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Organizational Structure
The South Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program is state-funded and currently operates in 45 counties
within the state's 16 judicial circuits. The Richland County Guardian ad Litem Program operates independently from the
statewide Program and is funded as a public-private partnership through various county funds, grants, and donations.
For information regarding how to contact the local program office in your particular county,
click here. While state and county administrative staff serve an important and necessary function within the
Program, the volunteers who provide countless hours of dedicated service on behalf of abused and neglected children
across the state form the heart and foundation of the Program. These volunteers fuel the Program's operation by giving
freely of their time and serving as the voice in court for each individual child within the Child Protective Services
system. To find out more about how you can become a volunteer Guardian ad Litem,
click here. To learn about the difference that you, as a volunteer, can make in the
life of a child, click here.