ANDERSON AREA CHAMBER of COMMERCE

Site

Address􀀁 907 North Main Street, Suite 200

Anderson, South Carolina 29621 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 226-3300 􀀁

Fax􀀁 􀀁

Website􀀁 www.andersonscchamber.com􀀁

E-mail􀀁 andersonscchamber.com 􀀁

Hours􀀁 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday 􀀁

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Description:

SERVICES: The Chamber provides various types

of information on Anderson for tourists and

residents.

The Chamber has numerous committees and

programs which work for the total development

of Anderson County.

AREA SERVED: Anderson County and area􀀁

 ANDERSON COUNTY ASSESSOR

Site

Address􀀁 100 South Main Street

Anderson, South Carolina 29624 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 P.O BOX 8002

Anderson, South Carolina 29622 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 260-4028 􀀁

Fax􀀁 (864) 260-4099 􀀁

Website􀀁 www.andersoncountysc.org 􀀁

E-mail􀀁 mfreeman@andersoncountysc.org 􀀁

Hours􀀁 8:30 AM- 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday 􀀁

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Description:

SERVICES: Mass appraisal for real estate for

taxing purposes.

Map parcels in accordance with recorded deeds

and plats

SERVES: Anderson County Property Owners and

Taxpayers

AREA SERVED: Anderson County

FUNDING: Anderson County Council􀀁

ANDERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT of

PLANNING SERVICES

Site

Address􀀁 101 South Main Street

Room 13, Historic Courthouse

Anderson, South Carolina 29624 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 P.O. Box 8002

Anderson, South Carolina 29622 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 260-4150 􀀁

Fax􀀁 (864) 260-4044 􀀁

Website􀀁 www.andersonpartnership.com 􀀁

E-mail􀀁 Wproctor@andersoncountysc.org 􀀁

Hours􀀁 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday 􀀁

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Description:

SERVICES:

Long Range Planning

Geographic Planning Systems (GIS)

Community Planning

Transportation Planning

Recreation Planning

Senior Citizens Program

Special Population Recreation Program

AREA SERVED: Anderson County

WHO SERVED: All citizens, Economic

Development Clientele and Agencies.􀀁

ANDERSON COUNTY LEGISLATIVE

DELEGATION

Site

Address􀀁 107 South Main Street

Anderson, South Carolina 29624 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 P.O. Box 8002

Anderson, South Carolina 29622 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 260-4025 􀀁

Fax􀀁 (864) 260-4066 􀀁

Website􀀁 www.andersoncountysc.org 􀀁

E-mail􀀁 lgilliland@andersoncountysc.org 􀀁

Hours􀀁 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday 􀀁

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Description:

SERVES: All citizens of Anderson County

AREA SERVED: Anderson County

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Linda Gilliand

ANDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY

Site

Address􀀁 213 South Towers Street

Anderson, South Carolina 29624 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 P.O. Box 8002

Anderson, South Carolina 29622 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 260-4196 􀀁

Fax􀀁 (864) 260-1055 􀀁

Website􀀁 􀀁

E-mail􀀁 􀀁

Hours􀀁 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday 􀀁

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Description:

SERVES: All citizens

AREA SERVED: Anderson County􀀁

ANDERSON COUNTY REGISTRATION and

ELECTIONS

Site

Address􀀁 107 South Main Street, Suite 101

Anderson, South Carolina 29624 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 260-4035 􀀁

Fax􀀁 (864) 260-4203 􀀁

Website􀀁 www.andersoncountysc.org 􀀁

E-mail􀀁 pbrown@andersoncountysc.org 􀀁

Hours􀀁 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday 􀀁

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Description:

SERVES: Anderson County citizens 18 or older

AREA SERVED: Anderson County

VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers accepted; 6 hours of

training required; called as needed􀀁

N. A. A. C. P.

Site

Address􀀁 P.O. Box 4081

Anderson, South Carolina 29622 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 646-6304 􀀁

Fax􀀁 􀀁

Website􀀁 􀀁

E-mail􀀁 􀀁

Hours􀀁 􀀁

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Description:

SERVICES: Works to see that all persons are

treated justly through education, fair economics,

and equal employment. Encourage parents to

take responsibility for their children's education.

