College Placement:  Once students pass the GED test they can go right into college under the WIA program (work investment act) program or receive technical training.

Scientific Parenting:  Sponsored by CAPA, (Child Abuse Prevention Association) a workshop on a scientific method of teaching parents how to raise their children. Angela Childers of CAPA, an effective instructor with a powerful impact on parents.

Parents Connection:  For parents experiencing a variety of parenting issues. Volunteers and/or Pastor Pearla Harvey are always available to assist parents in crisis situations.

Mental Health:  Dr. Cherrl Garner P.H.D., a professor from the University of South Carolina teaches families how to identify programs and issues within a person that may be over looked or brushed aside. These classes are very effective and successful; families and individuals lives’ change and get a better understanding of themselves and their families.

Childcare:  For families that attend our many programs and need childcare while they are in class, are provided by our staff here.

Food for Families:  In house food bank providing nourishing food for those enrolled in our educational programs. Families can receive an assorted selection of canned vegetables and many more.

Mission
Community First Inc., have planned and designed programs that address some of the issues single-parent households and grandparents raising their grandchildren face every day. Although we work with the entire family our main focus is on youth from nine through seventeen; we believe those are the most difficult years. Our life skills classes, which we call Empowerment Workshop Workshop designed to prevent at risk children and teenagers from going down a destruction path. This workshop addresses children who maybe struggling with depression and behavior problems. Our empowerment work shop concentrate on coping skills, attitude adjustment, accountability, and improving self esteem. This workshop is once a week hosted by various motivational speakers including local law enforcement, educators, business professionals and entrepreneurs.

School Mediation and Intervention:
When there is a problem placing a child where he/she will get the help they need, we act as liasion between parents,teachers, and students, to help them come into agreement for the best interest of the child. This method is also known as IEP or Individual Education Plan.

Raising Stars Program:
Is a after-school educational program to assess and assist those children who have fallen behind in their classes, with their own IEP (Individual Education Plan) style tutoring.

GED Classes and Certification: Community First is a Beaufort County Agent for GED classes and certification. Dr. Susan Gordon (retired) a certified Beaufort County teacher for adult education, is the instructor, (over)

Referral Partners

• Family Promise emergency homeless shelter
• Rooms at The Inn – emergency shelter for women
• Deep Well Project – assist with emergency funds
• Second Helping – food ministry addressing hunger in the Low Country
• Self Help – pay emergency bills, lights, water, rent
• Grace Coastal Church – gives students Scholarships for those who take the GED test, and does repairs on the homes of our clients.
• The community Church of the Low Country – supply food, volunteers, and a financial partner.