FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS ABOUT
REENTRY SUPPORT.
The questions that actually come up about reentry support in Cayce.
What Cayce is actually like
Cayce is a riverfront city between West Columbia and the airport in Lexington County, anchored by the Cayce Riverwalk, the Columbia Metropolitan Airport corridor and 12,000 Year History Park.
Cayce sits on infrastructure. A utility headquarters, a major rail classification yard and the airport corridor give a small city an employment base far larger than its population would suggest. The riverfront and the Knox Abbott corridor are drawing investment that a city this size would not normally attract, largely because the land is close in and was cheap for a long time.
Old Cayce comps are tight and block-specific. Two streets apart can be two different markets, so pull comps narrowly here.
This page is part of a larger body of work — start with the free real estate investing playbook.
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The rest of the Cayce material
The full market read for this area is on the Cayce, SC site. The deeper treatment of reentry support is on the topic site.
Frequently asked
Questions people actually ask
Do you work in Cayce?
Yes. Cayce and the rest of Lexington County are inside the regular footprint, along with much of South Carolina.
Is this a government program?
No. Second Chance Kings is part of Ben Lovro's Kingdom Alliance service work. It is not affiliated with the South Carolina Department of Corrections — which runs its own separately-named Second Chance Program — or with any other state agency.
Do I have to be religious to get help?
No. Ben's faith is his own and it is why he does this. Nobody has to share it, agree with it, or attend anything to be treated decently.
What is hardest about coming home to Cayce?
Cayce is compact and bus-served, which means someone without a car can still reach work and services. The realistic openings are in airport-area hospitality and ground handling, warehouse and distribution work near the interstate, and restaurants. Rail and utility jobs pay well but screen hard, so treat those as a second move rather than a first one, after a year of verifiable work history.
Can my record be expunged in Lexington County?
It depends on the charge and how it resolved. Dismissed charges, not-guilty verdicts, diversion dismissals, certain first-offense misdemeanors and some drug possession convictions may be eligible, with waiting periods running from about one year to twenty. Traffic and fish-and-wildlife convictions generally cannot be expunged. This is not legal advice — ask the Solicitor's office or South Carolina Legal Services.
Where do I apply for expungement?
For a non-conviction in Magistrate or Municipal Court, through that court. For everything else, through the Solicitor's office in the county where the charge or conviction occurred — for this area, Lexington County.
How do I talk about my record in an interview?
Briefly, early, and facing forward. One or two sentences: what happened, that it is behind you, what you have done since. Then move to the work.
Make your next move
A year from now, what will you be glad you started today?
You don't need another promise that everything will be easy. You need something useful to learn — and a next step you're willing to take.