Interfaith Community Services of South Carolina

Interfaith Community Services of South Carolina, Inc

A united faith community . . . working together to build strong families and healthy, thriving children.

14.6 percent of American households (17 million) are food insecure, meaning that their eating patterns are disrupted because of a lack of money or other resources for food. (Household Food Security in the US, 2008)
Food insecurity is most prevalent in the South (Household Food Security in the US, 2008).
SC is one of the top five states rating highest in food insecure children (Feeding America, 2008).
Research indicates that even mild under-nutrition by young children during critical periods of growth impacts the behavior of children, their school performance, and their overall cognitive development (Feeding America, 2008).
Some effects of malnutrition can be repaired by a proper diet; not all of the effects of poor diet are permanent. (Neuroscience for Kids, 2009).
In SC, 187,275 children live below the poverty line – 87,631 households. (SC Kids Count, 2009).
In SC, 11 percent of children fail between first and third grade because of a lack of school readiness (Kid Count, 2009).
83% of the children, families and providers served by Interfaith are low-income.
60% of the providers Interfaith works with are members of a minority group.
Most Family Child Care providers are small, women-owned businesses.

What Interfaith's doing about it!

Interfaith works with Family Child Care providers to provide incentives to serve healthy meals to the children in care.
Interfaith monitors Family Child Care Homes for fire and safety, and works with providers on health and safety issues.
Interfaith trains Family Child Care providers in appropriate child development.
Interfaith provides children, parents and child care providers with free children’s books to promote early literacy.
Interfaith works with churches to improve the quality of child care.
Interfaith works with the faith community as a whole to support children and families.

How you can help:

Give generously of your time, talent and treasure to help Interfaith support the nutrition and development of young children.
Give generously to help Interfaith provide meals and literacy to low-income children in SC.
Help increase Interfaith’s vision to provide family literacy, parenting, fire and safety kits, books, improved nutrition and child development for SC families.
Become a Friend of Interfaith and donate today!