Adoption Agencies Serving South Carolina
If you or someone you know may be considering placing a child for adoption or may want to give a child the opportunity to be part of a loving, stable family, please contact an agency near you. The following list includes private, state and national adoption agencies serving in and around the Palmetto State.
They all contribute uniquely to seeing that adoptable children in South Carolina are placed in a loving home with a family that can meet their needs. Included in the list you will find adoption agencies, children’s homes, agencies that provide support groups, photo listings of adoptable children, foster care programs and information on adoption services.
Private Adoption Agencies
Anderson County
Shiphrah Ministries
PO Box 824
Belton, SC 29627
Director: Ms. Harriet Dial
Phone: 864-338-4673
Fax: 864-338-4687
E-mail: Shiphrahmin@aol.com
Comments: Maternity home for girls under 21.
Berkeley County
Christian World Adoption
669 Marina Drive
Wando, SC 29492
Director: Mrs. TomiLee Harding
Phone: 843-856-0305
Fax: 843-856-0350
Hotline: 888-972-3678
E-mail: cwa@cwa.org
Website: http://www.cwa.org/
Charleston County
Reid House
PO Box 22132
Charleston, SC 29413
169 St. Phillips Street
Charleston, SC 29413
Director: Ms. Dolores Greene
Phone: 843-723-0105
Fax: 843-722-8797
E-mail: RHSC@viperlink.net
Website: http://www.reid-house.com/
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Charleston
PO Box 818
Charleston, SC 29407
1662 Ingram Road
Director: Mrs. Dorothy Grillo
Phone: 843-402-9115
Fax: 843-402-9071
E-mail: dorothy@catholic-doc.org
Website: http://www.catholic-doc.org/
Comments: Member of ALAA (Association of Licensed Adoption Agencies of SC)
A Loving Choice Private Adoption Agency, Inc.
1365 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29407
Director: Mr. Richard Bell
Fax: 843-556-3496
Hotline: 800-803-4673
E-mail: alc@southcarolinaadoption.com
Website: http://www.alovingchoice.com/
Comments: Member of ALAA
Florence County
Bethany Christian Services
PO Box 6044
Florence, SC 29502
Director: Mrs. Teri Hyler
Phone: 843-629-1177
Fax: 843-629-1177
Hotline: 800-238-4269
E-mail: BethanyFlorence@mindspring.com
Website: http://www.bethany.org/
Comments: Adoption, shepherding homes, pregnancy testing.
Greenville County
Carolina Hope Christian Adoption Agency
819 East North Street
Greenville, SC 29601
Director: Mrs. Laura Godwin
Phone: 864-268-0570
Fax: 864-244-7078
E-mail: cadopt@aol.com
Website: www.carolinahopeadoption.org
Child Hope
PO Box 8939
Greenville, SC 29604
Phone: 864-271-4101
Bethany Christian Services
620 E. Washington St.
Greenville, SC 29601
Director: Mrs. Pat Wheeler
Phone: 864-235-2273
Fax: 864-233-6641
Hotline: (800) 238-4269
E-mail: BethanyGreenvill@mindspring.com
Website: http://www.bethany.org/
Comments: Adoption, shepherding homes, pregnancy testing.
Greenwood County
Connie Maxwell Children's Home
PO Box 1178
Greenwood, SC 29648
810 Maxwell Avenue
Greenwood, SC 29649
Director: Dr. Jimmy MacAdams
Phone: 864-942-1400
Fax: 864-942-1450
Website: http://www.conniemaxwell.org/
Comments: Adoptable children through DSS
Horry County
Bethany Christian Services
550 Forrest Brook Rd., Suite 300
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Director: Ms. Ginger Bartos
Phone: 843-236-5433
Hotline: (800) 238-4269
Website: http://www.bethany.org/
Comments: Adoption, shepherding homes, pregnancy testing.
Richland County
Catholic Charities in the Midlands
PO Box 7245
Columbia, SC 29202
Director: Ms. Tracy Kroll
Phone: 803-254-9776
Bethany Christian Services
1411 Barnwell St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Director: Mrs. Joann King
Phone: 803-779-0541
Fax: 803-799-9799
Hotline: 800-922-0682
Website: http://www.bethany.org/
Comments: Adoption, shepherding homes, pregnancy testing.
Children Unlimited, Inc.
PO Box 11463
Columbia, SC 29211-1463
1825 Gadsden Street
Columbia, SC 29211
Director: Ms. Linda Eisele
Phone: 803-799-8311
Fax: 803-765-0284
Hotline: 800-822-0877
E-mail: cuadop@usit.net
Lutheran Family Services
PO Box 21728
Columbia, SC 29221-1728
Director: Mrs. Alice Both
Phone: 803-750-9917
Fax: 803-750-9920
E-mail: alice-both@usa.net
Comments: Adoption, Refugee Settlement, Foster Parenting Program, Group Homes for Troubled Teens
Epworth Children's Home
PO Box 50466
Columbia, SC 29050
2900 Millwood Avenue
Columbia, SC 29050
Director: Ms. Amanda Sipp
Phone: 803-256-7394
Fax: 803-212-4799
E-mail: echumc@aol.com
Website: http://www.epworthchildrenshome.org/
Comments: Adoptable children through DSS.
