CAPA operates a shelter Beaufort County that is open 24 hours per day, 365 days per year for youth birth to 21 years who’ve been removed from an abusive or neglectful situation. Residents come from Beaufort County as well as Jasper, Hampton, Allendale, and Colleton Counties. The average stay is 60-90 days. While shelter residents are in the physical custody of CAPA, they are considered wards of the state (Dept. of Social Services). Most residents go into a foster home when they leave the shelter. CAPA’s kids are cared for by qualified trained professionals who focus on increasing the children’s safety skills and helping them to develop trust through numerous educational and recreational programs during their stay. Advocacy, trust and safety are vital for the children who leave us.
