Proudly serving South Carolina and Virginia
When we ask our community, you show up. 💙
A few weeks ago, we shared a simple ask: Rainy Day Fund needed a place where our small team could gather for a full day of administrative work while we continue our search for a permanent office space.
We were overwhelmed by the response. The suggestions, connections, encouragement, and offers of support reminded us once again that we are surrounded by a community that believes in the work we do.
And one of those offers came from South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center.
We are incredibly grateful to SC Appleseed for opening their conference room to our team and sharing their space with us. This gives us the opportunity to step away from the usual hustle, work together in one place, and spend some much-needed time strengthening the foundation behind Rainy Day Fund.
Because the work doesn`t happen only when we`re meeting with clients. There is a lot that happens behind the scenes such as planning, grant writing, organizing, building systems, and making sure Rainy Day Fund is positioned to continue serving our community well.
Thank you, South Carolina Appleseed for making room for us. And thank you to everyone who responded to our original request, shared our post, offered suggestions, or simply cheered us on. This is what community looks like. People making room for one another so the work can keep moving forward. 💙
We are grateful. @appleseedsc
Aug 28
**UPDATE*-Correction made to the flyer**
Social Work CEUs are pending.
Aug 18
💙 **A little local love can go a long way.**
We have some exciting news!
@smallsugarsc saw our Hygiene Pantry post and reached out to help. They are now hosting a donation box for our Hygiene Pantry! 🎉
We dropped off the box this morning, and now we`re asking our community to help us fill it.
So, the next time you`re stopping by smallSUGAR:
🛍️ Shop local.
🧴 Bring a hygiene item.
📦 Drop it in their donation box.
💙 Know that your purchase AND your donation are helping support our community.
We`re currently looking for items including cotton T-shirts, socks, body wipes, travel-size body wash, shampoo, deodorant, lotion, sunscreen and lip balm.
**Thank you, smallSUGAR, for opening your doors and your heart to this effort. We are so grateful for businesses that don`t just see a community need, they step up to help meet it.
Now, Columbia...let`s fill that box!** 🙌
#RainyDayFund #smallSUGAR #ShopLocalGiveLocal #HygienePantry #CommunitySupport
Aug 17
🧰 WHAT’S IN YOUR TRAUMA RESPONSE TOOLKIT?
Knowing what to say matters.
Knowing what not to say matters.
Knowing how to connect someone to safety and resources matters.
And sometimes… the first contact can make all the difference.
Rainy Day Fund is bringing attorneys, social workers, advocates and helping professionals together for a FREE Trauma Response Toolkit training focused on:
🧠 Trauma-Informed Care
⚖️ Advocacy
🤝 Cross-system collaboration
🛡️ Safety
📚 Resources
📅 Friday, August 21, 2026
⏰ 9:30 AM–3:00 PM
📍 Richland Library – Main Branch
1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC
🎓 5 SW CEUs APPROVED
⚖️ CLEs pending
☕ Breakfast snacks + lunch provided
💙 FREE to attend
Featured topics include stalking response, trauma-informed advocacy, and understanding how the systems we work in intersect with the experiences of the people we serve.
If you support people navigating trauma, crisis, violence, or complex systems — this training belongs in your calendar.
📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer and REGISTER TODAY!
Tag a colleague who needs to be in the room. 👇
#RainyDayFund #TraumaResponseToolkit #StalkingAwareness #CommunityResources #ColumbiaSC
Aug 16
☀️ What if you couldn`t escape the heat?
Imagine spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week outside in South Carolina`s heat, humidity, and sun.
No cool shower.
No air conditioning.
No fresh clothes waiting for you.
Now imagine what it might feel like to finally wash up, put on a clean T-shirt and fresh socks, apply some lotion or lip balm, and have a little relief from the elements.
Those things may seem small to us. They aren`t small to someone who has been without them.
We`ve received wonderful support in the past, but donations have slowed down. We`re hoping to get the shelves and the community moving again.
We need help with some specific items for the Hygiene Pantry:
👕 Cotton T-shirts, unisex if possible, colors other than white
🧴 Travel-size body wash
🧴 Travel-size shampoo
🧴 Travel-size lotion
☀️ Travel-size sunscreen
💙 Lip balm
🧦 Socks
Want to help?
