Organization

Amount Paid/Description

Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg

$25,000 in honor of Dr. Nancy Henderson, the 2006 Community Champion in Early Childhood Development, and her contribution to improving the quality of early childhood development in Spartanburg County.

ETV Endowment of South Carolina, Inc.

$57,766 for the second year of a three-year grant to support the implementation of Ready to Learn in Spartanburg County, a program designed to help parents and other caregivers identify age-appropriate television programming and incorporate books and educational activities into the television experience.

Middle Tyger Community Center

$77,220 for the second year of a three-year grant to support its Family Literacy Program.

Middle Tyger Community Center

$2,500 to support preparation for NAEYC candidacy, to purchase materials and equipment, and to provide professional development.

SOAR Academy

$260,000 for the second year of a four-year grant to support a full-day, comprehensive, developmentally appropriate education program for children 12 months to 5 years with special needs. 

South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness

$8,450 to support a program designed to help childcare providers interested in obtaining a 4-year degree to prepare for the PRAXIS exam.

South Carolina State Library Foundation

$2,500 to support Every Child Ready to Read at Your Library in Spartanburg County.

Southern Institute on Children and Families

$5,000 to support the Upstate Employer Initiative, a project to gather employers’ views regarding issues such as childcare that affect the ability of low-income workers to be stable and productive on the job.

Spartanburg County First Steps

$210,000 to support several early education projects, including planning for an early education lab school, continuing and expanding the Quality Institute, and building the Early Education Network.

Spartanburg County School District Seven

$44,700 to support Family Connections, a Family Literacy program.

Spartanburg County School District Two  

$42,250 for the first year of a two-year grant to support the development of a Family Resource Center.

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

$2,500 to support training and education related to NAEYC accreditation for the Ida Thompson Child Development Center.

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Foundation 

$29,153 to support the planning phase of Birth Matters, a program designed to offer prenatal education, doula services, breastfeeding education, and postpartum support and education.

The Carolina Piedmont Foundation

$2,500 to support the purchase of materials and supplies related to NAEYC accreditation for the Burroughs Child Development Center.

The Urban League of the Upstate, Inc. 

$50,000 to support Parent University, an intensive 18-month education program for parents with children from birth to five years old.

University of South Carolina Research Foundation –Institute for Families in Society 

$102,494 for the final year of a 30-month grant to support BASICspaces, a program to improve the environment of 10 childcare centers in Spartanburg County and increase opportunities for professional development related to childcare environments.

Organization

Amount Paid/Description

University of South Carolina Research Foundation –Institute for Families in Society 

$319,798 for the second year of  a two and a half-year grant to support BASICspaces, a program to improve the  environment of 10 childcare centers in Spartanburg County and increase opportunities for professional development related to quality childcare environments.

Spartanburg County First Steps  

$278,000 for the third year of a three-year grant to (1) provide education, training, and mentoring support to childcare centers to strengthen the quality of childcare in Spartanburg County and (2) determine the feasibility of establishing a Child Care Resource and Referral office in Spartanburg County to support families seeking quality childcare.

Spartanburg County First Steps

$2,000 to support Countdown to Kindergarten Celebration.

Spartanburg County First Steps

$81,100 to support the planning phase of an Early Education Training Laboratory, a project to develop a model training facility that will promote quality care and education for young children in Spartanburg County.

United Way of the Piedmont  

$20,000 for the second year of a two-year grant to support Imagination Library, a book distribution program for children from birth to age five.

Spartanburg Science Center 

$50,000 for the third year of a three-year grant to expand its outreach activities to include a health and wellness program for young children.

United Way Association of South Carolina  

$2,500 to support a survey of SC households regarding the quality of childcare and support for a quality rating system. 

The Urban League of the Upstate, Inc. 

$67,500 for the third year of a three-year grant to provide Parent University, an intensive 18-month parent education program, to parents of children birth to five years old.

Frameworks Institute

$57,000 to support a project that will include 1) a communications workshop for local nonprofits and MBF grantees, 2) research with SC legislators, and 3) an educational program for community and business leaders on early childhood development.

Middle Tyger Community Center

$85,800 for the first year of a three-year grant to support its Family Literacy Program, specifically the quality childcare component. 

