Get to know us

Sumter United Ministries (SUM) is a countywide nonprofit that provides
relief to struggling families and helps them get back on their feet. Our services
include home repair, financial assistance, medical care, emergency shelter and education assistance.

WE ARE COMMUNITY

Sumter believes charity begins at home. We mobilize this communal sense of character to help those in need.

WE BELIEVE IN GOD

Our Christian based initiatives are an extension of the Good Samaritan work that area churches perform.

WE ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE

We love our neighbors as ourselves which means encouraging our clients to serve God by leading independent and productive lives.

Provide a meal for the Shelter Guests

Provide a meal for the clinic volunteers on Tuesday evening

Volunteer as a receptionist or interview clients

Help build wheelchair ramps or roof homes in Sumter County

Be a coach for Education Assistance students

In Christ's love

Lisa, Volunteer Nurse

"I love coming here_the people that you meet here_it's just awesome"
Debbie, Clinic Patient

"I thank God and pray for the free clinic everyday_you just don't know
what this means to me-You saw me that day-I was at the end of my rope."
Annette & Christopher, Clinic Patients

"It's about Faith, and Hope, and Love"
"_It's like home_a home away from home"
Cheryl, Volunteer Nurse

"It makes a more well - rounded person to be able to say that you helped where you were needed_
to give back to the community that you live in"
Betty, Volunteer Nurse

"I would've missed a lot, had I not come_those who haven't joined us yet will find out the same thing"
Edith, Crisis Relief Volunteer & Crisis Relief Client

"you can't save the world however, when you see that you've made a difference
in one person's life - that's the blessing"
Russ, Volunteer Doctor

"It really was a God thing_it was something that God ordained, and He put the pieces in place"