State senators Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington; Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg; Thomas Alexander, R-Oconee; and Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, received awards from Children’s Trust Jan. 25 celebrating their leadership in passing the child passenger…
Due to inclement weather across the state Jan. 17-18, the House and Senate canceled the session and most meetings. Gov. Henry McMaster also postponed his State of the State address,…
Neil Mellen has joined Children’s Trust as the new director of policy and advocacy for the start of the 2018 legislative session of the South Carolina General Assembly.
U.S. Congress Considers Funding of Home Visiting Programs. The time to act in favor of home visiting has reached a critical point. Hundreds of child-serving organizations across the nation, including Children’s Trust of…
Campaign Asks U.S. Congress to Reauthorize MIECHV.The time to act in favor of home visiting is now. Progress has stalled on legislation because elected officials are not hearing from their…
South Carolina Demonstrated Positive Improvements with Few Exceptions. The combination of an improving economy and policies benefiting children and families have helped place South Carolina at 39th in the nation…
South Carolina Becomes 27th State to Offer a State-Level Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). A nonrefundable EITC worth 125 percent of the federal credit was added to the infrastructure funding…
Other Bills Also Make Progress at End of Session. With the South Carolina legislative session coming to a close this week, the bill that updates child passenger safety laws to more…
Gov. Henry McMaster has issued a proclamation for Childhood Drowning Prevention Month in South Carolina in May, which is also National Water Safety Month. Children’s Trust leads the Water Safety…
With three weeks remaining in the 2017 legislative session, a bill that would require all public schools to post at least five signs that provide reporting information for incidents of…
