by epatankar | Oct 12, 2026 | Blog, Education, In the News, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Partner Spotlight, Pave the Path, Red Apron Alliance, Stories of Hope, The Apron, The Market, The Thread
When Angela Thomas was a little girl, she brought home a form from school and asked her grandmother for help. It was then that she discovered something she hadn’t known. Her grandmother, who had left school in the second grade to work in the fields, could barely...
by epatankar | Oct 7, 2026 | Blog, Education, In the News, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Partner Spotlight, Pave the Path, Red Apron Alliance, The Apron, The Market, The Thread, Uncategorized, Volunteer Spotlight
Sometimes the reasons we give begin long before we have anything to give. For Brenda and Graz Graziano, the story of their support for Self Help begins decades before they ever heard of Bluffton – in two hardworking families where money was often tight,...
by epatankar | Oct 7, 2026 | Blog, Education, In the News, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Partner Spotlight, Pave the Path, Red Apron Alliance, The Apron, The Market, The Thread, Uncategorized, Volunteer Spotlight
Sometimes the best way to make a bigger impact is to work together. On Friday, October 2, Self Help officially celebrated the grand opening of our new collaborative space with The Deep Well Project on Hilton Head Island, marking an exciting new chapter in a...
by epatankar | Jul 30, 2026 | Blog, Education, In the News, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Pave the Path, Red Apron Alliance, Stories of Hope, The Apron, The Market, The Thread
There are seasons when the impact of a community becomes impossible to miss. This was one of them. Over the past few months, we’ve watched generosity become opportunity in ways that continue to inspire us. Volunteers who faithfully show up. Community partners...
by epatankar | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog, Education, In the News, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Partner Spotlight, Pave the Path, Red Apron Alliance, Stories of Hope, The Apron, The Market, The Thread
Sheila Livingston has spent her life building. Building her skills, her career, her family, and now, her own business. Raised by her grandmother in Jamaica, Sheila stepped into responsibility early. When her grandmother suffered a stroke during Sheila’s teenage years,...
by epatankar | Aug 19, 2025 | Blog, Education, In the News, Pave the Path, The Thread, Volunteer Spotlight
When Alicia moved from Indianapolis to Bluffton, South Carolina, she had two priorities at the top of her list: finding a unique, welcoming community and discovering meaningful ways to give back. Her family ultimately chose Daufuskie Island as their home—a choice that...
