CHILDREN'S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA

PROGRAM FUNDING: CHILDREN'S TRUST FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER PROVEN PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE EVIDENCE-BASED, EMPLOY TWO-GENERATION STRATEGIES SERVING PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND ARE ROOTED IN THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FRAMEWORK. CHILDREN'S TRUST FUNDS THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM, POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM (TRIPLE P), PARENTS AS TEACHERS, HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP. CHILDREN'S TRUST ALSO FUNDS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ACTIVITIES AND CONCRETE RESOURCES AND SERVICE PROVISION TO FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS. THROUGH ITS FEDERAL MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING AND AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT GRANTS, CHILDREN'S TRUST AWARDED MORE THAN $7.3 MILLION TO 15 LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HOME VISITING SERVICES WITH THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, PARENT AS TEACHERS, AND/OR NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP MODELS. THESE AGENCIES SERVED 1,541 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 1,346 INDEX CHILDREN, AND ADMINISTERED 18,885 HOME VISITS.THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM (SFP) SERVED 793 FAMILIES AND 1,852 CHILDREN AGES 6-11. WE FUNDED 23 ORGANIZATIONS IN 30 COUNTIES IN A COMBINATION OF RURAL, URBAN, AND SUBURBAN AREAS. A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE DUKE ENDOWMENT FUNDS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF SFP PROGRAMMING. ADDITIONAL FUNDING COMES FROM AN ALLOCATION THROUGH THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL FUND AND GRANTS AND CONTRACTS WITH S.C. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, FORMERLY THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, SECOND CHANCE GRANT.POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM (TRIPLE P) SERVED 1,659 FAMILIES, 2,100 CAREGIVERS IMPACTING 2,774 CHILDREN. CHILDREN'S TRUST TRANSITIONED THE TRIPLE P PARTNERSHIP MODEL FROM PROVIDING FUNDING TO LOCAL INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THREE COUNTIES TO FUNDING INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICE, CHILDREN'S TRUST EXPANDED TRIPLE P SERVICE DELIVERY TO PARENTS OF TEENS AND PROVIDED ACCESS TO TRIPLE P ONLINE, MAKING THE ONLINE LEARNING MODULES AVAILABLE FOR ALL SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS AND ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES IN RURAL AND/OR UNDERSERVED COUNTIES. CHILDREN'S TRUST CONTINUED BUILDING ITS NETWORK OF TRIPLE P PRACTITIONERS ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA, WHICH GREW TO 105 PRACTITIONERS FROM 51 ORGANIZATIONS. CHILDREN'S TRUST AWARDED $741,960 TO FIVE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS TO EXPAND SERVICES USING THE FOLLOWING MODELS: HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, TRIPLE P, AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM. CHILDREN'S TRUST INVESTED ALMOST $203,000 ACROSS ELEVEN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS FOR GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES WITH FUNDS. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, FIVE ESTABLISHED CENTERS WERE PAIRED WITH SIX EMERGING CENTERS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE THROUGH MENTOR-MENTEE RELATIONSHIPS. CHILDREN'S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA AWARDED ALMOST $100,000 TO 11 FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORK MEMBERS WHO PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 600 FAMILIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FOOD, INFANT ITEMS AND HOUSING WERE THE HIGHEST AREAS OF NEED. CHILDREN'S TRUST CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND CONVENE THE SOUTH CAROLINA FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK, WHICH INCLUDES 21 FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS.

STRATEGY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: CHILDREN'S TRUST PROVIDES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT AND PROGRAMMATIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ITS FUNDED PARTNERS, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM TO GUARANTEE THAT PROGRAM MODELS ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY, MEASURED FOR EFFECTIVENESS, AND DELIVERED WITH INTENDED RESULTS. TO MAXIMIZE AND ENSURE ITS PREVENTION INVESTMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH, STUDIES AND SHARES BEST PRACTICES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND PROVIDES DATA AND INSIGHTS FOR CHILD MALTREATMENT AND WELL-BEING IN SOUTH CAROLINA.CHILDREN'S TRUST COMPLETED ITS ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP ASSESSMENT WITH ITS FUNDED PROGRAM PARTNERS. A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY (92 PERCENT) OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THAT CHILDREN'S TRUST MEETS THEIR NEEDS "FREQUENTLY OR "ALMOST ALWAYS AND 94 PERCENT REPORTED THAT CHILDREN'S TRUST ENHANCES THEIR ABILITY TO HAVE A MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THAN COULD BE ACHIEVED ON THEIR OWN. CHILDREN'S TRUST LAUNCHED THE S.C. PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY 12 PARENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON PARENT ENGAGEMENT WAS PROVIDED TO FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER STAFF AND THE S.C. HOME VISITING CONSORTIUM. A PARENT HONORARIUM STRUCTURE WAS DEVELOPED AND IS NOW USED FOR THE PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL, SC THRIVING FAMILIES, AND S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FAMILY VOICE ALLIANCE.