Office of the Governor
Office of Volunteer Services
1205 Pendleton Street, Room 471
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Phone: (803) 734-0542
Fax: (803) 734-1560Mission Statement
The mission of the Volunteer Services is to enhance services to the citizens of the State through coordination of volunteers in state agencies and Private Nonprofit Organizations; to work with Emergency Preparedness to coordinate use of organized state volunteer association (South Carolina Association of Volunteer Administration "SCAVA") to respond to citizen needs in the event of a disaster; and To promote volunteerism in private nonprofit organizations and to coordinate with state agencies that use volunteer services.
Program Description
The Office of Volunteer Services serves as a liaison between private nonprofit, local, state and national volunteer organizations and the Governor's Office. In 1978 South Carolina enacted the South Carolina State Government Volunteers Act No. 544, Section 8-25-10, et. seq. authorizing every department to develop volunteer programs. The intent of the Volunteer Act is to encourage state agencies to use volunteers.
