In April 1984, the General Assembly established Children’s Trust of South Carolina to stimulate a wide range of innovative child abuse and neglect prevention programs and meet the critical needs…
Children’s Trust CEO presented Sen. Katrina Shealy with the inaugural award during the closing of the 2024 Building Hope for Children Conference on Aug. 29 in Greenville. This award honors…
By Able SC A few weeks ago the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated its 34th birthday. The ADA remains the landmark legislation that, when signed, President George Bush proclaimed,…
By Brenton Brown, Chief of Staff for the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs In the early to mid-1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs were his…
By the S.C. Department of Social Services The Department of Social Services (DSS) recognizes and honors the month of June as Family Reunification Month to raise awareness and celebrate the…
South Carolina children continue to rank in the bottom 10, according to the annual KIDS COUNT report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Several critical education…
The regular South Carolina General Assembly session ended on Thursday, May 9, at 5 p.m. However, there is still much work left to be done, and members will meet throughout…
Each April, Child Abuse Prevention Month is our opportunity to celebrate the partnerships that make prevention possible and raise awareness to build the collective responsibility for neglect and abuse prevention. …
On April 23, Children’s Trust celebrated 40 years of preventing child abuse and neglect in South Carolina and received special recognition from the floor of the Senate in a resolution…
By Senator Brad Hutto, Chair of the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children Senator Brad Hutto New threats to children’s safety and well-being emerge every day, particularly…
