Resources

Wherever you are in South Carolina, there’s a First Steps nearby. Trained professionals are available to support you in your parenting and help you guide your child’s learning and development. Contact your local First Steps to find out how we can help you and your family get connected to the services and resources you need.

Barnwell County First Steps Family Pantry

Provides an emergency supply of diapers, wipes, pullups & feminine hygiene products. We also have a limited amount of infant formula and household cleaning items to distribute.

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Bright by Text

Helping parents and caregivers promote their child's healthy development during pivotal early stages of life.

Get parenting tips via text in English or Spanish: Developmental tips based on a child’s age, timely info on local resources and events, links to more online learning materials, including videos you can access on any smartphone, information on challenging behaviors (sleep, eating, potty training, tantrums) when you need it most.

text BARNWELLKIDS to 274448

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Dolly Parton's Imagination LIbrary

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income. After launching in 1995, the program grew quickly. First books were only distributed to children living in Sevier County, Tennessee where Dolly grew up. It became such a success that in 2000 a national replication effort was underway. By 2003, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library had mailed one million books. It would prove to be the first of many millions of books sent to children around the world.