In July, Spartanburg received good news and bad news as it relates to its ongoing efforts to reduce teen pregnancy.  The good news: the recently released 2016 teen birth data showed another decrease in Spartanburg County’s rates, showing that...

At the end of 2016, we announced that Spartanburg County was selected to participate in the HealthyCommunity50, a two-year challenge sponsored by the American Public Health Association, Association of Counties, and the Aetna Foundation.  Spartanburg’s goal is to become...

Today’s blog is written by Hannah Jarrett, Community Impact Associate with United Way of the Piedmont. United Way of the Piedmont’s Financial Stability Task Force was established in March 2016 with the mission to move 2,000 families on to...

Today’s blog is written by Caroline Sexton, Executive Director of Hub City Farmers’ Market. Most people know the Hub City Farmers’ Market (HCFM) by the Saturday Market offered at Northside Harvest Park, but HCFM’s mission to “increase supply, demand,...

Today’s blog is written by Robin Vollmer, Executive Director of Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve. Hatcher’s Growing Healthy & Active Living Walkways, Pathways, and By-Ways project (Hatcher Project) is dedicated to all the residents in Spartanburg and surrounding counties,...

Last week, a community collaborative announced plans to build a new school for families with young children.  The Franklin School will put leading research and expertise on early education into practice, serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers from all socio-economic...

Today’s blog is written by Antiwan Tate with My Brother’s Keeper. Connect Spartanburg is not just for teens but is also a great resource for building the capacity of youth serving agencies to improve youth outcomes. Today’s guest blog...

Today’s blog is by Emily Bartels, Program Specialist at Reach Out and Read Carolinas. Reach Out and Read Carolinas and Converse College partnered to form the first ever Social Systems Leadership Internship during the Spring 2017 semester. You might be...

The Mary Black Foundation has launched the Healthy Families Initiative (HFI) in partnership with the Children’s Trust of South Carolina and the Hope Center for Children.  To date, 35 practitioners, representing nine (9) organizations, have been trained to deliver...

Today’s blog is written by Page Rogers, SC DHEC Community Health Educator. What if children could plant veggies in colorful raised garden planters, play hide-and-seek among grass mazes, and hop along pathways made of tree cookies? Thanks to a program...