BirthMatters: A Solid Return on Investment for the Community
Today’s blog is written by Molly Chappell-McPhail, Executive Director of BirthMatters. BirthMatters’ Doula program is an innovative home visiting model that bridges the gap between healthcare and social services to provide continuity of care for underserved women and children during...
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May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month: What’s Happening in Spartanburg
Data released earlier this year, shows that, for the first time in history, Spartanburg’s teen birth rate is below the state average. There has been a 53% decline in teen births over the past five years and Spartanburg has...
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FOUNDATION AWARDS ONE MILLION IN GRANTS
Spartanburg, S.C. – The Mary Black Foundation announced today that it awarded $1,126,600 in grants to 10 nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Upstate was awarded $40,000 for general operating support to sustain the...
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New Possibilities
Today’s blog is written by Molly Chappell-McPhail, Executive Director of BirthMatters. Beginnings are always about possibility—and our work at BirthMatters centers on that very belief. Our new mission statement is: BirthMatters seeks to reduce teen pregnancy through reproductive health...
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Moving Forward – MBF’s 2017-2019 Strategic Plan
In February, the Trustees of the Mary Black Foundation introduced and approved the 2017-2019 Strategic Plan. The plan for the previous 3 years was completed in December. It adopted a framework for a more proactive approach to collaboration and...
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The Importance of Transforming Neighborhoods
Carol Naughton, President of Purpose Built Communities, spoke to the Mary Black Foundation Board of Trustees at their Annual Dinner on January 19th of this year. Purpose Built Communities, an organization that supports communities across the country that are...
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Love is Respect
In the 2015 Youth Behavior Risk Survey, conducted across South Carolina High Schools, 8% of teens reported physical dating violence and 7.6% reported sexual dating violence. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Everyone deserves a respectful, healthy relationship...
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