Children’s Trust hosted an event during Child Abuse Prevention Month in April that saluted its Midlands grantees and announced the annual funding investment behind the proven prevention programs these partners deliver in their local communities. Neil White, who...
Children's Trust handed out awards to four state senators Jan. 25 at the Gressette Building in recognition of their efforts as sponsors of a bill on child passenger safety that became law last May: Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington; Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg;...
A new initiative that addresses adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has launched in Maryland through the work of that state's leading child abuse prevention organization, which used the Children's Trust ACE Initiative in South Carolina as a model for its effort....
SFP Now Available in Half of South Carolina's Counties. As a result of a recent expansion, Children's Trust of South Carolina is now partnering with 20 nonprofits to deliver the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) across the state. The recent addition of five...
(The State) - Thousands of low-income working S.C. taxpayers will see their tax bill shrink because of the new law increasing the state’s gas tax. Those savings could be more than $40 million for almost 150,000 S.C. taxpayers. S.C. lawmakers created a new...
The S.C. Legislature passed an Earned Income Tax Credit for working families as part of the roads bill. The EITC is an important component of the Early Childhood Common Agenda, a policy initiative led by Children's Trust, Institute for Child Success and the United...
With South Carolina ranked No. 42 nationally on indicators of child well-being, Children’s Trust has launched a statewide initiative using the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study to address the correlation between child maltreatment and poor adult health and...