Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, a regional agency serving county governments, municipalities, and citizens of Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg Counties, offers a wide variety of planning, economic development and social services to aid in the orderly growth and development of the area. The Council provides in-depth assistance to local government serving as the technical planning staff for numerous planning and zoning commissions, assisting in securing and administering grant funds for local projects and services, coordinating varied social services for the economically deprived. Waccamaw Region's professional staff is engaged in four basic areas of activity: planning; economic development; human resources; and finance. The agency is organized into four separate departments according to those activities.