The Mary Black Foundation will be accepting grant applications for its first grant cycle of 2022. The mission of the Mary Black Foundation is to invest in people and communities for improved health, wellness, and success in Spartanburg County.
Donor Name: Mary Black Foundation
State: South Carolina
County: Spartanburg County (SC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/10/2022
Details:
The Foundation has funds available for grant requests within its two priority areas: Early Childhood Development and Healthy Eating & Active Living.
Early Childhood Development
Early childhood development is defined by the Foundation as the process of growth that occurs prenatally through the first five years of life. Improving the health and wellness of Spartanburg County through a focus on early childhood development will require efforts that address:
- Children’s relationships with families and other caregivers
- Children’s physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development
- Adolescent pregnancy and improving birth outcomes
Healthy Eating | Active Living
Efforts to increase the availability and affordability of fresh, healthy foods will include:
- Addressing the underlying causes – i.e. food desert mitigation strategies
- Reducing barriers to making healthy eating decisions, and
- Encouraging connections between existing infrastructure, such as farms and schools, to help create better community access to healthy foods
Improving the health and wellness of Spartanburg County through increased physical activity will require efforts that:
- Remove barriers to engaging in physical activity
- Create more opportunities for active transportation and physical activity, and
- Encourage the use of existing active transportation infrastructure and physical activity resources
For more information, visit Mary Black Foundation.