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The Franklin School Groundbreaking

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  • on October 24, 2017

Last week, the Northside neighborhood celebrated another milestone by breaking ground on The Franklin School, a new early learning center that will serve approximately 160 children ages six weeks through five years old.  The Mary Black Foundation has partnered...

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Family Strengthening Program is Building Stronger Families

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  • on October 16, 2017

Today’s blog is written by Chamlee Loscuito, Executive Director, Hope Center for Children. Since 1974, Hope Center for Children has been making sure children are safe once they enter foster care. This important work continues, and we now go one...

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Year One of Spartanburg’s Healthy Schools Initiative

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  • on October 3, 2017

A couple of weeks back, we provided an update on the progress that has been taking place in Spartanburg’s Healthy Communities Initiative, part of a two-year HealthyCommunity50 (HC50) Challenge. This last year has been a busy year as well...

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Spartanburg Quality Counts and Public 4K

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  • on September 12, 2017

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

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  • on September 5, 2017

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

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  • on August 31, 2017

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

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  • on August 22, 2017

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

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  • on August 8, 2017

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

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  • on August 1, 2017

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

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  • on July 25, 2017

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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