Read the most recent news and stories from our neighbors thanks for the help of our Bluffton Self Help staff and volunteers.
Surviving Summer in Sub-Optimal Housing
As temperatures soar into the 90s and beyond while combining with brutally intense humidity, it’s important not to forget our neighbors living in sub-optimal housing, lacking basic protection against the sweltering summer sun. These homes are often without properly...
Ben
Ben had never asked for help. After twenty-five years of working for the same firm, he had a car accident while on company business. Between medical treatments resulting from the accident, physical therapy, disagreements and delays with Workman’s Compensation, and no income, Ben’s rainy day fund was running dangerously low. Members of his church tried to help by hiring him for odd jobs, but it just wasn’t enough to keep his family of four children afloat. BSH paid his rent for one month. Luckily he found employment shortly thereafter, and Ben has actually become a BSH donor! Bluffton Self Help provides a broad range of human services for poor working families, the disabled, sick and elderly. Donations FROM our community fund services TO our community. To donate to Bluffton Self Help’s fundraising campaign, which supports the organization’s charitable activities, mail contributions to BSH, PO Box 2420, Bluffton, SC 29910, or drop by 1264 May River Road in Bluffton.