Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 2005
Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 2005 Mary Black Foundation Becomes a Private Foundation 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Mary Black Foundation’s role as a private foundation in Spartanburg. However, the Mary Black Foundation has a legacy that extends beyond...
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Celebrating the Juneteenth Holiday
Celebrating the Juneteenth Holiday The Mary Black Foundation’s office will be closed on Friday, June 18th in recognition of the Juneteenth holiday. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom and has been called by some “America’s true...
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LENA Start: Building Brains Through Early Talk
LENA Start: Building Brains Through Early Talk Members of the Children’s Services team at the Spartanburg County Public Library are ambassadors of children’s literacy who provide educational opportunities, resources, and connections to encourage lifelong learning. Such learning begins as...
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Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: A Space for All
Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: A Space for All This week’s blog is written by Caroline Goodman, Board Member, Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve Over 30 years ago, Harold and Josephine Hatcher gifted their beloved garden and woodland area...
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Summer Camp is Back in Spartanburg!
Summer Camp is Back in Spartanburg! This week’s blog is written by Jami Wood Emory, VP-Spartanburg, The Children’s Museum of the Upstate Ready for a sense of normalcy this summer?! Imagine how our kids feel! We are lucky enough...
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ESPERANZA in the Burg
ESPERANZA in the Burg This week’s blog is written by Gianella Quinones, LAMFT, BIPOC and Latinx Outreach Program Director, Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center May is Mental Health Awareness Month — at Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center (SAMHC), we...
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Turning Toward a Safer World for Children
Turning Toward a Safer World for Children This week’s blog is written by Molly Moyer, Director of Development, Hope Center for Children “None of us were lucky enough to have children born with instructions for how to raise them…”...
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month In 2020, Mary Black Foundation granted $25,000 to SAFE Homes for the first year of an eighteen-month grant to fund a full-time therapist who will work with victims of domestic violence and sexual...
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Live Healthy Spartanburg Merges Community Health Initiatives
Live Healthy Spartanburg Merges Community Health Initiatives New organization ensures sustainability, builds upon synergy of two multi-year collaboratives The Mary Black Foundation and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System announce the creation of Live Healthy Spartanburg, a new collaborative with the...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
COVID-19 Vaccine Updates Around this time one year ago, our community started being affected by the COVID-19 virus. Now, a year later, the COVID-19 vaccine is becoming more readily available to meet the needs of our community. Phase 1b...
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