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 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 annual tour. Williams reminded the committee that Children’s Trust was established...
Children's Trust board chair Tiffany Santagati spoke to the Joint Citizens Committee on Children on September 29 in Greenville during the committee's annual tour. Santagati, who serves as vice president of operations at the Greenville Housing Fund, shared with the...
Children's Trust recently released a research brief in conjunction with the University of South Carolina's Social Media Insights Lab that examined the role a social networking service can play in the discussion of a public health issue such as childhood adversity....
As the S.C. Legislature conducts its current session, child welfare issues continue to be discussed. This story details how Children's Trust plays a vital role in ensuring lawmakers have access to information and data related to children and families. Children’s...
Phillip Cease has joined the Children’s Trust staff as the new director of policy and advocacy. A former policy advisor to Gov. Mark Sanford, Cease educates policymakers and legislative staffers at the local, state and federal levels on issues that affect children....
Children's Trust hosted its first Freshman Academy to brief newly-elected public officials on children's issues in advance of the 2019 session of the S.C. General Assembly. Neil White, who tells the stories of Children's Trust, covered the event. Annie McDaniel...
LowcountryBizSC.com – Children’s Trust has received a $4.2 million grant from The Duke Endowment to initiate the Positive Parenting Program, known as Triple P, in select South Carolina counties. Work will begin in Georgetown and Greenville counties. “This...
Children's Trust wrapped up its spring cycle of the Strengthening Families Program in 24 counties with a special guest at one of the graduation ceremonies. The Strengthening Families Program received a ringing endorsement at a recent graduation from South Carolina...
By Sue Williams, special to Statehouse Report | Each year thousands of children are served by state agencies because they’ve endured the tragic consequences of abuse, neglect or injury at the hands of adults in their lives. Other children receive services or care...
In regard to child welfare in South Carolina, it is the most meaningful legislation to come out of Columbia in years. Bill S.805 that will form the Department for Child Advocacy, which was proposed and passed in the state senate now sits in the state House of...
Children's Trust handed out awards to four state senators Jan. 25 at the Gressette Building in recognition of their efforts as sponsors of a bill on child passenger safety that became law last May: Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington; Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg;...