Palmetto Place Children's Shelter

Mission Statement

Palmetto Place Children’s Emergency Shelter is a temporary, safe and caring haven for abused, abandoned and neglected children in the Midlands. The Shelter provides residential care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. At Palmetto Place, we provide medical and mental health care, crisis adjustment/transitional counseling, after school tutoring and recreational and social activities in addition to food, clothing and shelter. Since the Shelter opened in 1977, we have cared for more than 6,700 at-risk children from newborn to age 17. When home is not a safe and loving place, we open our doors and offer each child the opportunity for a better, healthier and more productive future.