About Us
My Sister’s House, Inc., is a nonprofit organization founded in 1980 that provides services, programs and resources to empower domestic violence victims and their children to live free from abuse. The organization operates an emergency temporary shelter at an undisclosed location for up to 36 women and children who flee abusive situations in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties in South Carolina. Other resources and services include:
- 24-hour crisis line
- Food, clothing, transportation and help with purchasing medication
- Children’s program
- Counseling and therapeutic assessments
- Field trips
- Music, art and pet therapy
- Community-based support groups
- Police in-service training in dealing with abuse victims
- Court advocacy
- Volunteer program
- Community education