Carolina Children's Home
3201 Trenholm Road
Columbia, SC 29204
Director: Mr. Keith Jones
Phone: 803-787-2306
Fax: 803-790-6554
Comments: Adoptable children through DSS.
Children First
PO Box 11907
Columbia, SC 29211
Director: Mr. Bradford Simpson
Phone: 803-771-0534
Fax: 803-771-0610
E-mail: peldreth@usa.com
South Carolina Council on Adoptable Children
7470 Garners Ferry Road, #4
Columbia, SC 29209
Director: Ms. Brenda Wallace
Phone: 803-783-2226
Fax: 803-783-3877
Hotline: 888-515-2622
Website: http://www.sc-adopt.org/
Comments: SC Seedlings Photolist--contains photographs and biographies of children in SC waiting to be adopted.
Spartanburg County
Southeastern Children's Home, Inc.
155 Children's Way
Duncan, SC 29334
Director: Mr. Robert Kimberely
Phone: 864-439-0259
Fax: 864-949-0248
E-mail: rck1359@aol.com
Comments: Adoption services and foster care programs.
World Wide Adoptions
Montgomery Bldg, Ste 436
187 North Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Director: Mrs. Peggy Ewing
Phone: 864-583-6981
Fax: 864-583-0150
E-mail: info@worldwideadoption.org
Website: http://www.worldwideadoption.org/
A Loving Choice Adoption Agency
2929A Boiling Springs Road
Boiling Springs, SC 29316
Director: Mrs. Deborah Bell
Fax: 864-578-6772
E-mail: alcadopt@aol.com
Website: http://www.alovingchoice.com/
York County
Christian Family Services
2166 A Gold Hill Rd.
Fort Mill, SC 29708
Director: Mrs. Jean Veckruise
Phone: 803-548-6030
Fax: 803-547-3291
Hotline: 800-489-6030
Comments: Licensed adoption center.
Bethany Christian Services
PO Box 470036
Charlotte, NC 28247
Director: Ms. Cindy Long
Phone: 704-541-1833
Hotline: (800) 238-4269
Website: http://www.bethany.org/
Comments: Adoption, shepherding homes, pregnancy testing.
State Adoption Agencies
DSS Division of Adoption Services - Region I
454 South Anderson Road, Suite 300
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Director: Mr. Cecille Erwin
Phone: 803-329-9626
Fax: 803-324-7956
Hotline: 800-922-1537
Comments: Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union, York Counties
DSS Division of Adoption - Region II
211 Century Drive, Suite 101A
Greenville, SC 29730
Director: Ms. Judy Caldwell
Phone: 864-241-1070
Fax: 864-241-1021
Hotline: 800-868-6595
Comments: Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg Counties
DSS Division of Adoption Services - Region III (Aiken)
PO Box 1268
Aiken, SC 29802-1268
Director: Ms. Shirley Abney
Phone: 803-502-1826
Fax: 803-502-1837
Comments: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Dorchester, Orangeburg Counties
DSS Division of Adoption Services - Region III (Calhoun)
PO Box 467
St. Matthews, SC 29136
Director: Ms. Jackie Shuler
Phone: 803-655-5568
Fax: 803-655-5541
Comments: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Dorchester, Orangeburg Counties
DSS Division of Adoption Services - Region III (Orangeberg)
PO Box 1087
Orangeburg, SC 29167
Director: Ms. Cynthia Evans
Phone: 803-515-1846
Fax: 803-531-2045
Comments: Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Dorchester, Orangeburg Counties
DSS Division of Adoption Services - Region IV
181 East Evans Street, Suite 215
Florence, SC 29506
Director: Ms. Mary Burgess
Phone: 843-661-2495
Fax: 843-317-1599
Hotline: 800-763-6637
Comments: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro Counties
DSS Division of Adoption Services - Region V
1905 Sunset Boulevard, Suite A
West Columbia, SC 29169
Director: Ms. Peggy Boulware
Phone: 803-936-9542
Fax: 803-936-9554
Hotline: 800-922-9583
Comments: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda Counties
DSS Division of Adoption Services - Region VI
3346 Rivers Avenue, Suite F
North Charleston, SC 29405
Director: Ms. Constance Malone
Phone: 843-740-0750
Fax: 843-740-6145
Hotline: 800-922-1518
Comments: Allendale, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper Counties
DSS Division of Adoption Services - Region VII
2638 Two Notch Road, Bldg. 200, Ste 220
Columbia, SC 29204
Director: Ms. June Scruggs
Phone: 803-929-2555
Fax: 803-929-2623
Hotline: 888-711-7095
Comments: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Richland, Sumter, Williamsburg Counties
DSS, Division of Adoption & Birth Parent Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Director: Dr. Kathleen Hayes
Phone: 803-898-7161
Hotline: 800-922-2504
Comments: State Adoption Specialist
DSS, Division of Adoption & Birth Parent Services
PO Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Director: Mrs. Eddie Bogan
Phone: 803-898-7567
Hotline: 800-922-2504
Comments: State certified Adoption Investigator Administrator
NationalAdoption Agencies
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: 703-352-3488
Fax: 703-385-3206
Hotline: 888-251-0075
E-mail: naic@calib.com
National Council For Adoption
1930 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009-6207
Director: President Dave Malutinok
Phone: 202-328-1200
Fax: 202-332-0935
E-mail: ncfa@ncfa-usa.org
Website: http://www.ncfa-usa.org/
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