South Carolina Pro Bono & Community Legal Resources

Many people live in poverty in the state of South Carolina. Approximately 15.7% of the state's 4.5 million residents live at or below the U.S. federal poverty level. It's all too easy for low-income or indigent South Carolinians to have their legal rights pushed to the side. Luckily, the state is bursting at its seams with first-rate pro bono services and community legal resources. Throughout the state of South Carolina, it's easy to find free legal aid; the following organizations can help.

South Carolina Pro Bono Services

There is no centralized organization that handles all of the pro bono services in the state of South Carolina. That's not to say, though, that such services do not exist. On the contrary - three first-rate organizations handle the majority of the state's pro bono services. South Carolina Legal Services, or SCLS, is a non-profit corporation that helps low-income residents with civil matters. The South Carolina Access to Justice Commission has been assisting low-income South Carolinians since 2007. The South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice is another organization that can be of service in such matters.

South Carolina Legal Services
2109 Bull Street
PO Box 1445
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803.799.9668

South Carolina Access to Justice Commission
PO Box 608
Columbia, SC 29202-0608
Phone: 803.576-3808

South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice
2109 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone Number: 803.799.9668


Community Legal Resources in South Carolina

A bounty of community legal resources is available across the state of South Carolina. If you or someone you know lives in the state, lives in poverty and needs legal help, one of the following organizations may be able to help:

Pro Bono Legal Services, Inc.
111 Church Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: 843.853.6456

South Carolina Centers For Equal Justice
3815 West Montague Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29418
Phone: 843.720.7044

Lowcountry AIDS Services
1501 Manley Avenue
Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: 803.577.2437

South Carolina Centers For Equal Justice
227 South Durgan Street
Florence, SC 29506
Phone: 843.413.9500

Legal assistance for low-income South Carolinians is available; simply pick up the phone and give one of the above organizations a call today.