More Need, Less Help

All across town, direct donations are drying up. South Carolina Legal Services, a statewide network that gives free legal help, in July received the biggest grant handed out by the South Carolina Bar Foundation but in January was asked to return 15 percent of it.

At the Salvation Army, where donations have also dropped, office receptionist Debbie Cresswell has started making calls every Monday morning to other local nonprofits to find out which ones have money and appointments available.