We advocate for our intellectually Disabled and Special Needs citizens. Through our work at the individual, community and state levels we raise awareness, identify needs and target our support and deliver where needed. We develop supplemental sources of funding to augment the available state and federal money for our Intellectually Disabled citizens. These resources are limited and often do not meet all the needs of the individuals. Immediate, critical and supplemental needs of individuals and families that cannot be met through other funding sources may be funded from the Columbus HOPE Foundation resources. Proceeds from our fundraising activities are focused on helping our South Carolina Intellectually Disabled citizens. We work in coordination with the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, the county Disability Boards and other non-profit service providers to identify the needs, the gaps and the priorities for allocations of funds raised by the Foundation.