Improving Adolescent Health through Out of School Time Opportunities
Improving Adolescent Health through Out of School Time Opportunities Today’s blog is written by Polly Edwards-Padgett, Program Director, Connect, Mary Black Foundation Essential Components of Adolescent Health In the field of adolescent growth and development, national leaders identified five...
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Building Trust, Building on Strengths
Building Trust, Building on Strengths Today’s blog is written by Natalia Valenzuela Swanson, Program Director, Healthy Eating | Active Living, Mary Black Foundation Hispanic Heritage Month October 15 is the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from...
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Mary Black Foundation Reflects on Organizational Values
Mary Black Foundation Reflects on Organizational Values Today’s blog is written by Molly Talbot-Metz, the Mary Black Foundation’s President/CEO. She recently reflected on the Foundation’s stated values and how our values are demonstrated through the work we do every...
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New Trainings Offered for Spartanburg County Educators and Community Leaders
New Trainings Offered for Spartanburg County Educators and Community Leaders This week’s blog is written by Mendy Mossbrook, Director, Wardlaw Institute, Spartanburg Academic Movement Continuous Improvement Trainings The Spartanburg Academic Movement announces registration is now open for 5 new course...
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Foundation Awards $453,250 in Grants
Foundation Awards $453,250 in Grants The Mary Black Foundation announced that it awarded $453,250 in grants to 7 nonprofit organizations serving adolescents of Spartanburg County. This funding is through the federal grant Mary Black Foundation receives from the Office...
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Teen Birth Rates Historical Low
Teen Birth Rates Historical Low The Mary Black Foundation announced today that Spartanburg County has again reduced its teen birth rate. The newest data from the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control shows that, in 2018, the rate...
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Spartanburg’s Adolescent Health Conference
Spartanburg’s Adolescent Health Conference This week’s blog is written by Lucy Willms, Adolescent Health Grants Manager, Spartanburg School District 7 Did you know there is a Spartanburg-focused adolescent health conference happening at the end of the summer? About the...
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results
Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results This week’s blog is written by Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research, Institute for Child Success In late May, jurisdictions across the country submitted applications to support Pay for Success (PFS) projects...
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Free Resource for Spartanburg Nonprofit Organizations
Free Resource for Spartanburg Nonprofit Organizations Did you know the Mary Black Foundation has free meeting spaces available for nonprofits organizations in Spartanburg County? About the Space Mary Black Foundation offices are located at 349 E. Main Street on...
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