📦 Local Resources

Benedict College

Real help near the yard — Columbia, SC. Curated for the Benedict community: food, housing, education, and health.

🍎 Food & Nutrition

Food bank serving the Midlands and beyond — pantry locator for Columbia

Apply for food assistance online

Emergency food and services for Columbia residents in need

Affordable housing programs in Columbia

Down payment assistance and homebuyer loans statewide

Affordable housing and homelessness prevention in the Midlands

Free Wi-Fi, job resources, and digital literacy in Columbia

Affordable two-year degrees in the Columbia metro

Free GED and literacy programs statewide

Charity care at Prisma Health Richland and Baptist hospitals

Federally qualified health center serving underserved Columbia residents

Free clinics and public health services in Richland County

Know a resource we should add? These lists live in the school registry — send tips through the network desk.