Children’s Trust has contracted with three family resource centers to deliver support to the Opportunities for Prevention and Transformation Initiative (OPT-In) in South Carolina. Led by the S.C. Department of Social...
Children’s Trust of South Carolina is joining an innovative partnership designed to connect families with coordinated support services. The program, called OPT-In (Opportunities for Prevention and Transformation Initiative), helps families access the support they...
The Family Support Summit held in Columbia in late August brought together members of the S.C. Family Support Network and the S.C. Parent Advisory Council for two inspiring days of learning, sharing and connection. Designed to strengthen family-centered support,...
By Dionne Gleaton An Orangeburg-based program that has worked for more than 20 years to address infant and maternal health has opened a Family Resource Center. State and local officials say it will be a one-stop shop for meeting community needs. Family Solutions...
The center allows community members the opportunity to easily access a variety of resources, all within close proximity. By Cassidy Bayer Watch the Interview COLUMBIA, S.C. — The doors to a rural health resource center opened Thursday in Orangeburg. The Family...
Every day, parents across South Carolina work to improve the lives of their families, neighbors and communities. One of those parents is Kat Carrig. Kat is a mom of three children: Tad, 15, Ian, 13, and Henry, 10. She lives in Travelers Rest and works for Pendleton...
Children's Trust is building a plan to bring together a network of family resource centers (FRCs) in South Carolina that will unite local providers and train them on national standards that help support and strengthen families. As the executive director of Upstate...
Increasing the availability of high-quality child care is one of the keys to making South Carolina the best place in the nation to raise a child. As the new leader of our state, Gov. Henry McMaster can continue our progress on early childhood issues — which know no...