Children's Trust of South Carolina Board Member Ramkumar "Ram" Jayagopalan, MD, FAAP, received the 2026 Ray E. Helfer, MD, Award, at the recent annual meeting of the Children's Trust Fund Alliance. The Alliance and the American Academy of Pediatrics give the annual...
Hope was more than a theme at the 2026 Building Hope for Children Conference. It was a call to action. Close to 700 professionals, advocates, policymakers and community leaders gathered in Columbia on Aug. 19-20 for the biennial conference, centered on the theme...
While they may spend their days in living rooms, kitchens and nurseries helping families build the foundation for healthy, thriving lives, this week, more than 70 home visitors from across South Carolina traded their home visits for the halls of the State House....
Every day, dedicated home-visiting professionals in South Carolina quietly transform lives, stepping through families’ doors as trusted guides, advocates and partners. They help families navigate some of life’s most vulnerable...
As part of their oversight role, Children’s Trust board members have the opportunity to visit and hear from our funded partners. At their annual board retreat, members toured sites in the Charleston area. Landmarks for Children, formerly Carolina...
Children’s Trust announces changes to its Strengthening Families Program (SFP). Previously serving families with children ages 6-11, the program will now be expanded to include youth up to 17 years old. This transition reflects Children’s Trust’s ongoing commitment to...
Children's Trust Board Member Erin Pate spoke to the South Carolina Joint Citizens Committee on Children on September 10, 2024, at a Conway public hearing during the committee's annual tour. Pate explained the effects of child abuse and neglect and urged the committee...
In April 1984, the General Assembly established Children’s Trust of South Carolina to stimulate a wide range of innovative child abuse and neglect prevention programs and meet the critical needs of the state's children by awarding grants to private nonprofit...
The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is an evidence-based, family-strengthening prevention program for families to grow together and in community. The 14-session program is geared toward families with children ages 6 to 11. It helps parents and caregivers improve...
The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a two-generation program that works with parents and their children ages 6-11. Recently, we had the opportunity to hear from a few of the fathers involved in the program. The 14-session program helps parents and caregivers...
Each April, Child Abuse Prevention Month is our opportunity to celebrate the partnerships that make prevention possible and raise awareness to build the collective responsibility for neglect and abuse prevention. We thank Gov. McMaster for declaring April...
Marc Brown, Columbia-based managing attorney at Marc Brown Law Firm, LLC, has long supported child and family well-being. A board member since 2018, he explains what makes Children's Trust different as an intermediary organization - and how anyone can get involved....