Spartanburg Quality Counts and Public 4K
Today’s blog is written by Beth F. Thompson, Director of Collaborative Action Networks with the Spartanburg Academic Movement. Spartanburg Quality Counts has been diligently working to improve quality within child care centers in Spartanburg County for many years. This past...
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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Teens toward Positive Outcomes
July 31, 2017 marked the end of a three year federal grant through the Office of Adolescent Health’s Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF). Funding received in 2014 allowed for the expansion of the highly successful Adolescent Family Life Program (AFL)...
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Raising a Healthy Teen? Healthy Relationships 101
Today’s blog is written by Jennifer O’Shields, Safe Homes/Rape Crisis, Education Director Parents are back to school ready! But are we ready for new relationships, heartbreak and the roller coaster ride of teen dating? Right now, your teen is...
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Continue the Journey
Today’s blog is written by Morgan A. Jordan, Director, Lifelong Learning at Wofford This fall, Wofford College again will welcome adult learners to classes with its Lifelong Learning program. Lifelong Learning begins its third year in September, offering 22...
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A Successful Community Investment
In July, Spartanburg received good news and bad news as it relates to its ongoing efforts to reduce teen pregnancy. The good news: the recently released 2016 teen birth data showed another decrease in Spartanburg County’s rates, showing that...
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Spartanburg’s HealthyCommunity50
At the end of 2016, we announced that Spartanburg County was selected to participate in the HealthyCommunity50, a two-year challenge sponsored by the American Public Health Association, Association of Counties, and the Aetna Foundation. Spartanburg’s goal is to become...
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The Next Step in United Way’s Financial Sustainability Work
Today’s blog is written by Hannah Jarrett, Community Impact Associate with United Way of the Piedmont. United Way of the Piedmont’s Financial Stability Task Force was established in March 2016 with the mission to move 2,000 families on to...
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More than Just a Market…
Today’s blog is written by Caroline Sexton, Executive Director of Hub City Farmers’ Market. Most people know the Hub City Farmers’ Market (HCFM) by the Saturday Market offered at Northside Harvest Park, but HCFM’s mission to “increase supply, demand,...
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Where Nature and Healthy Living Meet
Today’s blog is written by Robin Vollmer, Executive Director of Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve. Hatcher’s Growing Healthy & Active Living Walkways, Pathways, and By-Ways project (Hatcher Project) is dedicated to all the residents in Spartanburg and surrounding counties,...
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The Franklin School: Early Learning through Discovery
Last week, a community collaborative announced plans to build a new school for families with young children. The Franklin School will put leading research and expertise on early education into practice, serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers from all socio-economic...
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