When someone you love is locked up
Find out where they are, set up calls, mail and visits, and get help for you and the kids.
Start with jail and family helpFree help in Greenville, South Carolina and the Upstate
What's happening?
Pick the one that sounds like you. We'll show you who can help and what to do next.
In danger? Call 911. Thinking about hurting yourself? Call or text 988.
- I need help right now Crisis lines, a safe place tonight
- Someone I love was arrested or is in jail Find them and reach them
- I'm coming home, or just got out ID, a place to stay, work
- I need a place to stay Shelters tonight, help with housing
- I need food Meals today, groceries this week
Or, I need help with rent or bills a doctor or medicine someone to talk to to stop drinking or using legal help a ride school or job training
A free guide to getting help in Greenville and the Upstate, written in plain words.
We've gathered 61 local organizations, from shelters and food pantries to free clinics and legal aid, and put them in order by what you're going through. You don't need an account, and it costs nothing.
- Say what's happening. In your own words, not a form.
- See who can help. Places that fit, and what they can do for you.
- Make one call. Every page ends with a single next step and what to ask.
For anyone in the middle of something hard, and the people trying to help them.
When you're coming home
Get your ID and papers back, find a place to stay and food, and find work and people who get it.
See coming-home helpWhen money, health or housing gets hard
Rent, bills and food. Doctors and someone to talk to. Free legal help.
Browse every organization