South Carolina Youth Advocate Program
Jameka Hemming LMSW has extensive experience in the field of social work, currently serving as a Wrap Advocate and Therapist at the South Carolina Youth Advocate Program since June 2014 and as a Forensic Social Worker for the Department of Mental Health since September 2014. Prior to these roles, Jameka worked as a Family Service Coordinator at Eau Claire Cooperatives Health Center from March 2012 to September 2014, and held various internships, including positions at Fresnius Medical Care (Dialysis), Will Lou Gray Opportunity School, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Jameka earned a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice/Juvenile Justice from South University.
South Carolina Youth Advocate Program
The South Carolina Youth Advocate Program (SCYAP) is South Carolina’s premier provider of foster care and community-based services. We are a private, non-profit, 501(c)3 child-placing and family-serving organization. SCYAP has served children and families in South Carolina since 1990. SCYAP programs promote individualized treatment, flexible programming, case and cause advocacy, community-based services, and a positive approach to treating children and working with families. We have a comprehensive array of programs and services to children and families dealing with serious emotional, behavioral, psychological and/or development issues.