2018 Grantee Celebration
In 2018, the Mary Black Foundation invested over $3 million in grants and special initiatives through its three funding areas: Early Childhood Development, Healthy Eating and Active Living, and the Community Health Fund.
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Why Quality Matters
If you really want to make a big impact, there is no better investment than quality early childhood education. Research shows that quality early childhood education can have profound lifelong effects.
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Connecting Youth to Technology and Success
To quote Steve Jobs, “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” When you walk into the doors of Whitlock Flexible Learning Center, one thing is clear, the staff love what they do. Caring...
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Targeted Investments Are Made Up Stream: Part 2
Early childhood development is one of the two key focus areas of the Mary Black Foundation. But in an organization concerned with community health, why does early childhood matter so much? In a previous blog we explained the importance of...
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Reflections of the HealthyCommunity50 Challenge
Spartanburg County’s participation in the two-year national HealthyCommunity50 challenge is concluding. As a community, we have sought to improve health through a focus on physical activity. We celebrate the ways by which local municipalities led in these efforts. When...
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Hispanic Heritage Month
This week’s blog is written by Nora Curiel-Munoz, Spartanburg County PASOs Coordinator at Upstate Family Resource Center Each year, the US observes the Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions...
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Foundation Awards $815,085 in Grants
The Mary Black Foundation announced that it awarded $815,085 in grants to 13 nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County. Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Upstate was awarded $20,000 to expand the capacity of their mentoring program for high school...
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Reflections: Road to Better Health Annual Meeting
Today’s blog was written by Lori Boyd, Coordinator, Joe R. Utley Heart Resource Center, Spartanburg Regional Health System If you know about Spartanburg’s Road to Better Health, you know that one of the taskforce focus areas is Health Equity. This...
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Teen Triple P: A Resource for Parents
This week’s blog is written by Angela Talley Robinson with the Hope Center for Children October is Let’s Talk Month, a reminder that the best educator for a teen is their parents or caregivers. Spartanburg has ongoing support for...
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The Palmetto Basics: Give Me Five
The Mary Black Foundation’s mission is “to invest in people and communities for improved health, wellness, and success in Spartanburg County.” The Foundation fulfills this mission through targeted, data-driven investments in programs, policies, and place-based work that supports Healthy...
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