LITC
Our Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic serves Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties in South Carolina and offers educational workshops on tax responsibilities in English and Spanish that cover who must file, benefits from filing, exemptions, deductions, and credits. In addition, the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic provides legal guidance and assistance to taxpayers who have disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and South Carolina Department of Revenue.
Rebuild Hope
Our program to assist seniors and military veterans with some physical impairments by providing a fitness class along with chiropractic care and a medical device designed to help relieve pain in the back and lower extremities ans well as improve mobility.
Computer Literacy Program
Our computer literacy program was designed to help bridge the “digital divide” by offering computer classes (in 3 hour sessions) so that participants can increase their computer skills by at least 50%.
Bridges Program
The purpose of the Precepts Outreach Bridges program is to increase the employability of the unemployed residents of Dorchester, Charleston, and Berkeley counties. The program is designed to provide academic skills, increase the reading comprehension and math skills, and job seeking skills that will enable participants to pass to the next grade level and to get and keep a job. This is an existing program and has been operating on a small scale since 2005 with 15 participants on a seasonal basis every summer. The impact on the community is shown in the increased scores on standardized tests of the participants and the appreciation from the parents of the children. The program has been successful in that 90% of the participants have increased their scores in reading, vocabulary, and math on standardized tests. 100% of the participants have been promoted to the next grade
Job Skills Training
We have implemented a job skills training program with the cooperation of one of our partners, Precepts, LLC. Throughout the year, Precepts, LLC has agreed to employ a number of our participants for 6-8 week periods in an internship capacity. During this time, the participants learn job skills in many different areas including receptionist skills, filing skills, and data entry.
Job Creation
In February of 2009 Precepts Outreach purchased a cleaning franchise in order to provide jobs to residents of the tri-county area. To this date, we have been able to employ a number of hard working residents in need of employment.