Moving Forward – MBF’s 2017-2019 Strategic Plan
In February, the Trustees of the Mary Black Foundation introduced and approved the 2017-2019 Strategic Plan. The plan for the previous 3 years was completed in December. It adopted a framework for a more proactive approach to collaboration and...
Read moreThe Importance of Transforming Neighborhoods
Carol Naughton, President of Purpose Built Communities, spoke to the Mary Black Foundation Board of Trustees at their Annual Dinner on January 19th of this year. Purpose Built Communities, an organization that supports communities across the country that are...
Read moreLove is Respect
In the 2015 Youth Behavior Risk Survey, conducted across South Carolina High Schools, 8% of teens reported physical dating violence and 7.6% reported sexual dating violence. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Everyone deserves a respectful, healthy relationship...
Read moreBuilding a Healthy Boiling Springs
Today’s blog is by Sherry Barrett, Community Design and Land Planning Planning Manager with Upstate Forever and Kelley Ezell, Executive Director with Upstate Family Resource Center. Across South Carolina and the US, communities are transforming car-dependent places through projects...
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