Epworth has a wonderful history and has had an excellent reputation in South Carolina for many decades. I have several friends who lived there as children and all of them speak of Epworth in glowing terms. We are very fortunate to have this much-needed resource in our state. I encourage everyone to sign up for their newsletter and to keep up with what is going on there. The stories and programs are absolutely heartwarming. For anyone who is looking for a great charity to support, Epworth is one of the best. read more

I wish there was a negative rating. I'm 44 and I still have nightmares about what happened to me the short time I was there. I still remember, right after I was adopted and my "parents" still had to go there every week and we were in a meeting and I had to use the bathroom. The caseworker convicted my newly adopted parents I was safe to go by myself, so I did and it happened again by the same person. My mind has been fucked up ever since. I was placed in foster care by my grandparents who were supposed to be a pastor of a church in Augusta Georgia. Briggers was the last name. But the abuse I encountered here is something that no child needs to go through. This place needs to be shut down. After finding the strength to publicly come out about this abuse, I WILL FIND A LAWYER AND HAVE Y'ALL HELP ACCOUNTABLE SO HELP ME GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Epworth is a place meant to help kids and keep them safe, but this place has done nothing but isolate me and my siblings and make us feel unsafe, yet every time we speak up about it we are told to be quiet as we are apparently damaging the Epworth reputation despite the fact that the staff treat most residents/clients here like we're not even people. In fact the kids are constantly under surveillance and there are alarms on most things, meanwhile if anyone says anything or speaks out about things here like how the staff show very obvious partiality to the boys and couldn't careless about the girls despite the girls being the only reason thus place is still running, or how were viewed as criminals rather than kids just because most of us are teenagers and foster kids. I hate Epworth. read more

I volunteer at Chicktime once a month here. I like visiting with my cottage partner. The workers are nice and the children seem to be happy there. It is a blessing to have organizations like Epworth give help, support, and shelter to children who need it. I have always had good experiences working with the staff there and it seems as the children are cared for there. It is sooooo good that they let volunteers come me they have requirements of them. We have to go through their mandatory training class/session. I had someone who was a child at the cottage I volunteer at reach out to me. She told me that Epworth Children's Home really helped her and she didn't know how she would have been able to go through what she did without their help. That is beautiful and they are making a difference. I am proud to be partnered with this organization and I hope they will always be there. The church, or churches that support Epworth are doing a good job and are so doing what the Bible says...take care of widows and orphans. Keep it up Epworth and thank you for being there for the children!!! read more