New in 2024, our Georgetown LIVES Program offers a “HUB” designed to help our neighbors connect with other organizations that can assist them with their current needs.

While our daily meals program is a staple in the community, Friendship Place’s impact extends far beyond. A lot of our neighbors have insufficiencies in their lives. New in 2024, our Georgetown LIVES Program offers a “HUB” designed to help our neighbors connect with other organizations that can assist them with their current needs.

We assist with the application process and work to help connect our neighbor with agencies in the Georgetown area. By assisting our neighbors with this process, it helps them become more prepared when they visit an agency to address their day-to-day unmet needs and will help set them up for success. We are committed to providing an opportunity for all our neighbors to reach their full potential. We are focused on building relationships that encourage and build up everyone involved.

While we cannot make any guarantees, we will serve as a liaison between the organization and the community for services including, but not limited to:

Relocation & Transportation Assistance

Support for Utility Bills and Grocery Needs

Housing Security & Rental Assistance

Employment Application Assistance

Legal Documents & Identification

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Get to know our Georgetown LIVES member

Sonya Cooper

Sonya’s time with Friendship Place began in the summer of 2019 as a member of our former Georgetown WORKS Program, now Georgetown LIVES when she was actively seeking employment.

With hard work, perseverance and an excellent relationship with her Career Coach, she was offered a job before she even completed the program! Throughout her 5-year relationship with Friendship Place, she has stayed in contact and active in our programming, including volunteering with our Georgetown LEARNS Program.

From a very young age, Sonya realized she had a creative brain, creating characters in her head with an immense imagination. Sonya has written two children’s books titled Pinky Grey Days and Dollar! Dollar! I Wish You Would Holler! and is currently working on her third. You can currently find her books at “My Sister’s Books” in Pawleys Island.

When asked what advice she would give to an aspiring author, she stated “Do not be fearful, stop worrying about what other people think. Ask questions and follow your heart!”