Connecting Spartanburg’s Youth to Out of School Time Opportunities
Connecting Spartanburg’s Youth to Out of School Time Opportunities In Mid-March when students abruptly shifted to at home learning, all time became ‘out of school time.’ Youth serving providers who work with students outside of school hours were already...
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Collaborative Efforts Result in 4K Classroom for the Highland Community
Collaborative Efforts Result in 4K Classroom for the Highland Community On May 23, 2020, The Spartanburg Herald-Journal announced the awarding of a $300,000 grant to the Bethlehem Center by South Carolina First Steps. This grant will allow for the...
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We Have the Capacity to Meet this Challenge.
We Have the Capacity to Meet this Challenge. Today’s blog is written by Molly Talbot-Metz, President/CEO, Mary Black Foundation The last several weeks have been a challenging time for our country and our community. COVID-19 has shined a spotlight...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Jeopardizes Child Welfare
Today’s blog is written by Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research, Institute for Child Success COVID-19 Pandemic Jeopardizes Child Welfare The child welfare system faces a difficult double-bind during the current health crisis: children spending more time in potentially...
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COVID-19: Shining a Flashlight on Inequity
Today’s blog is written by Molly Talbot-Metz, President & CEO, Mary Black Foundation COVID-19: Shining a Flashlight on Inequity In February, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees adopted a Health Equity Framework that we are using to guide our work....
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The US Census, Counting the People Since 1787
Today’s blog is written by Andy Flynt Kathryn Harvey. Andy is the chair of the Complete Count Committee. Kathryn, Founder of Neue South, is helping coordinate the efforts. Para versión en español, haga clic aquí. The US Census, Counting the...
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Self-Care for Nonprofit and Social Service Professionals
Today’s blog is written by Louise Fagan of The Principal Collective, who has been supporting the Mary Black Foundation on a number of projects, including our most recent around self-care. Self-Care for Nonprofit and Social Service Professionals The Mary...
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Volunteer Opportunities During COVID-19
Volunteer Opportunities During COVID-19 Right now many of us are spending our time differently than we were a couple of months ago. In order to practice proper social distancing and to help stop the spread of COVID-19, many people...
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Supporting Teenagers During COVID-19
Supporting Teenagers During COVID-19 It is no secret we are in new and challenging times. We are having to learn how to live our daily lives in a new manner that many of us have never had to experience....
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Supporting Young Children During COVID-19
This week’s blog is written by Keisha Gray, Program Director, Early Childhood Development, Mary Black Foundation. Supporting Young Children During COVID-19 It is no secret we are in new and challenging times. We are having to learn how to...
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