Summer Camp is Back in Spartanburg!
Summer Camp is Back in Spartanburg! This week’s blog is written by Jami Wood Emory, VP-Spartanburg, The Children’s Museum of the Upstate Ready for a sense of normalcy this summer?! Imagine how our kids feel! We are lucky enough...
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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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Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 2002
Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 2002 Mary Black Foundation Becomes a Private Foundation 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Mary Black Foundation’s role as a private foundation in Spartanburg. However, the Mary Black Foundation has a legacy that extends beyond...
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Turning Toward a Safer World for Children
Turning Toward a Safer World for Children This week’s blog is written by Molly Moyer, Director of Development, Hope Center for Children “None of us were lucky enough to have children born with instructions for how to raise them…”...
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Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 2001
Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 2001 Mary Black Foundation Becomes a Private Foundation 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Mary Black Foundation’s role as a private foundation in Spartanburg. However, the Mary Black Foundation has a legacy that extends beyond...
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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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Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 2000
Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 2000 Mary Black Foundation Becomes a Private Foundation 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Mary Black Foundation’s role as a private foundation in Spartanburg. However, the Mary Black Foundation has a legacy that extends beyond...
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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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Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 1999
Celebrating Mary Black Foundation’s History: 1999 Mary Black Foundation becomes a Private Foundation 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Mary Black Foundation’s role as a private foundation in Spartanburg. However, the Mary Black Foundation has a legacy that extends beyond...
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