The Essentials

• CULTURE & RESOURCES
• ARTS & UTILITIES
• SPORTS & TRANSPORTATION

Click on the links below to view more information about:

• Community Centers
• Chambers of Commerce, Visitor Services and Economic Developments
• Community Organizations
• Community Services
• Cities and Towns
• Libraries
• Postal Service
• Religion
• Voter Registration

	COMMUNITY CENTERS

Berkeley County Family YMCA – 761.9622
Jenkins Orphanage Administration – 744.2429
Jewish Community Center – 571.6565
Lowcountry Children’s Center – 723.3600
South Carolina Guardian Ad Litem – 958.4350
South Santee Community Center – 546.2789
Summerville YMCA – 871.9622
Charleston YMCA, 61 Cannon St. – 577.9622
Charleston YWCA, 701 E. Bay St. – 805.6264

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	CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, VISITOR SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS

Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce – 577.9549 or 800.882.0337
Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau – 853.8000 or 800.868.8118
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce – 577.2510
Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce – 873.2931
Charleston Regional Development Alliance – 767.9300

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	COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Charitable Society of Charleston – 727.0624

Charleston County Medical Society/Medical Society Auxiliary – 577.3613

Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy – 724.1212

Knights of Columbus – 723.9934

Elks Lodge – 556.0048

Exchange Club of Charleston – 572.3161

Junior League of Charleston, Inc. – 763.5284

Mothers Against Drunk Driving – 577.7434

NAACP – Charleston Branch – 805.8030

Omar Shrine Temple – 971.0131

Rotary Club of Charleston – 805.5300

South Carolina Wildlife Federation – 803.256.0670

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	COMMUNITY SERVICES

American Red Cross, Carolina Lowcountry Chapter – 764.2323

Association for the Blind – 723.6915

Berkeley Citizens – 761.0300

Berkeley County Rescue Squad – 719.4295

Coastal Community Foundation of S.C. – 723.3635

Family Services, Inc. – 744.1348 or 800.232.6489

Florence Crittenton Programs – 722.7526

Helping Hands of Goose Creek – 553.7132

HOME – Charleston Interfaith Crisis Ministry – 723.9477

Hospice of Charleston, Inc. – 529.3100

Lowcountry Food Bank – 747.8146

Lowcountry AIDS Services – 747.2273

Tricounty Family Ministries – 747.1788

My Sister’s House, Inc. – 744.3242

People Against Rape – 745.0144

Ronald McDonald House – 723.7957

Salvation Army – 747.5271

Sea Island Comprehensive Health Center – 795.0772

John Ancrum SPCA – 747.4849

South Carolina Coastal Conservation League – 723.8035

Trident United Way Information and Referral Service – 740.9000

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	CITIES AND TOWNS

Awendaw – 928.3100

Bonneau – 825.3385

Charleston – 577.6970

Folly Beach – 588.2447

Goose Creek – 797.6220

Hanahan – 554.4221

Hollywood – 889.3222

Harleyville – 462.7676

Isle of Palms – 886.6428

Jamestown – 257.2233

Kiawah – 768.9166

Lincolnville – 873.3261

McClellanville – 887.3712

Meggett – 889.3622

Moncks Corner – 719.7918

Mt. Pleasant – 884.8517

North Charleston – 554.5700

Ravenel – 889.8732

Ridgeville – 871.7960

St. George – 563.3032

St. Stephen – 567.3597

Seabrook – 768.9121

Sullivan’s Island – 883.3198

Summerville – 871.6000

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	LIBRARIES

The Metro region’s public library systems offer film programs, puppet shows, business and employment information, historical and genealogical materials, video tapes, musical recordings, and magazines and newspapers from throughout the world.

