Adult Services
Sistercare offers comprehensive, wrap-around services for survivors of domestic violence. Call our Confidential 24 Hour Service Line at (803) 765-9428 to speak to a Sistercare advocate.
Emergency Shelters
This residential supportive service provides survivors and their children a timeframe to regain their physical and emotional strength for independence. Emergency shelters offer secure, confidential space where survivors of domestic violence can escape violence and plan for their future. Individual and group counseling, supportive services, children’s counseling room, food, laundry, clothing, transportation and more are provided free of charge.
Confidential 24 Hour Service Line
Staff provides crisis intervention, shelter screening, and referrals and information 24-hours a day.
Community Group Counseling
Support groups help survivors of domestic violence through discussion, encouragement, support, and safety planning. Community Group Counseling is offered in person throughout the Midlands – Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, and Richland counties, and through a secured video platform. For more information please call office line (803)926-0505.
Individual Counseling
Counselors provide one-on-one counseling with survivors residing in the community. Individual Counseling is offered in person throughout the Midlands – Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, and Richland counties, and through a secured video platform.
Court Advocacy
Survivors are informed about the legal process, available options, and their rights. Court advocates help clients obtain legal services, accompany them to court, and advocate for protection through the judicial system. Court Advocates are not attorneys and cannot dispense legal advice.
Rural Services
Advocates in Fairfield, Kershaw and Newberry counties provide support groups, counseling, court advocacy, and supportive services to survivors and their children.
Housing
Families from our shelters and community-based services are transitioned to community housing where they receive supportive services to become economically independent and live violence-free.
Hospital Accompaniment Response team (H.A.R.T)
Sistercare’s Hospital Accompaniment Response Team (H.A.R.T.) addresses the non-medical needs of local hospital patients who have been identified as victims of intimate partner violence. The trained team provides crisis intervention counseling, emotional support, safety planning, danger assessments, and referrals to other resources in the community. H.A.R.T. is currently serving the following hospitals: Lexington Medical Center, Palmetto Health Baptist, Palmetto Health Richland, and Parkridge Hospital.
Legal Representation
Survivors are assisted with Family Court legal matters by licensed attorneys who help ensure their rights are protected. These attorneys offer legal advice, provide legal options, attend court hearings, and assist clients, so they can help achieve the best possible outcomes through the judicial system.