FOUNDATION AWARDS ONE MILLION IN GRANTS
Spartanburg, S.C. – The Mary Black Foundation announced today that it awarded $1,126,600 in grants to 10 nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Upstate was awarded $40,000 for general operating support to sustain the...
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New Possibilities
Today’s blog is written by Molly Chappell-McPhail, Executive Director of BirthMatters. Beginnings are always about possibility—and our work at BirthMatters centers on that very belief. Our new mission statement is: BirthMatters seeks to reduce teen pregnancy through reproductive health...
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Moving Forward – MBF’s 2017-2019 Strategic Plan
In February, the Trustees of the Mary Black Foundation introduced and approved the 2017-2019 Strategic Plan. The plan for the previous 3 years was completed in December. It adopted a framework for a more proactive approach to collaboration and...
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The Importance of Transforming Neighborhoods
Carol Naughton, President of Purpose Built Communities, spoke to the Mary Black Foundation Board of Trustees at their Annual Dinner on January 19th of this year. Purpose Built Communities, an organization that supports communities across the country that are...
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Love is Respect
In the 2015 Youth Behavior Risk Survey, conducted across South Carolina High Schools, 8% of teens reported physical dating violence and 7.6% reported sexual dating violence. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Everyone deserves a respectful, healthy relationship...
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Building a Healthy Boiling Springs
Today’s blog is by Sherry Barrett, Community Design and Land Planning Planning Manager with Upstate Forever and Kelley Ezell, Executive Director with Upstate Family Resource Center. Across South Carolina and the US, communities are transforming car-dependent places through projects...
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Spartanburg Housing Matters
Today’s blog is by Hannah Jarrett, Community Impact Associate, United Way of the Piedmont. Tomorrow, Spartanburg is hosting a Housing & Real Estate Summit at The Hangar. The Summit provides community leaders, service providers, and neighborhood associations an opportunity...
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Leadership Can Change the World
Today’s blog is by Michelle Taylor, Communications Specialist for Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands. Did you know that 64% of Girl Scouts consider themselves to be leaders? This statistic is pretty amazing when you consider the fact...
Read moreSpartanburg’s Way to Wellville
2017 marks the beginning of year three of Spartanburg’s journey on its Way to Wellville! In late 2014, Spartanburg was chosen as one of five communities nationally to develop new and innovative solutions that amplify and accelerate community health....
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