Our Mission

The mission of Kids’ Chance of South Carolina is to provide educational scholarships to children of South Carolina workers who have been killed or seriously injured in a work-related accident. The hardships created by the death or serious disability of a parent often include financial ones, making it difficult for deserving young people to pursue their educational dreams.
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Empowering Young Lives After Work Accidents

Kids’ Chance of South Carolina was founded in 1993 and is part of similar, but unaffiliated organizations, throughout the United States. Each of the founders of Kids’ Chance of South Carolina had an affiliation with workers’ compensation in our state. They were attorneys, brokers, underwriters, self-insurers, rehabilitation specialists, nurses and others interested in helping young men and women who have been thrust into difficult circumstances as a result of serious work-related accidents.

Supporting Education Via Tax-Deductible Support

Kids’ Chance of South Carolina is a non-profit organization. Scholarship funds come through fully tax-deductible donations from individuals, companies, foundations, and various organizations. Annual fund-raising events raise additional scholarship funds.

30 Years of Scholarly Impact

For 30 years, Kids’ Chance of South Carolina has proudly made a significant difference in the lives of affected South Carolina families by providing scholarship support to help eligible students pursue and achieve their higher education goals.

Since the first scholarship award in 1995, over 500 scholarships have been awarded totaling $1.33 million.

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About Kids’ Chance

Kids’ Chance is a 501(C)3 organization that was created for the purpose of creating, assisting and supporting Kids’ Chance organizations throughout the United States and other similar programs that provide educational opportunities and scholarships for the children of workers seriously injured or killed on the job.