Involved with increasing voter registration,

education, and participation.

SERVES: Anyone

AREA: Anderson

MEETINGS: Every 3rd Sunday 7:00 PM @

Westside Community Center􀀁

OMBUDSMAN

Site

Address􀀁 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 308

Columbia, South Carolina 29201 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (803) 734-0457 􀀁

Fax􀀁 (803) 734-0799 􀀁

Website􀀁 governor@govoepp.state.sc.us 􀀁

E-mail􀀁 wmetz@govoepp.state.sc.us 􀀁

Hours􀀁 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday 􀀁

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Description:

SERVICES:

Provide information about state of South

Carolina. Receives and investigates complaints

made by individuals regarding problems with

government agencies.

Emergency financial aid, Medicare/Medicaid,

housing, food stamps, AFDC, energy assistance,

disability claims, and other health and other

human service problems.

Identifying government services for children

Problems in coordinating children services among

agencies - C.C.R.S.- call for information 734-

0220

PUBLIC INFORMATION UNIT: General information

about the Palmetto State and South Carolina's

First Family

SERVES: South Carolina residents

AREA SERVED: South Carolina

HOW to APPLY: By telephone or by mail􀀁

PARTNERS FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY

Site

Address􀀁 907 N. Main Street, Suite 10

Anderson, South Carolina 29621 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 P.O. Box 1345

Anderson, South Carolina 29622 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 375-9190 􀀁

Fax􀀁 (864) 375-9267 􀀁

Website􀀁 www.healthy-community.org 􀀁

E-mail􀀁 pfhc@healthy-community.org 􀀁

Hours􀀁 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday 􀀁

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Description:

SERVICES: A grass roots community organization

working with community partners to improve the

health and well-being of area residents. Specific

programs include:

Parish Nursing/Health Ministry

Community Champions/Neighborhood

Development

Healthy People 2010 coalitions

Community Outreach School Health Improvement

Partnership

AREA SERVED: Primary: Anderson County;

Secondary: Oconee, Pickens and Hart counties

FUNDING: Private donations, program sponsors,

foundation funding and grants

SOUTH CAROLINA APPALACHIAN COUNCIL

of GOVERNMENTS

Site

Address􀀁 30 Century Circle

Greenville, South Carolina 29607 􀀁

Mailing

Address􀀁 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 242-9733 􀀁

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Website􀀁 www.scacog.org􀀁

E-mail􀀁 stogner@scacog.org 􀀁

Hours􀀁 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday 􀀁

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Description:

SERVICES: In the years since 1971, the Council

has evolved into a multi-faceted service

organization for area local governments. In

addition to our economic development efforts,

planning, information management and intensive

governmental technical assistance program now

play an equally important part in providing

valuable benefits to local governments within the

region.

The Area Agency on Aging Services fall under the

COG.

Greenville

Pickens

Oconee

Cherokee

Spartanburg

Anderson

SERVES: Age 60 and above.

AREA SERVED: Upstate Counties.

UNITED WAY OF ANDERSON INFORMATION

and REFERRAL

Site

Address􀀁

907 N. Main St., Suite 202

Anderson, South Carolina 29621

Mailing

Address􀀁 P.O. Box 1925

Anderson, South Carolina 29622 􀀁

Phone􀀁 (864) 231-6333 􀀁

Fax􀀁 (864) 226-3430􀀁

Website􀀁 www.unitedwayofanderson.org

E-mail􀀁 carol.looney@unitedway.org 􀀁

Hours􀀁 9 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday􀀁

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Description:

SERVICES: Provide information and referral for

human care services. Provides telephone

numbers of government, private, and religious

organizations that deal in human care services

such as emergency food, shelter, fuel, health

services, child abuse counseling, handicapped,

spouse abuse services, etc.

DOES NOT PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, ONLY

REFERRAL TO THEM.

SERVES: Anyone needing referral to services

AREA SERVED: Anderson, Abbeville, Pickens and

Hart Counties

TO APPLY: By telephone