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…
By Amanda F. Whittle, J.D., CWLS, Chair of the State Child Fatality Advisory Committee It hasn’t been business as usual for the State Child Fatality Advisory Committee (SCFAC) for the…
By Senator Ross Turner, Senate Chair, Special Joint Committee to Study Childcare, and Bob Morgan, President & CEO, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Senator Ross…
In our final Policy Forum of 2023, we are sharing short stories from across the state where voluntary home visiting programs made a significant difference in the lives of a…
Last week Governor Henry McMaster held a ceremonial signing of S.380, the KinGAP bill, which will allow allows DSS to create a Kinship Guardianship Program. During the event, Senator…
By Courage First Athlete Helpline I am an athlete counselor on the Courage First Athlete Helpline, as well as a crisis counselor with Childhelp’s National…
By Meg Stanley, Executive Director at Wholespire In 1946, President Truman started the school lunch program as a response to claims that American men had been rejected for World…
By Chynna A. Phillips, Senior Director of Policy and Research at the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina To change the world, we must begin with ourselves.
By Zelda Quiller Waymer, President and CEO of the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance This week, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the latest results of the…
“Since 2020, housing needs have become even more pronounced due to increased inflation, rising rents, rapid house price appreciation, and higher mortgage interest rates.” — Joseph Von Nessen, Ph.D. in…
