October is Let’s Talk Month
October is Let’s Talk Month Today’s blog is written by Keisha Gray, Program Director, Early Childhood Development at Mary Black Foundation October is Let’s Talk Month Even into early adulthood, young people want to hear from their parents or...
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Spotlighting Best Practice Breastfeeding Friendly Business Site
Spotlighting Best Practice Breastfeeding Business Friendly Site This week’s blog is written by Maya Ward, VISTA Volunteer Coordinator, BirthMatters August is National Breastfeeding Month Ensuring healthy babies is a key focus of Mary Black Foundation’s early childhood development focus...
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Early Childhood Development is Crucial
Early Childhood Development is Crucial In case you missed it, Mary Black Foundation Board Chair Ethan Burroughs submitted an op-ed to the Spartanburg Herald Journal about the importance of early childhood development. Back to School With the first day...
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Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: Spartanburg County Public Libraries
Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: Spartanburg County Public Libraries This week’s blog is written by Jessica Lopez, Director of Children’s Services, Spartanburg County Public Libraries Spartanburg County Public Libraries is a 2019 Grantee of the Mary Black Foundation in the...
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Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: The Children’s Museum of the Upstate- Spartanburg
Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: The Children’s Museum of the Upstate- Spartanburg This week’s blog is written by Emily Sobeski, Director of Marketing and Design, The Children’s Museum of the Upstate The Children’s Museum of the Upstate- Spartanburg is a...
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Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: EMERGE Family Therapy Center and Teaching Clinic
Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: EMERGE Family Therapy Center and Teaching Clinic This week’s blog is written by Susan Lea, Development Director, EMERGE Family Therapy Center and Teaching Clinic The Meaning of Play: Michael’s Story Michael* (name and identifying details...
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Community Supports for Young Parents
Community Supports for Young Parents (CSYP) In 2010, the Mary Black Foundation began funding supports for young parents in partnership with the Adolescent Family Life Program (AFL). AFL provides services to pregnant or parenting mothers currently enrolled in school. ...
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The South Carolina Aquarium to Visit The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
The South Carolina Aquarium to Visit the Children’s Museum of the Upstate The Mary Black Foundation is pleased to announce early childhood development funding that has made a partnership possible between the South Carolina Aquarium and The Children’s Museum...
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La Magia del Arte en el Museo de los Niños en el Upstate
La Magia del Arte en el Museo de los Niños en el Upstate Los niños aprenden muchas cosas de la apreciación del arte. El conectarse o la expresión no verbal es muy importante para los niños de edad preescolar....
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Birth and Equity: Why Community-Based Doulas?
Birth and Equity: Why Community-Based Doulas? This week’s blog is written by Molly Chappell-McPhail, Executive Director at BirthMatters, Brenda Blasingame, M.A., Executive Director at HealthConnect One, and Dila K Perera, MSW MPH, Executive Director at Open Arms Perinatal Services...
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