Mission

DAYMARK WAS BROUGHT INTO EXISTENCE BY ITS COMMUNITY TO COPE WITH CHILDREN AT-RISK OF MOVING INTO A "STREET" EXISTENCE. PATCHWORK PROGRAM IS AN INTERVENTION CENTER AND SHELTER FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 15-21. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE, CONFIDENTIAL AND LICENSED SERVICES 24/7 ALL YEAR LONG. IN ADDITION TO PATCHWORK SHELTER, THE AGENCY BEGAN A FOSTER CARE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH IN STATE CUSTODY CALLED TURNING POINT. THIS PROGRAM, SINCE 1979, SERVES YOUTH BETWEEN 16 AND 18 THAT ARE MOVING OUT OF THE STATE'S FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS INDEPENDENT SKILL-BUILDING THAT WILL ENABLE A YOUTH TO ACHIEVE A PRODUCTIVE MOVE INTO THE COMMMUNITY. IN 1983, THE CONTINUALLY EVOLVING NEW CONNECTIONS PROGRAM DEVELOPED. THIS PROGRAM, STAFFED WITH COUNSELORS AND FULL-TIME TEACHER, HELPS SCHOOL DROP-OUT AND OTHERS FAILING TO THRIVE INDEPENDENTLY ON THE STREETS OF CHARLESTON. THROUGH CLASSWORK AND COUNSELING IT WORKS TO ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL SKILLS, DEVELOP JOB READINESS AND SOCIAL SKILLS.