Celebrating the Juneteenth Holiday
Celebrating the Juneteenth Holiday The Mary Black Foundation’s office will be closed on Friday, June 18th in recognition of the Juneteenth holiday. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom and has been called by some “America’s true...
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ESPERANZA in the Burg
ESPERANZA in the Burg This week’s blog is written by Gianella Quinones, LAMFT, BIPOC and Latinx Outreach Program Director, Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center May is Mental Health Awareness Month — at Spartanburg Area Mental Health Center (SAMHC), we...
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month In 2020, Mary Black Foundation granted $25,000 to SAFE Homes for the first year of an eighteen-month grant to fund a full-time therapist who will work with victims of domestic violence and sexual...
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Live Healthy Spartanburg Merges Community Health Initiatives
Live Healthy Spartanburg Merges Community Health Initiatives New organization ensures sustainability, builds upon synergy of two multi-year collaboratives The Mary Black Foundation and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System announce the creation of Live Healthy Spartanburg, a new collaborative with the...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
COVID-19 Vaccine Updates Around this time one year ago, our community started being affected by the COVID-19 virus. Now, a year later, the COVID-19 vaccine is becoming more readily available to meet the needs of our community. Phase 1b...
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21 Days of Kindness
21 Days of Kindness Spartanburg Leaders Issue Community-Wide Kindness Challenge Following the City’s annual Unity Week, community partners have come together to issue a community-wide Kindness Challenge kicking off February 8, 2021. Each year, the City of Spartanburg’s Dr....
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Addressing Spartanburg County’s Housing Needs
Addressing Spartanburg County’s Housing Needs This week’s blog was written by Hannah Jarrett, Director of Financial Stability Strategy, United Way of the Piedmont The Background United Way of the Piedmont launched the Financial Stability Taskforce in 2016 to reduce...
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Spartanburg Health Initiative Receives Innovation Award
Spartanburg Health Initiative Receives Innovation Award The Road to Better Health was awarded the Community Innovation Award by the Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina at the 2020 Live Healthy SC Annual Meeting. The Road to Better Health (RTBH)...
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Plan Spartanburg… for Your Future
Plan Spartanburg… for Your Future On Sunday, September 20, 2020, Mary Black Foundation Board of Trustees member Karen Calhoun published an opinion article to the Spartanburg Herald Journal about the City of Spartanburg’s updates to its comprehensive plan. You...
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The Basics: Maximizing Love, Managing Stress
The Basics: Maximizing Love, Managing Stress The second in a series of articles on The Basics: five FUN, SIMPLE and POWERFUL ways to give your child a great start. This week’s blog is written by Melissa Sullivan, marketing communications...
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