Foundation Awards $815,085 in Grants
The Mary Black Foundation announced that it awarded $815,085 in grants to 13 nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County. Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Upstate was awarded $20,000 to expand the capacity of their mentoring program for high school...
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Reflections: Road to Better Health Annual Meeting
Today’s blog was written by Lori Boyd, Coordinator, Joe R. Utley Heart Resource Center, Spartanburg Regional Health System If you know about Spartanburg’s Road to Better Health, you know that one of the taskforce focus areas is Health Equity. This...
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Teen Triple P: A Resource for Parents
This week’s blog is written by Angela Talley Robinson with the Hope Center for Children October is Let’s Talk Month, a reminder that the best educator for a teen is their parents or caregivers. Spartanburg has ongoing support for...
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Way to Wellville Update
Spartanburg is taking on the challenge of improving health and well-being by working with local and national partners to create and support innovative and meaningful initiatives and programs. One of those partnerships is through the Way to Wellville. Spartanburg’s...
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EMERGE: Helping to Bridge Spartanburg’s Mental Health Gap
Today’s blog is written by PJ McEnroe, LMFT Executive Director of EMERGE. Mental Health is getting some much needed attention in our society these days. The impact of poor Mental Health is in front of us far too often....
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Adopting a Health Equity Lens
Adopting a Health Equity Lens During a recent meeting of the Mary Black Foundation’s Board of Trustees, the following statement regarding health equity was approved: The Mary Black Foundation believes that health and wellness are basic human rights. A...
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Connect Teen Spotlight: Sabriyah “Bri” Aponte
Like many other teens in Spartanburg County, Bri Aponte has a very busy schedule. A rising junior at Spartanburg High School, a member of the JROTC, a committee member for PFLAG’s Youth Pride, and a leader of the Mary...
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El censo estadounidense, contando a las personas desde 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. El censo estadounidense, contando a las personas desde 1787. En el...
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