A PLACE for HOPE




The Blackmon Road Community (BRC) is one of the poorest communities in South Carolina. The residents of Blackmon Road are living in third world conditions. They live without indoor plumbing, bathrooms or showers, without trash pick-up, without paved roads, and without street lights – effectively, without the basic material necessities we have come to expect in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. For years it has been on the border between the city of Rock Hill and York County, invisible and ignored...and less than a mile away from the center of a growing and bountiful city, teeming with resources. A Place for Hope (APFH) is committed to providing material resources, hands-on educational training and job development programs, and psychological hope for the residents, who find themselves living at the intersection of race, class, and gender inequalities. Thus APFH is about social service and social change. In terms of access to healthcare, basic services, water and sewer infrastructure, the Blackmon Road Community has been designated by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control as being the most severely underserved community in the entire state. We find this situation to be unacceptable, and shameful in this, the land of opportunity and hope. There are infants, school-aged children and teens who live in the Blackmon Road Community, and the dozens of children of extended families who, more often than not, spend their days and nights in the care of the adult family members living in the community. These children are part of a cycle of poverty that we have the capacity to interrupt. They need the kinds of infrastructural supports, educational programming, and psychological empowerment that will provide them with the self-esteem and community-building activities to truly believe that their lives can be different, that they can be anything they want to be in this world through commitment, hard work, dedication, and an equal opportunity to pursue their dreams. These are the foundational goals of A Place for Hope. Dr. Jennifer Leigh Disney President, Board of Directors, A Place for Hope Ms. Donna Berry Founder, A Place for Hope
			Come and Warm Things Up !! Volunteers make all the difference! Call Us and See How You Can Help! *803-329-HOPE* EVENTS & FUNDRAISING EFFORTS!! *AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM SPONSORS !!* *MUSIC AND ART WORKSHOP TEACHERS !!* *EVENT PLANNING VOLUNTEERS !!* *CENTER MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP ASSISTANCE* *...AND SO MUCH MORE...* *So, Come On Down to Our House and visit...* Above: Hope Whitlock w/ ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, Donna, and Jennifer Below: Community Activist and actor, Danny Glover with a couple of new friends!