Funding for Connect Reinstated
Spartanburg County has seen tremendous success in its efforts to reduce teen pregnancy. From 2010 to 2016, the teen birthrate in Spartanburg County decreased 50 percent (for all 15- to 19-year-olds) compared to the South Carolina rate of 43...
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Listening for Good
“Each of us is more than the worst thing we have ever done.” These are the words Bryan Stevenson, well known author, attorney, and Founder/Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, shared with an audience of over 400 attendees...
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Nonprofits Train to be Change-Makers
Spartanburg County nonprofits are investing in growing their cultural competency of the Latino community in order to more effectively fulfill their missions and create a stronger community. Cultural competency is the ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people...
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MBF Award Recipient: Excellence in Adolescent Health
Today’s blog is written by Andrea Moore, Executive Director of Middle Tyger Community Center. On April 23, 2018, Mary Black Foundation was honored by receiving the 2018 Excellence in Adolescent Health Award from the University of Michigan’s Adolescent Health...
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2017 Mary Black Foundation Annual Report
In 2017, the Foundation invested over $2.9 million in grants and initiatives to improve health and wellness in Spartanburg County. We also completed year one of our 3-year strategic plan to: Impact: Demonstrate & communicate the positive impact of...
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Breastfeeding Friendly Spartanburg
Today’s blog is written by Mary Ann Cleland, on behalf of Breastfeeding Friendly Spartanburg Breastfeeding Friendly Spartanburg, an effort that began under the Road to Better Health’s Birth Outcomes Taskforce, has been successful since its launch last fall. Several businesses and...
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Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Spartanburg’s Partners in Prevention have collaborated to provide a variety of opportunities for increased community awareness and information sharing. Below is more information on the opportunities to engage on...
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Spartanburg Families Welcome the Children’s Museum of The Upstate in Spartanburg
Today’s blog is written by Nancy Halverson, President & CEO, The Children’s Museum of The Upstate The Children’s Museum of The Upstate (TCMU) is the nation’s 7th largest children’s museum and 10th largest in the world, with the mission...
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Reach Out and Read Launches Innovative Internship
Today’s blog is written by Callee Boulware, Executive Director of Reach Out and Read Carolinas In early February, Reach Out and Read Carolinas, in partnership with Converse College, launched an innovative internship—our Social Systems Leadership Internship (SSLI), thanks to...
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Healthy Families Initiative Six-Month Update
Dec. 31, 2017 marked the end of the first six-months of Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) broad expansion across Spartanburg County through the Healthy Families Initiative (HFI). HFI is a multi-level, multi-stakeholder, multiple-year focused effort, aimed at normalizing parenting...
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