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…
By Beverly Hamilton This year, Congress can help end child abuse and neglect in this country by providing states and communities with additional resources for community-based solutions that keep kids…
By Donna Waites, President of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina About a decade ago, a young father found himself the sole caretaker of his two young sons.
Children’s Trust board member Marc Brown spoke to the Joint Citizens Committee on Children in during the committee’s annual tour in Columbia on October 12. Brown, an attorney based in…
Children’s Trust of South Carolina CEO Sue Williams spoke to the South Carolina Joint Citizens Committee on Children at a Columbia public hearing on October 12 during the committee’s…
