OUR HISTORY
The Cumbee Center to Assist Abused
Persons, Inc. (CAAP) was established in 1979 to coordinate existing
services and emergency assistance for domestic violence victims and their
families, as well as development of an emergency shelter program in Aiken
County.
The Center later expanded to include
rape crisis services to adults and children of child sexual abuse. Our
satellite offices in Edgefield and Barnwell Counties provide services to
Allendale, Barnwell, Edgefield, McCormick, and Saluda
counties.
The Cumbee Center also coordinates a batterers' program,
known as Unity, to provide counseling services for the abuser. Most
often, batterers are sentenced through the court system to attend the
26-week program.
The Cumbee Center, a
non-profit agency, could not provide services free of charge without
community support. The United Way of Aiken, Barnwell and Edgefield
Counties fund around half of the Cumbee Center’s budget. The Cumbee Center
also receives support through several grants allocated by the state of
South Carolina as well as private donations.
Originally named the Coalition to Assist Abused Persons, the name changed
in 1995 to the Cumbee Center, in honor of a longtime, dedicated board
member and volunteer John Cumbee. He assisted the Cumbee Center for
several years with everything from budget matters to painting until his
unexpected death in 1994.
Welcome
We are here to help abused women and their children break the cycle of violence in their lives by offering safe, confidential shelter and services.
Contact
If you need assistance or would like to donate, please contact us by telephone or use the PayPal link below:
The Cumbee Center
(803) 649-0480