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Healthy Families Initiative Six-Month Update

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  • on February 13, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017 marked the end of the first six-months of Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) broad expansion across Spartanburg County through the Healthy Families Initiative (HFI). HFI is a multi-level, multi-stakeholder, multiple-year focused effort, aimed at normalizing parenting...

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Spartanburg’s Focus on Economic Mobility

  • By info
  • on January 30, 2018

Today’s blog is written by Troy Hanna, Executive Director of The Spartanburg County Foundation. Investing in youth has and continues to be a high priority for Spartanburg County.  The Spartanburg County Foundation is excited to embark on a two-year...

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FocusFirst Program Helps Young Children to Focus First

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  • on January 9, 2018

Today’s blog is written by Sarah J. Umsted, SC State Director, Impact America Imagine trying to learn your letters without your most valuable sense: sight. For some children, that sense is already failing them—and no one has noticed. FocusFirst...

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Erin’s Law

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  • on December 19, 2017

Today’s blog is co-authored by Emily Miller, LMSW – Victim and Family Advocate for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg, Cherokee, & Union and Polly Edwards-Padgett, Project Director for Connect Spartanburg. In 2014, Erin’s Law was passed in South...

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Celebrating Grantee Partners

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  • on December 12, 2017

Last week, the Foundation held its annual grantee celebration to spotlight the amazing work being done by the nonprofit sector in Spartanburg County each and every day.  The Foundation granted approximately $2.5 million in new grants and special initiatives...

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PASOS: Supporting Latino Families

  • By info
  • on December 5, 2017

Today’s blog is written by Nora Curiel-Munoz, PASOS Program Coordinator, Upstate Family Resource Center Being involved with nonprofit organizations has been a wonderful and rewarding experience for me. I have worked at the Upstate Family Resource Center in Spartanburg...

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Contec, Inc. Earns Working Well Recognition

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  • on November 28, 2017

Today, we highlight the recent recognition of Contec, Inc. by Working Well, an evidence-based wellness strategy for employers in SC.  Contec, Inc. achieved Platinum status in the following five categories by meeting best practice standards in promoting well-being in...

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A Day with Allison Black Cornelius

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  • on November 14, 2017

On October 24th, Spartanburg’s Joint Funders welcomed Allison Black Cornelius for a one-day workshop, “Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector.” Kathy Dunleavy, President and CEO of the Mary Black Foundation, shared, “On behalf...

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Making Literacy a Top Priority in South Carolina

  • By info
  • on November 7, 2017

Literacy 2030 is an initiative promoted through the SC State Library. Literacy 2030 unites stakeholders from across the state from a variety of sectors, toward the common goal of breaking the inter-generational cycle of low literacy in South Carolina....

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Foundation Awards One Million in Grants

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  • on October 31, 2017

Spartanburg, S.C. – The Mary Black Foundation announced today that it awarded $1,037,920 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County. BirthMatters was awarded $116,500 to support a community-based home visitation program for young moms. Children’s Museum of...

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