Connect Speed Networking Event
Have you ever wondered, “Who can I call to help a teen with …….?” Or, “What does Spartanburg offer for teens?” On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 you have the opportunity to meet many of the local youth-serving providers of...
Read more
South Carolina’s 2019 Nonprofit Summit
Calling all nonprofit professionals! It’s almost time for South Carolina’s 2019 Nonprofit Summit. The 2019 SC Nonprofit Summit is hosted by Together SC and is the state’s largest and most comprehensive conference for nonprofit professionals. This year’s conference will be at...
Read more
A Vision Becomes Reality
This week, The Franklin School, a high quality child development center, opened its doors to over 100 children ages six weeks to five. This exciting event has been years in the making and is the result of a tremendous collaborative...
Read more
Adelante Together for the Community We Create
We invite you to imagine two moments. The first is hard, because we’d like you to recall a moment when you felt out of place. And the second is pleasurable, because we ask you to imagine a time you...
Read more
Why Quality Matters
If you really want to make a big impact, there is no better investment than quality early childhood education. Research shows that quality early childhood education can have profound lifelong effects.
Read more
Connecting Youth to Technology and Success
To quote Steve Jobs, “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” When you walk into the doors of Whitlock Flexible Learning Center, one thing is clear, the staff love what they do. Caring...
Read more
Targeted Investments Are Made Up Stream: Part 2
Early childhood development is one of the two key focus areas of the Mary Black Foundation. But in an organization concerned with community health, why does early childhood matter so much? In a previous blog we explained the importance of...
Read more
Reflections of the HealthyCommunity50 Challenge
Spartanburg County’s participation in the two-year national HealthyCommunity50 challenge is concluding. As a community, we have sought to improve health through a focus on physical activity. We celebrate the ways by which local municipalities led in these efforts. When...
Read more
Hispanic Heritage Month
This week’s blog is written by Nora Curiel-Munoz, Spartanburg County PASOs Coordinator at Upstate Family Resource Center Each year, the US observes the Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions...
Read more