Spartanburg’s Adolescent Health Conference
Spartanburg’s Adolescent Health Conference This week’s blog is written by Lucy Willms, Adolescent Health Grants Manager, Spartanburg School District 7 Did you know there is a Spartanburg-focused adolescent health conference happening at the end of the summer? About the...
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Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: Spartanburg County Public Libraries
Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: Spartanburg County Public Libraries This week’s blog is written by Jessica Lopez, Director of Children’s Services, Spartanburg County Public Libraries Spartanburg County Public Libraries is a 2019 Grantee of the Mary Black Foundation in the...
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Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: The Children’s Museum of the Upstate- Spartanburg
Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: The Children’s Museum of the Upstate- Spartanburg This week’s blog is written by Emily Sobeski, Director of Marketing and Design, The Children’s Museum of the Upstate The Children’s Museum of the Upstate- Spartanburg is a...
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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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Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: EMERGE Family Therapy Center and Teaching Clinic
Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: EMERGE Family Therapy Center and Teaching Clinic This week’s blog is written by Susan Lea, Development Director, EMERGE Family Therapy Center and Teaching Clinic The Meaning of Play: Michael’s Story Michael* (name and identifying details...
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Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: Pineview Hills Neighborhood Association
Grantee Spotlight Blog Series: Pineview Hills Neighborhood Association This week’s blog is written by Marshall Irby, Neighborhood Association Member, Pineview Hills Neighborhood Association Pineview Hills Neighborhood Association was awarded $70,100 in the 2019 Mary Black Foundation grant cycle in...
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results
Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results This week’s blog is written by Megan Carolan, Director of Policy Research, Institute for Child Success In late May, jurisdictions across the country submitted applications to support Pay for Success (PFS) projects...
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Girls on the Run of Spartanburg Expands Across the Upstate
Girls on the Run of Spartanburg Expands Across the Upstate This week’s blog is written by Mary Ann Cleland, Executive Director, Girls on the Run of Spartanburg Girls on the Run of Spartanburg has recently merged with Girls on...
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Connecting the Past with the Future
Connecting the Past with the Future This week’s blog is written by Kevin Stiens, Parks and Recreation Director, Spartanburg County Parks Department The Spartanburg County Parks Department recently completed renovations to historic Berry Field. While Berry Field is part...
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Community Supports for Young Parents
Community Supports for Young Parents (CSYP) In 2010, the Mary Black Foundation began funding supports for young parents in partnership with the Adolescent Family Life Program (AFL). AFL provides services to pregnant or parenting mothers currently enrolled in school. ...
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