The South Carolina Impact Community is led by the state’s service commission, the United Way Association of South Carolina, which allows for close partnership and collaboration with South Carolina’s 21 AmeriCorps programs, 3 AmeriCorps planning grantees, 8 Senior Corps Volunteer Generation grantees, and the network of 26 local United Ways. 

As an Impact Community, South Carolina implements activities geared towards supporting all five Universal National Service Principles, but places particular focus on ensuring national service is an opportunity for all.  As such, over the course of the next two years, South Carolina aims to increase the number of individuals of color participating in national service in the state by 5% and retain 95% of individuals from low-income communities who receive in-service emergency financial assistance.