Hope Haven of the Lowcountry

About us

Hope Haven is a non-profit organization responding to the needs of child victims of abuse and adult victims of rape, sexual assault and incest. The organization serves the South Carolina counties of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper and Allendale.

Hope Haven is accredited by the National Childrens Alliance and is committed to providing the highest quality of care and support for its clients and their families. Close relationships are maintained with local hospitals and medical clinics who provide assistance with forensic medical evaluations. Hope Haven also works closely with local law enforcement agencies, county solicitor’s offices and the SC Department of Social Services to ensure swift and thorough investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect.

Hope Haven is outcomes-oriented, which means that we closely monitor and review case progress and outcomes in order to continually improve our services. We believe that such self-reflection is essential to our carrying out our mission in this community.

Our Funders

Coastal Community Foundation of the Lowcountry

National Children’s Alliance

United Way of the Lowcountry

Bargain Box
Beaufort County Council
Beaufort Female Benevolent Society
Coastal Community Foundation (The Beaufort Fund)
Community Development Corp of Beaufort
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Duke Endowment
First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort
First Presbyterian Church of Hilton Head
Friends of Callawassie

Hargray Caring Coins
Heritage Classic Foundation
Hilton Head Celebrity Golf
Hilton Head Island Foundation

Hilton Head Island Rotary Club
Long Cove Club Community Endowment Fund
Rotary Club of Beaufort
Sea Island Rotary Club
Spirit of Friendship
St. Andrew By The Sea Church
The Baptist Church of Beaufort
The Belfair Women’s Club
The Episcopal Women of St. Helena Episcopal Parish Church
United Way of Bamberg, Colleton and Hampton
Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA)
Wardle Family Foundation
Zonta Club of Beaufort
Zonta Club of Bluffton
Zonta Club of Hilton Head

Our Board of Directors

Kim Statler, Chairman
David Ames, Chair Emeritus
William Presnell, Vice Chair
Nancy Weber, Treasurer
Gloria Daly, Secretary

Karl Twenge, Alice Walton, Silvia Lalinde, C. Juanita Graul, H. Glenn Neff, W. Thomas Lohr, Court Babcock, A. Gibson Solomons III

Our Director

Shauw Chin Capps has served as Executive Director of Hope Haven since 2003.

Before her move to South Carolina to take on this position, Shauw Chin spent more than a decade working in Louisville, Kentucky as a therapist and program director for both a rape crisis center and the state-wide child abuse prevention home visitation program.

Shauw Chin currently resides in Beaufort with her husband Paul and their two daughters, Phoebe and Lydia.

Hope Haven is a non-profit organization responding to the needs of child victims of abuse and adult victims of rape, sexual assault and incest. The organization serves the South Carolina counties of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper and Allendale. Hope Haven is accredited by the National Childrens Alliance and is committed to providing the highest quality of care and support for its clients and their families. Close relationships are maintained with local hospitals and medical clinics who provide assistance with forensic medical evaluations. Hope Haven also works closely with local law enforcement agencies, county solicitor’s offices and the SC Department of Social Services to ensure swift and thorough investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect. Hope Haven is outcomes-oriented, which means that we closely monitor and review case progress and outcomes in order to continually improve our services. We believe that such self-reflection is essential to our carrying out our mission in this community.
Our Funders
Coastal Community Foundation of the Lowcountry National Children’s Alliance United Way of the Lowcountry Bargain Box Beaufort County Council Beaufort Female Benevolent Society Coastal Community Foundation (The Beaufort Fund) Community Development Corp of Beaufort Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Department of Health and Environmental Control Duke Endowment First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort First Presbyterian Church of Hilton Head Friends of Callawassie Hargray Caring Coins Heritage Classic Foundation Hilton Head Celebrity Golf Hilton Head Island Foundation	Hilton Head Island Rotary Club Long Cove Club Community Endowment Fund Rotary Club of Beaufort Sea Island Rotary Club Spirit of Friendship St. Andrew By The Sea Church The Baptist Church of Beaufort The Belfair Women’s Club The Episcopal Women of St. Helena Episcopal Parish Church United Way of Bamberg, Colleton and Hampton Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA) Wardle Family Foundation Zonta Club of Beaufort Zonta Club of Bluffton Zonta Club of Hilton Head