The Joint Citizens and Legislative's Committee on Children researches issues regarding the children of South Carolina offers policy and legislative recommendations to the Governor and Legislature. They have introduced or endorsed thirty pieces of legislation that...
Children's Trust of South Carolina board member Dr. Ramkumar Jayagpolan spoke to the South Carolina Joint Citizens Committee on Children on September 7, 2023, at a Columbia public hearing during the committee's annual tour. Dr. Jayagpolan, a pediatrician at...
Children's Trust of South Carolina board member Christopher Hanson testified to the South Carolina Joint Citizens Committee on Children on September 12, 2023, at a Greenville public hearing during the committee's annual tour. Hanson, who serves as a partner at...
Children thrive when adults invest in their care and well-being and when communities wrap families in love and support. South Carolina children need us, and they need you. No matter what you do, you have the power to make a difference. Be a champion for children...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation has awarded a significant grant to Children’s Trust of South Carolina. Funding will support the multi-year delivery of Teen Triple P, also known as the Positive Parenting Program, to promote...
Data from the National Institute of Children's Health shows that child care workers are paid less than 98% of professions.  By Rachel Ripp   Watch the interview WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — New data released Wednesday from the National Institute of Children's...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Several critical health indicators show opportunities for South Carolina to improve the health and well-being of its youngest citizens, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie...
Governor Henry McMaster declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month alongside other child-serving organizations and agencies at the South Carolina State House on April 18. Child Abuse Prevention Month, held annually in April, is the opportunity for...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month alongside other child-serving organizations and agencies today in a press conference along with S.C. Department of Social Services State Director Michael Leach, S.C. State...
CEO Sue Williams testified earlier this month in support of a bill that would provide financial support for kinship caregivers in South Carolina. Children’s Trust CEO Sue Williams testified to the Senate Family and Veteran Services subcommittee earlier this...
Children’s Trust convenes a network of family resource centers (FRCs) in South Carolina that unites local providers and trains them on national standards to help support and strengthen families. One primary way to prevent child abuse and neglect is by ensuring...
Children’s Trust of South Carolina will continue administering federal funding for home visiting across the state with the passage of the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act on December 23, 2022, as part of the Congressional...