• The Children's Garden, a pre-school, day-care which provides childcare for children whose families are homeless or in need.  The requested funds will partially fund an assistant teacher in the Toddler One classroom.

• The Cooperative Ministry, which was founded by five area churches (including Trinity) to verify need and give assistance to those who are at risk.  It's clients are mostly the working poor but it also assists a large number of homeless individuals.  Our funds will go to the Ministry's Emergency Assistance Program which helps with such things as rent, utilities, medicine, clothing, furniture, bus tickets, work boots and tools, emergency food packages and hygiene kits, etc.

• St Lawrence Place is Trinity's transitional housing program for homeless families seeking self-sufficiency and permanent housing.  Our funds will go to rehabilitate the Children's Program Building.

• Salvation Army Kids 2 Kamp provides an opportunity for the poorest of Columbia, SC's children to attend a camp whose purpose is to serve the physical, social and spiritual needs of the campers.  Our funds will enable 20 children to attend camp.

• Young Life seeks to introduce middle school and high school students to Christ and help them grow in their faith.  Our funds will provide full and partial scholarships for Columbia, SC's middle and high school students to attend Young Life Camp.