Nurturing Early Literacy
Nurturing Early Literacy Quality Counts is an early-care initiative that creates high-quality learning environments and promotes best practices for teachers that help prepare our youngest students for success in school and life. All Quality Counts centers promote early literacy...
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Partner Highlight: Nora Curel, Vida y Salud
Partner Highlight: Nora Curiel, Vida y Salud Nora Curiel is the program coordinator of Vida y Salud (formerly PASOs Spartanburg). In collaboration with Upstate Family Resource Center, Vida y Salud offers diverse services to support the Latino community in...
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Exploring Funding Through Banks
Exploring Funding Opportunities Through Banks Did you know many banks and federal credit unions offer grant and sponsorship opportunities? Under the Community Reinvestment Act, banks must help meet the needs of the communities in which they do business. This...
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MOCHA Model
A Model for Streamlining Collaboration Source: The Management Centerhttps://www.managementcenter.org/ Does your team struggle with delegating responsibilities within projects that require collaboration? One of the great things about working in the nonprofit and social sectors is the collaborative nature of...
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Advice from MBF Senior Program Director
Advice from Mary Black Foundation Senior Program Director Natalia Valenzuela Swanson was recently promoted to Senior Program Director. Natalia joined the Foundation team in 2015 and previously served as the Health Eating and Active Living Program Director. Natalia earned her...
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Movement 2030
Contributor: Lynne Shackleford, Spartanburg Academic Movement Director of Communications Over the last decade, Spartanburg stakeholders have led innovative, cross-sector strategies that have translated into real results for our residents, including increased economic growth, dramatically reducing teen births, and improved...
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Brew Good for Giving 2023
Brew Good for Giving Tuesday Tuesday, November 285:30-8:00 PMFR8yard Join Spartanburg Gives and 25+ local nonprofits TONIGHT as we Brew Good for Giving Tuesday at FR8Yard with music by the Ray Jones Collective! This event is FREE to the...
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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
About the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program EFNEP is federally funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The program is free to all qualifying adults who are low-income parents and...
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Family Connects Accreditation
Family Connects Accreditation About Family Connects Family Connects launched in spring 2022 to serve new mothers and babies living in the city of Spartanburg. The program, which operates under Spartanburg Regional Hospital System, provides a home visit from a...
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Addressing Mental Health Disparities Through Intentional Engagement of Black Churches
Addressing Mental Health Disparities Through Intentional Engagement of Black Churches Mental health is a public health issue. Since the Black Church is seen as the pillar of the community, engagement of the Black Church is an opportunity to close...
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