s choice food selection and client hands-on budget training program.
We impact the lives of families, children and seniors by solving one of the biggest struggles they face, getting enough nutritious food to eat to live a healthy life.
We have distributed over two million meals to date!
We also provide services that include money management training and programs that help families achieve self–sufficiency.
Our local Rotary Club Members conduct on-site budget training.
Food distribution and training by our friendly volunteers remains the primary focus of Helping Hands of Goose Creek.
Our Mission
To assist families in need as they strive for self-sufficiency.
Helping Hands of Goose Creek is a:
- Christian-based crisis assistance center.
- A Goose Creek Clergy Association project.
- A Goose Creek resource since 1989.
- Lowcountry Food Bank Agency Partner. USDA Emergency Food Assistance Provider. *
- HHGC is a 501(c) (3) organization, Federal Tax ID 57-0891298 REV. 07-06-20
We would love to serve the community with you!
There are 258 serving opportunities each month! We are sure we have a place for you! Weekdays 8:30-12, Certain Saturdays each month 8:30-12, or 2 lunchtime serve opportunities per month from 11:30-1:30. Check out our serve opportunities via our POINT volunteer app.
https://pointapp.org/orgs/3352
We would love to feed the community through you!
Helping Hands welcomes donations of nonperishable foods and financial partnerships everyday! Since hunger doesn’t take a break, we rely on the generous donations from community organizations and grocery partners to feed our families all year round. Make financial donations online at www.helpinghandsofGooseCreek.
We would love to care for those you love.
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Helping Hands offers crisis food assistance to anyone in need. We serve the unhoused, the working poor, and those down on their luck with grace and dignity. If you know someone in need, we would be honored if you referred those you love to be cared for by our team.
We now have a Blessing Box at the pantry.
This will be filled with food items when we are closed on weekends and holidays for families in need.
One simple rule applies – Leave what you can, take what you need.
Additionally, if you look up https://www.chsblessingbox.org online it will show the locations of all the Blessing Boxes in the tri-county area.
*This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
*USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
As a UDSA Pantry Partner, please be advised that Helping Hands of Goose Creek will distribute USDA allocated foods on a monthly basis to all families who qualify by the financial guidelines set by the USDA during our regular operating hours.
