Our Mission
Origin SC empowers individuals to achieve financial, housing, and mental health stability through advocacy, counseling, and education.
Our Vision
Individuals, families, and the community will achieve financial, housing, and mental health stability.
Our History
Creating and restoring dreams since 1888…
We’re older than your average nonprofit… at least by a century. From starting out with just TWO members of the Charleston community, Origin SC has grown to more than 40 employees and five divisions providing services in the Tri-County area, statewide, and even across the United States!
Associated Charities Society is founded in Charleston to coordinate community support and financial assistance, establishing one of the region's earliest nonprofit organizations.
The organization is incorporated and begins a new chapter, eventually becoming what is now Origin SC.
Family Services of Charleston expands its work, providing family support and counseling programs throughout the Charleston area.
Consumer Credit Counseling Services becomes a cornerstone program, helping individuals and families improve their financial well-being.
The organization becomes Family Services, Inc., reflecting its growing range of financial and family support services.
The Homeownership Resource Center launches, expanding services to include homebuyer education and foreclosure prevention.
Following the Great Recession, Origin becomes one of the nation's largest providers of foreclosure prevention counseling through the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling program.
The One Less Homeless Vet program is created to help recently housed Veterans establish stable homes.
The organization adopts the name Origin SC, reflecting its role as the place where financial stability, housing security, and hope begin.
Origin purchases its permanent headquarters in North Charleston, creating a long-term home for its expanding programs.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Origin quickly transitions many services to virtual delivery, ensuring uninterrupted support for clients.