Spartanburg’s Virtual Adolescent Health Conference
Spartanburg’s Virtual Adolescent Health Conference You are invited to the 2nd Annual Adolescent Health Conference sponsored by Connect and Spartanburg School District Consortium to Improve Adolescent Health. Hear from experts on topics customized to Spartanburg County teens, learn about their...
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Hang in there Parents! Help is on the Way.
Hang in there Parents! Help is on the Way. So much has changed for families since the start of the New Year. Parents and children have been forced to spend a lot more time indoors and isolated from many...
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Connecting Spartanburg’s Youth to Out of School Time Opportunities
Connecting Spartanburg’s Youth to Out of School Time Opportunities In Mid-March when students abruptly shifted to at home learning, all time became ‘out of school time.’ Youth serving providers who work with students outside of school hours were already...
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Collaborative Efforts Result in 4K Classroom for the Highland Community
Collaborative Efforts Result in 4K Classroom for the Highland Community On May 23, 2020, The Spartanburg Herald-Journal announced the awarding of a $300,000 grant to the Bethlehem Center by South Carolina First Steps. This grant will allow for the...
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Mary Black Foundation Grant Application Opens
Mary Black Foundation Grant Application Opens The Mary Black Foundation’s three focus areas for grant funding include: Early Childhood Development, Healthy Eating | Active Living, and Community Health Fund. Mid-way through the April 2020 grant application cycle, we shifted...
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Foundation Awards over $700,000 to Spartanburg Nonprofits
Foundation Awards over $700,000 to Spartanburg Nonprofits The Mary Black Foundation announced today that it awarded $709,000 in grants to 19 nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County. The majority of organizations will receive funds to support core operating expenses and...
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Self-Care for Nonprofit and Social Service Professionals
Today’s blog is written by Louise Fagan of The Principal Collective, who has been supporting the Mary Black Foundation on a number of projects, including our most recent around self-care. Self-Care for Nonprofit and Social Service Professionals The Mary...
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The Power of the Group
This week’s blog is written by Gia Quinones, Mental Health Counselor, Spartanburg Area Mental Health Office The Power of the Group Belonging As humans, we all have the innate feeling of belonging. Belonging is a strong and inevitable feeling...
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Mary Black Foundation Grant Application Opens 2/26/2020
Mary Black Foundation Grant Application Opens 2/26/2020 Starting Wednesday, February 26, 2020 the Mary Black Foundation will be accepting grant applications for its only grant cycle of 2020. The mission of the Mary Black Foundation is to invest in...
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