South East Rural Community Outreach (SERCO) is dedicated to historic preservation, conservation and enhancing communities within the Lower Richland Heritage Corridor. SERCO continually strives to create partnerships within the Lower Richland area to provide charitable, educational, enrichment, and scientific programs to strengthen and expand the capacity of the community for a better quality of life for its residents.

SERCO promotes the recognition and branding of the “Lower Richland Heritage Corridor” in partnership with the Harriet Barber House, the Congaree National Park, those sites and structures formally recognized as historically significant, and other agencies of a common interest. The Heritage Corridor continues to enhance Richland County’s inventory of venues by offering a variety of events that attract a diverse audience to the historical sites in the Lower Richland area.