📧 Contact Cole or Shontae: cole@rainydayfund.us, shontae@rainydayfund.us
Donate an item. Organize a collection. Share this post. Because dignity can look like something as simple as a clean shirt. 💙
#RainyDayFund #HygienePantry #DignityMatters #CommunityCare
Aug 11
A Simple Community Ask 💙
As many of you know, Rainy Day Fund is currently searching for a permanent office space. While that search continues, we`re looking for a temporary solution.
We`re wondering if anyone has access to a conference room or meeting space that our small team could use one day a week for 6–8 hours over the next several weeks.
We won`t be meeting with clients as this would be strictly for administrative work, planning, grant writing, case management, and keeping our programs running smoothly behind the scenes.
We`ve been utilizing the public library (and we`re so grateful for that resource!), but meeting room reservations are limited to three hours, which just isn`t enough time to complete everything we need to do.
If you, your employer, your church, or your business might be able to share a conference room with us one day a week, we`d love to connect.
Please send us a direct message or email us at RDF@rainydayfund.us if you have a space or know someone who might.
Thank you for always showing up for our organization. Every act of kindness, big or small, helps us continue serving South Carolinians working toward stability. ❤️
Can`t help with a space? We`d appreciate you sharing this post so it reaches someone who can.
Jul 29
Tiny team. Giant to-do list. Even bigger hearts. ❤️
Three people.
Countless emails.
Hundreds of client conversations.
Thousands of miles traveled.
One mission.
This little crew keeps Rainy Day Fund moving every day, and we`re so thankful for partners like the South Carolina Bar Foundation on who believe in the work we`re doing.
Thanks for another incredible networking event and for selecting Rainy Day Fund as a FY27 grantee!
Jul 24
💚 55 years of making a difference.
💚 Another year of changing lives together.
We are incredibly grateful to have been selected once again as a FY27 grantee by the South Carolina Bar Foundation!
Because of their continued support, more South Carolinians will be able to overcome legal and financial barriers that stand in the way of employment, housing, and long-term stability.
As the South Carolina Bar Foundation celebrates its Emerald Anniversary, we`re celebrating the impact this partnership will continue to make throughout our communities.
Thank you for believing in our mission and in the people we serve. 💚
🍃 Happy 55th Anniversary!
#SouthCarolinaBarFoundation #RainyDayFund #AccessToJustice #EmeraldAnniversary #CommunityImpact
Jul 22
Sometimes the final barrier is the hardest one to overcome.
A reinstatement fee may look like a number on paper.
What we see is:
• A parent trying to get to work legally.
• An employee trying to accept a better job.
• An individual who completed every required step toward compliance.
• Someone who has spent months working to regain stability.
By the time many clients reach Rainy Day Fund, they have already done the hard work.
Our role is helping remove the final obstacle standing between them and opportunity.
Because access to transportation is often access to employment, housing, healthcare, and financial stability.
Jul 7
"Calling All Local Businesses!"
📣 We have a challenge for our local business community.
Can your business sponsor a month of dignity?
For just $200, your organization can help provide hygiene essentials through Rainy Day Fund`s Hygiene Pantry.
Not ready to sponsor?
Host a donation drive instead!
We`re seeking businesses, offices, churches, gyms, schools, and community groups willing to place a collection box at their location and help collect:
🧼 Soap
🪥 Toothpaste
🧴 Shampoo
🧦 Socks
🧤 Personal care essentials
Every item donated helps someone in our community.
📧 Email Cole at cole@rainydayfund.us to get started.
#SponsorAMonth #CommunityImpact #LocalBusiness #RainyDayFund
Jun 30
Many people assume that restoring a driver`s license is simply a matter of paying a fee.
In reality, the people we serve have often already completed the difficult part.
Before becoming eligible for reinstatement, many clients have spent months or even years meeting court requirements, resolving compliance issues, completing treatment programs, satisfying legal obligations, and working to rebuild stability in their lives.
By the time they come to Rainy Day Fund, they have often done everything that has been asked of them.
Yet one final barrier remains: the cost of reinstatement.
A few hundred dollars may not seem significant to some, but for someone working to secure housing, support a family, or recover financially, that amount can be the difference between moving forward and remaining stuck.
Our work is not simply paying fees.
It is helping people cross the finish line after they have already demonstrated their commitment to rebuilding their lives.
#BarrierRemoval #AccessToOpportunity #DriversLicenseReinstatement #RainyDayFund
Jun 24
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