Growing Opportunities is SCCAP's family enrichment program, which provides case work and when funding is available, emergency funds and debt relief opportunities.
Growing Opportunities uses a holistic approach to serve our community members. We meet our clients where they are and assist with existing needs. We do this by connecting them with community partners, ensuring they have applied for all SCCAP services, emergency funds, and debt relief programming.
Building Economic Empowerment
The Building Economic Empowerment (BEE) programming is a new Growing Opportunities initiative being offered by SCCAP to energy assistance clients in 2025. BEE is currently looking for households needing additional casework and services relating to 3 main priorities:
- Financial empowerment (credit repair & education, building assets such a ssavings accounts, online banking and identity fraud education and resources, etc.)
- Climate resilience (disaster planning for weather-related events, connection to community resources for excessive heat/cold, further connection to appropriate SCCAP services such as weatherization, etc.)
- Reduction of energy needs (assistance with billing options through energy providers, connection to energy audits where available, etc.)
Interested households must be current energy assistance clients (received benefits this program year, meaning 11/1/24-now) and must be able to participate in monthly casework appointments. Casework can be done in person at your local SCCAP office, or virtually depending on individual need. Upon completion of casework with BEE, households will be eligible to receive a $500 grant to put towards goals or needs addressed during casework (things ranging from opening a savings account, paying for credit repair services, purchasing supplies for household emergencies such as power outages, etc.) Clients who do casework in-person will also be provided with a $20 transportation incentive such as a gas card to assist in costs and reduce barriers.
For more information about BEE, please email Diana at dogrodowski@insccap.org
Medication and/or Medically Necessary Food Replacement
In partnership with Duke Energy, SCCAP Growing Opportunities currently has funding to support the replacement of personal or pet medication and/or medically necessary food that was destroyed and/or lost in a household misfortune. A misfortune occurs as a result of circumstances over which the household has no control such as weather-related issues or power outages. Appliance malfunction or human error is not considered a misfortune.
To qualify for a replacement, an applicant must meet income guidelines:
To apply for replacement an applicant must provide the following:
- Completed Application for Replacement
- Signed Affidavit
- Release of Information
- Photo ID
- Documentation from a medical professional and/or photo of item to be replaced
- Documented prescription replacement cost or receipts for medically necessary food
- Income Documentation (provide ONE of the option listed below)
- Categorical Eligibility (Must Provide Benefit Letter)
- SNAP
- State or Federal Health Insurance
- SSI
- TANF
- WIC
- Free or Reduced Lunch
- Head Start
- EAP
- Housing Choice Voucher
- Project Based Voucher
- Without Categorical Eligibility/Proof of Income
- 2023 Tax Return
- 3 months' pay statement
- Current yearly benefit/award letter from the Social Security Office
To learn more or to schedule a time to meet with a case worker please email our Growing Opportunities Manager, Errin Logsdon at
elogsdon@insccap.org 
