Grantee Spotlight: District 7’s New Spartanburg High School Walking Trail
Grantee Spotlight: District 7’s New Spartanburg High School Walking Trail This week’s blog is written by Beth Lancaster, Chief Communications Officer for Spartanburg School District 7 Mary Black Foundation Funds Walking Trail Spartanburg School District 7 was awarded...
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A Lifespan of Autism Services
A Lifespan of Autism Services This week’s blog was written by Amanda Ledbetter, whose family is served by Project HOPE Foundation Project HOPE Foundation Project HOPE Foundation is a local nonprofit organization, founded in 1997 by moms of children...
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Pipeline Project + Nonprofits
Pipeline Project + Nonprofits Today’s blog is written by Zach Fox, Communications Manager, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce Broadening Your Board Is your nonprofit organization looking to broaden its board? Look no further than the Pipeline Project. The Pipeline Project, an...
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Local Spartanburg Nonprofit Receives National Accreditation
Local Spartanburg Nonprofit Receives National Accreditation Today’s blog is written by Amber Pendergraph, Lead Doula, BirthMatters Let’s Celebrate BirthMatters is a local nonprofit organization providing community doula services to young (24 years old and younger) expectant mothers at no...
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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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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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Increasing Parenting Supports Across Spartanburg County
Increasing Parenting Supports Across Spartanburg County Today’s blog is written by Angela Talley Robinson, Positive Parenting Program Initiative Director, Hope Center for Children Healthy Families Initiative In 2017 Mary Black Foundation in partnership with Children’s Trust of South Carolina...
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October is Let’s Talk Month
October is Let’s Talk Month Today’s blog is written by Keisha Gray, Program Director, Early Childhood Development at Mary Black Foundation October is Let’s Talk Month Even into early adulthood, young people want to hear from their parents or...
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