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Nonprofits Train to be Change-Makers

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  • on May 29, 2018

Spartanburg County nonprofits are investing in growing their cultural competency of the Latino community in order to more effectively fulfill their missions and create a stronger community. Cultural competency is the ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people...

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MBF Award Recipient: Excellence in Adolescent Health

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  • on May 22, 2018

Today’s blog is written by Andrea Moore, Executive Director of Middle Tyger Community Center. On April 23, 2018, Mary Black Foundation was honored by receiving the 2018 Excellence in Adolescent Health Award from the University of Michigan’s Adolescent Health...

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Improving Spartanburg’s Health through the HC50 Challenge

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  • on May 15, 2018

An Interview with Natalia Valenzuela Swanson, Program Specialist, Healthy Eating | Active Living What is the HealthyCommunity50Challenge? The two-year Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge, now referred to as HealthyCommunity50 (HC50), is a joint initiative of the Aetna Foundation, the...

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2017 Mary Black Foundation Annual Report

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  • on May 1, 2018

In 2017, the Foundation invested over $2.9 million in grants and initiatives to improve health and wellness in Spartanburg County. We also completed year one of our 3-year strategic plan to: Impact: Demonstrate & communicate the positive impact of...

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HealthMatters Curriculum Incorporated at Charles Lea Center

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  • on April 24, 2018

Today’s blog is written by Cynthia C. Beacham, President for the Charles Lea Center Foundation. In December 2016, the Charles Lea Center Foundation received an $11,000 grant to implement a healthy eating/active living curriculum specifically developed for special needs...

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Breastfeeding Friendly Spartanburg

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  • on April 10, 2018

Today’s blog is written by Mary Ann Cleland, on behalf of Breastfeeding Friendly Spartanburg  Breastfeeding Friendly Spartanburg, an effort that began under the Road to Better Health’s Birth Outcomes Taskforce,  has been successful since its launch last fall.   Several businesses and...

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Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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  • on April 3, 2018

April is Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness  Month.  Spartanburg’s Partners in Prevention have collaborated to provide a variety of opportunities for increased community awareness and information sharing.  Below is more information on the opportunities to engage on...

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Spartanburg Families Welcome the Children’s Museum of The Upstate in Spartanburg

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  • on March 20, 2018

Today’s blog is written by Nancy Halverson, President & CEO, The Children’s Museum of The Upstate The Children’s Museum of The Upstate (TCMU) is the nation’s 7th largest children’s museum and 10th largest in the world, with the mission...

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Reach Out and Read Launches Innovative Internship

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  • on February 27, 2018

Today’s blog is written by Callee Boulware, Executive Director of Reach Out and Read Carolinas In early February, Reach Out and Read Carolinas, in partnership with Converse College, launched an innovative internship—our Social Systems Leadership Internship (SSLI), thanks to...

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My Brother’s Keeper

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  • on February 20, 2018

Expanding the community’s capacity and broadening the teen pregnancy prevention approach to include promotion of positive youth development and co-occurrences of health disparities, Connect collaborated with My Brother’s Keeper to launch a new after school program for African American...

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