LICS
ABOUT US
OUR MISSION

LICS' mission is to provide food, clothing, emergency financial assistance, referrals and counseling to individuals and families in need.

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LICS Programs

SOCIAL SERVICE MINISTRIES

Emergency Services consist of providing food, clothing, limited financial assistance, referrals, and short term counseling to families/individuals living in Lexington and Saluda County as well as certain zip codes of Calhoun County who struggle to meet their basic needs.  The LICS Outreach Center is located in Swansea serving the Swansea/Gaston communities of Lexington County.  LICS Food For Living (FFL) program provides monthly food assistance to the disabled and aged population who are living under the USDA Income Standards and struggling to meet their basic needs.
 

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Special Projects provide an opportunity for a volunteer and/or volunteer group to participate in a mission/outreach project that enhances the daily operations and services of LICS.  LICS has a variety of resources for individuals and families requesting services.  Examples are: personal care bags, goodie boxes, food drives, and holiday food baskets.

 
VOLUNTEER SERVICES

Our volunteers are the very heart and soul of the LICS ministry.   In 2011 LICS had approximately 537 volunteers give 16,529 hours of their time and service.  We always need more volunteers and welcome volunteers to call to schedule an orientation session.  Volunteers work in all aspects of the main center and all outreach centers.  Volunteers are necessary for leadership roles of board Members, church liaisons, and committee members.  In almost all situations, LICS accommodates the volunteers schedule and wishes for times and dates of volunteerism.  In the Social Service area, we have a variety of volunteer positions.  They include clerical work, answering telephone, and interviewing people seeking assistance. In Community Relations office work and data entry volunteers are needed. The Donation Center volunteer positions include receiving and sorting donations, packing and sorting food, and distributing food and Thrift Shop items. Volunteers in the Thrift Shop stock and display merchandise, greet customers, are cashiers, and provide any needed assistance to customers. For more information call 803-957-6656 ext. 225.


CHURCH AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

The church community is the foundation that feeds LICS with contributions of all types.  Examples of contributions are as follows:

Volunteers              Financial ContributionsFood contributions
Service Projects      Clothing Contributions Prayers

LICS Overview

Founded in 1979 by the Lexington Ministerial Association, LICS began providing emergency services to families in crisis.  Presently, LICS is the only ministry serving all of Lexington County, Saluda County and part of Calhoun County.  The governing body of LICS is the Membership Assembly which is made up of Member Church clergy and lay representatives and a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of twelve members from the Member Churches.