Today is election day and polls are open in Spartanburg County from 7am-7pm. Check you voter registration and locate your polling place at scvotes.gov. Make sure you bring a photo ID with you. #GOTV

Healthy Smiles has provided oral health resources and treatment for our low-income, uninsured population of children ages 4-18 since its inception in 2003. We proudly share a commitment to increasing the well-being of children & families in our community. maryblackfoundation.org/2022/11/08/acc….

🇺🇸 Honoring those who serve today. We are proud to support local organizations who support the health and wellbeing of our veterans in Spartanburg County. Thank you for you service. #VeteransDay

📣 Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $8 million to the Mary Black Foundation, supporting the Foundation's mission to invest in people and communities for improved health and wellness in Spartanburg County, SC. Read more at maryblackfoundation.org/2022/11/14/phi….

We celebrated #NationalPhilanthropyDay yesterday & the $65 million in grants that have supported early childhood education, healthy environments, trails and recreational facilities, accessible and affordable healthcare, and safe and supportive neighborhoods in Spartanburg County

We had a wonderful time celebrating our 2021-2022 grantees last night. Forty local organizations received more than $2 Million in support this past year. We are so fortunate to have them impacting our community as we grow into a healthier more equitable Spartanburg. #MBFGrantees

Tomorrow is the big day! Come for PAL's Turkey Day 8K and stay for the community & mimosas! Register at: activeliving.networkforgood.com/.../46175-18th... 🔗

The health collaborative is thrilled to announce the completion of Spartanburg County’s 2022-2025 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)! Learn more in our latest blog by JaLisa Jordan, Program Manager at Live Healthy Spartanburg. maryblackfoundation.org/2022/11/21/liv…

Wishing you a restful and healthy holiday filled with gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Mary Black Foundation. #Thanksgiving

It's #GivingTuesday and we're thrilled to announce that we've awarded over $1.1 Million in new grants to sixteen exceptional nonprofit organizations in Spartanburg County! Learn more about their work to impact the community on our latest blog. maryblackfoundation.org/2022/11/28/ove….

Join us as we Brew Good for Giving Tuesday at FR8Yard tonight with over 30 local nonprofits and Spartanburg Gives. We promise you won't want to miss it! Free tickets at spartanburggives.org.

Last night, we capped off Giving Tuesday by awarding five $1000 Giving Tuesday Grants during a live drawing at Brew Good with Spartanburg Gives! Congratulations to BirthMatters, Healthy Smiles, Children's Cancer Partners, Hope Center for Children & Hub City Farmers' Market!

Don't miss out on Friday's Community Baby Shower hosted by Hello Family at Dr. T.K. Gregg Community Center from 3:30-5:30pm! Expecting and new mothers will be showered with gifts and local organizations will share resources and services. #HelloFamily

Please help us welcome Mary Kathryn Snead as our new Chief Financial Officer for the Mary Black Foundation! A Converse University Alum, Mary Kathryn was the Vice President of Finance & Mission Support for OneSpartanburg, Inc. Read more at maryblackfoundation.org/2022/12/05/cfo….

MBF board member Hope Blackley paid a visit to the Highland Early Learning Center last week. This center, offers high-quality early care and education to children in infancy through 4k in the heart of the Highland neighborhood and we are proud to support them!

The first statewide nonprofit compensation study in a decade conducted by Together SC & funded in part by the Spartanburg Joint Funders, found pay & benefit disparities that indicate a critical need for funding to attract, invest in & retain quality staff. maryblackfoundation.org/2022/12/13/com…

Thank you to the Together SC team for hosting a workshop on the SC Nonprofit Compensation and Benefit Study yesterday. This incredibly engaged group of leaders and board members had important conversations around equitable pay and benefits in our sector. #SpartanburgJointFunders

Through our Healthy Families Initiative that launched in 2017, over 1600 parents and caregivers have built skills and competencies through 3,375 in-person seminars, discussion groups, and one-on-one sessions with trained Triple P practitioners. Learn more maryblackfoundation.org/2022/12/15/the….

Wishing you and yours peace, joy, and good health this holiday season. Our offices will be closed next week, and we look forward to building with our community in the New Year!

The Foundation would like to wish you a happy and healthy 2023! Last year was another impactful year deepening our strategic investments and increasing opportunities for residents of Spartanburg County to achieve health and wellbeing. We are excited about the year ahead! #HNY23