ETV Endowment of South Carolina

$59,672 for the first year of a three-year grant to support the implementation of Ready to Learn in Spartanburg County, a program designed to help parents and other caregivers identify age-appropriate television programming and incorporate books and educational activities into the television experience.

Children’s Advocacy Center of Spartanburg

$40,000 to support forensic assessment and therapeutic services to help children under the age of six recover from sexual abuse. 

Mental Health Association of the Piedmont, Inc.

$8,000 to support an early outreach program to provide training to childcare providers.  

United Way of Greenville County

$2,500 to support the 3rd Annual Business Leadership Summit. 

SOAR Academy

$100,000 for the first year of a four-year grant to support a full-day, comprehensive, developmentally appropriate education program for children with special needs ages twelve months to five years. 

Spartanburg County School District Seven

$46,600 to support Family Connections, a Family Literacy program.

Upstate Fatherhood Coalition

$30,868 to support a program designed to provide capacity-building opportunities for the staff and participants.

South Carolina State Library Foundation

$2,500 to support Every Child Ready to Read at Your Library in Spartanburg County.

City of Spartanburg

$5,000 to support activities related to the City of Spartanburg's 175th Anniversary. 

Spartanburg Technical College  

$25,000 in honor of Patricia Voelker’s contribution to improving the quality of early childhood development in Spartanburg County. (2005 Community Champion Award in Early Childhood Development)

Organization

Amount Paid/Description

Spartanburg County First Steps  

$224,000 for the second year of a three-year grant to support an Early Education Project designed to (1) provide education, training, and mentoring support to childcare centers to strengthen the quality of childcare in Spartanburg County and (2) determine the feasibility of establishing a Child Care Resource and Referral office in Spartanburg County to support families seeking quality childcare.

Spartanburg Science Center 

$71,348 for the second year of a three-year grant to expand its outreach activities to include a health and wellness program for young children.

University of South Carolina Research Foundation – The USC Institute for Families in Society 

$212,202 for the first year of  a two and a half-year grant to support BASICspaces, a program designed to improve the quality of childcare by improving the  environment of 10 childcare centers in Spartanburg County and increasing opportunities for professional development related to quality childcare environments.

United Way of the Piedmont  

$40,500 for the first year of a three-year grant to support Imagination Library, a book distribution program for children from birth to age five.

United Way of the Piedmont  

$1,250 to purchase Born Learning educational materials for parents of young children.

The Urban League of the Upstate 

$90,000 for the second year of a three-year grant to provide Parent University, an intensive 18-month parent education program, to parents of children birth to 5 years old.

Organization

Amount Paid/Description

Appalachia III Public Health District

$1,340 to support a pilot program to implement the Color Me Healthy curriculum in childcare facilities.

Palmetto Health Foundation (Reach Out and Read – Spartanburg County) 

$20,000 to support and expand its pediatric literacy program in Spartanburg County. 

Spartanburg County First Steps  

$216,000 for the first year of a three-year grant to support an Early Education Project designed to (1) provide education, training, and mentoring support to childcare centers to strengthen the quality of childcare in Spartanburg County and (2) determine the feasibility of establishing a Child Care Resource and Referral office in Spartanburg County to support families seeking quality childcare.

Spartanburg County First Steps   

$5,000 to support its annual Early Education Learning Conference.

Spartanburg Science Center 

$86,853 for the first year of a three-year grant to expand its outreach activities to include a health and wellness program for young children.

Spartanburg County School District Seven 

$15,000 to support Family Connections, a family literacy program designed to empower families to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and low literacy.

Spartanburg Technical College 

$5,000 to support its participation in the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s pilot project to accredit associate degree programs in Early Childhood Education.

The Urban League of the Upstate 

$110,000 for the first year of a three-year grant to provide Parent University, an intensive 18-month parent education program, to parents of children birth to five years old.

Organization

Amount Paid/Description

Stand for Children Leadership Institute

$40,000 for year one of a three-year grant to support the Spartanburg County Stand for Children Coalition, a local coalition working to empower Spartanburg County residents to advocate effectively for early childhood development issues.