BERKELEY COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

Goose Creek Branch Library – 572.1376

Hanahan Branch Library – 747.5400

St. Stephen Branch Library – 567.4862

CHARLESTON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

Main Library – 805.6802

Cooper River Memorial Library – 744.2489

Dorchester Road Regional Branch Library – 552.6466

Edgar Allen Poe Library – 883.3914

Edisto Branch Library – 869.2355

Folly Beach Library – 588.2001

James Island Library – 795.6679

McClellanville Library – 887.3699

Mt. Pleasant Regional Library – 849.6161

Otranto Road Regional Library – 572.4094

St. Andrews Regional Library – 766.2546

St. Paul’s Library – 889.3300

Village Library – 884.9741

West Ashley Library – 766.6635

DORCHESTER COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

Main Library – 563.9189

Summerville Library – 871.5075

This is not an all-inclusive list of phone numbers and organizations.

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	POSTAL SERVICE

Central branch of the U.S. Postal Service – 760.5300

Adams Run – 889.8533

Old Main Office Station – 577.0690

East Bay Station – 722.3624

Folly Beach – 588.2244

Goose Creek – 553.0321

Hollywood – 889.2624

Isle of Palms – 886.6536

James Island – 795.5006

Johns Island – 559.0622

Ladson – 797.1989

Moncks Corner – 761.8455

Mt. Pleasant – 884.8221

North Charleston – 569.2610

Pinehaven – 744.7810

Ravenel – 889.8990

Ridgeville – 873.3512

St. Andrews – 766.4031

St. George – 563.3551

Sullivan’s Island – 883.3461

Summerville – 873.3571

Wadmalaw Island – 559.0506

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	RELIGION

There are more than 350 active churches and synagogues in the Metro area. Services are available for all major denominations and several nondenominational groups. Most religions are community-oriented and provide services for the elderly and homeless. Many congregations sponsor day care and after-school programs for children of working parents.

Catholic Diocese of Charleston – 853.2130
Charleston Atlantic Presbytery – 766.4219
Charleston Baptist Association – 723.4571
Charleston District of the United Methodist Church – 744.0477
Charleston Jewish Federation – 571.6565
Episcopal Diocese of S.C. – 722.4075
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (SC) – 803.765.0590
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (Holy Trinity Church) – 722.2331

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	VOTER REGISTRATION

For voter registration information, call or write one of the following offices:

Berkeley County Voter Registration
6 Belt Drive
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
723.3800, Ext. 4056

Charleston County Voter Registration
4367 Headquarters Road
N. Charleston, SC 29405
744.8683

Dorchester County Board of Registration
201 Johnson Street
St. George, SC 29477
832.0132

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Click on the links below to view more information about:

• Bus Service
• Airport Service
• Highways
• Rail System

 

	BUS SERVICE

The Charleston Area Regional Transit Authority is operated by the City of Charleston serving the City of Charleston, North Charleston, Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island, James Island, Mt. Pleasant, and West Ashley. CARTA serves Charleston with 17 bus routes. For downtown transportation,
ride a DASH trolley. All equipment is fully accessible for the disabled. Call 724-7420 for schedule information.

Greyhound Bus Lines ……………….744.4247
DASH Shuttle ………………………….724.7420
Charleston Area Regional Transit Authority………….747.0922
Rural Transportation Management Association……………800.966.6631

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	AIRPORT SERVICE

Charleston International Airport…767.1100
• Serves more than a million civilian and military passengers each year.
• Is served by five airlines: Continental Airways, Northwest Airlines, Delta, United Express, and US Airways. Southwest Airlines will begin daily flights from CHS in early 2011.
• Six private airports are located in the region.

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	HIGHWAYS

• The Metro area has access to three interstate highways: I-26, I-95, and I-526.
• The area is serviced by five major U.S. highways and 17 state highways.

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AIRPORT SERVICE  Charleston International Airport…767.1100
• Serves more than a million civilian and military passengers each year.
• Is served by five airlines: Continental Airways, Northwest Airlines, Delta, United Express, and US Airways. Southwest Airlines will begin daily flights from CHS in early 2011.
• Six private airports are located in the region.

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	RAIL SYSTEM

• Travels to more major cities than any other Southern port.
• Main line railroads serving the areainclude the CSX System and Norfolk Southern.
• Amtrak connects the region with other cities throughout the nation via rail.

For more information about AMTRAK:

Reservations………………………800.872.7245
Passenger Station Information …..744.8263

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