The Poston Foundation
Building stronger communities. Creating lasting impact.
The Poston Foundation is a Columbia, South Carolina nonprofit. Carolina Cares is the flagship initiative for practical direct aid, essentials support, youth and community empowerment, and service to underserved communities.
South Carolina nonprofit
Practical Help for South Carolinians Who Need It Most
The Poston Foundation is a South Carolina nonprofit focused on direct aid, practical essentials, and community-centered support. Through the Carolina Cares Initiative, we help individuals and families facing hardship, instability, or urgent basic needs with simple, useful items that can make a difficult day more manageable.
Practical Essentials
Youth Development
Civic Access
Care That Starts With the Basics
Simple items can make a difficult day more manageable.
Carolina Cares Essentials Kits are practical support packages for individuals and families facing hardship, instability, or urgent basic needs. Kit contents may vary based on season, funding, supply availability, and community need.
What Is the Carolina Cares Initiative?
A direct-aid program rooted in South Carolina service.
The Carolina Cares Initiative gives The Poston Foundation a clear way to organize practical relief, prepare Essentials Kits, coordinate community support, and respond to basic needs without overstating impact or making unsupported promises.
Who it serves
South Carolinians facing hardship, instability, urgent basic needs, or practical barriers that can be eased by useful supplies and community-centered support.
How it works
Donations and sponsorships help purchase supplies, prepare Essentials Kits, support distribution planning, document expenses, and keep the program more consistent over time.
What Goes Into an Essentials Kit
Practical support, organized around immediate usefulness.
Hygiene and Personal Care
Soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, hand sanitizer, feminine hygiene products, and other basic hygiene items.
Socks and Clothing Basics
Clean socks and other practical apparel items that help people stay comfortable and protected.
Food and Water
Shelf-stable snacks, bottled water, and simple food items that can be used immediately.
First-Aid and Safety
Basic first-aid supplies and other practical items that support health and safety.
How Your Support Helps
Donor support keeps practical aid moving.
Your support helps The Poston Foundation purchase supplies, prepare Carolina Cares Essentials Kits, coordinate distribution, document expenses, and build a stronger direct-aid program for South Carolina communities.
$25
Helps purchase practical supplies for Carolina Cares Essentials Kits.
$100
Helps support a larger batch of basic items for direct distribution.
$250
Supports community-level Essentials Kit sponsorship.
$500+
Helps fund expanded supplies, seasonal needs, or larger distribution efforts.
Carolina Cares Essentials Kit Sponsorship
A practical pathway for businesses, churches, civic groups, and local partners.
Sponsorship helps fund supplies, expand distribution capacity, and make the Carolina Cares Initiative more consistent and sustainable.
Ways to Get Involved
Donate, sponsor, partner, or start a conversation.
Donate
Help fund Essentials Kit supplies and direct-aid needs.
Sponsor
Support a defined sponsorship level for Carolina Cares Essentials Kits.
Partner
Discuss local support, in-kind donations, and community relationships.
Contact
Reach The Poston Foundation for donor, sponsor, and program questions.
Built on Local Service and Accountability
Focused, conservative, and practical.
The Poston Foundation was founded in 2020 by Eric Chalmers Poston and is rooted in Columbia, South Carolina. The Foundation keeps its public language careful: direct aid, Carolina Cares, youth development, civic access, and practical community relief.
No exact kit-count claims are made until per-kit costs, supply availability, and distribution capacity are finalized.
- Organization
- The Poston Foundation
- Program
- Carolina Cares Initiative
- Status
- South Carolina 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- EIN
- 85-0559047
- Service Area
- South Carolina
News
Foundation updates are kept factual and conservative.
Public updates about The Poston Foundation and Carolina Cares will avoid unsupported impact claims. For current donor, sponsor, or community questions, please contact the Foundation directly.
Support Carolina Cares
Help provide practical essentials to South Carolinians facing hardship.
Donate to Carolina Cares, sponsor Essentials Kits, or contact The Poston Foundation about partnership and in-kind support.
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