Foundation Awards One Million in Grants
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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The Franklin School Groundbreaking
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
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
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
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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