Ruth’s Gleanings Celebrates One Year Anniversary of FoodShare
Ruth’s Gleanings Celebrates One Year Anniversary of FoodShare This week’s blog is written by Tonja Ruth Smith, Founder/Executive Director, Ruth’s Gleanings Increasing Access to Fresh, Healthy Food Ruth’s Gleanings empowers people in nutritional poverty by increasing access to healthy,...
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Mary Black Foundation Celebrates 2019 Grantees
Mary Black Foundation Celebrates 2019 Grantees In 2019, the Mary Black Foundation invested over $3 million in grants and special initiatives through its three funding areas: Early Childhood Development, Healthy Eating and Active Living, and the Community Health Fund. ...
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November is National Diabetes Awareness Month
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month Today’s blog is written by Erica Moore, Diabetes Care & Education Specialist, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System The Issue Did you know November is National Diabetes Awareness Month? In fact, November 14 is World Diabetes...
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Updates from Hub City Farmers’ Market
Updates from Hub City Farmers’ Market Today’s blog is written by Jordan Wolfe, Executive Director, Connect, Hub City Farmers’ Market The Saturday Farmers’ Market Hub City Farmers’ Market (HCFM) works to increase the supply, demand and access of healthy,...
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Eight Schools in Spartanburg County Named America’s Healthiest Schools
Eight Schools in Spartanburg County Named America’s Healthiest Schools Schools honored for promoting healthy eating, physical activity, and staff well-being The Award for Healthy Schools The Spartanburg Healthy Schools Initiative, funded by the Mary Black Foundation and supported by...
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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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Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: Town of Duncan
Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: Town of Duncan This week’s blog is written by Elizabeth Hardee, Grant Writer, Town of Duncan Para leer en español, haga clic aquí. Funding for Healthy Eating | Active Living The Town of Duncan is...
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Foundation Awards $765,125 in Grants
Foundation Awards $765,125 in Grants The Mary Black Foundation announced that it awarded $765,125 in grants to 17 nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County. The Grantees Spartanburg County Public Libraries was awarded $56,700 to purchase LENA technology and will implement...
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An Innovative Program to Tackle Nutritional Poverty
An Innovative Program to Tackle Nutritional Poverty This week’s blog is written by Tonja Ruth Smith , Founder/ Executive Director, Ruth’s Gleanings What is Ruth’s Gleanings? A local organization, Ruth’s Gleanings, has launched an innovative program to tackle nutritional...
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Mary Black Foundation 2018 Annual Report
In 2018, the Mary Black Foundation invested over $3.25 million in grants and initiatives to improve health and wellness in Spartanburg County. We also completed year two of our 3-year strategic plan to: Impact: Demonstrate & communicate the positive impact...
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