This is an unprecedented and crucial time in our state, country and across the world. In the middle of what may seem like such division, there is opportunity; there is change happening; and there is space for collaboration and the amplification of voices and communities to be heard. In short,...
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Lake City, SC - On Friday September 17, 2021, Lt. John Stewart of Lake City Police Department was killed during a car chase. Serve & Connect, in partnership with the Lake City Police Department, South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association, South Carolina Police Chiefs Association, South Carolina Fraternal Order of...
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Serve & Connect is proud to announce it has been selected to participate in Stand Together Foundation’s Catalyst Program, a management training and peer-learning program to help nonprofits grow, scale, and replicate their success. Serve & Connect is one of 13 nonprofits chosen to join the growing community of 212 organizations across nearly all 50 states,...
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On Monday, August 30, 2021, tents and tables went up, and food pallets started stacking up in the Hazelwood Community of West Ashley in Charleston, SC. A diverse group of Charleston Police Department officers, new recruits, volunteers from the community, and representatives from AT&T, First Net, and the Columbia-based nonprofit...
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On July 22nd, Serve & Connect joined thirty law enforcement agencies across the state to celebrate their use of Greg’s Groceries as a tool for positive outreach and trust-building statewide. Greg’s Groceries provides boxes of non-perishable food to law enforcement agencies across South Carolina. The boxes are intended to create...
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We are excited about the momentum in Kershaw County. Working with our partners, we are formalizing, "Kershaw Together." Kershaw County and City of Camden represent one of our Compass Partner communities. Together with our partner organizations, we are focused on strengthening trust and connection among police, community organizations, and people with lived...
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Last week, we hosted the Block Party Finale hosted in partnership with Richland County Sheriff's Department, Columbia Police Department, Columbia Parks & Recreation Department, City of Columbia Government and our North Columbia Youth Empowerment Initiative partners. The event at Lorick Park helped build relationships between the community and law enforcement...
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National Police Week 2021, May 9 - May 15, provided programs to keep officers safe while honoring those who have died in the line of duty. Our Tragedy Response Program facilitates community giving to support officers )(and their families) who killed or critically injured in the line of duty in...
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A Letter from Our Founder and CEO, Kassy Alia Ray Dear Friends, One year ago, we stood together – in the very same place where Greg took his last breath – and unveiled a new name; with that came a new vision, a new mission, and a new hope....
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In mid-January, a Columbia Police Department officer approached an occupied car in a parking lot at 3 a.m. He did not expect what he was about to discover. A family of seven, including five kids ranging from ages seven-months-old to nine-years-old, had been living out of their car since October...
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