CDC Developmental Milestone Updates
The Centers for Disease Control recently updated developmental milestones and parent tips for the first time since 2004, and new checklist ages have been added (15 and 30 months). Click here for information from South Carolina’s Learn the Signs. Act Early...New Tool Demonstrates High Return on Investment for Help Me Grow SC
A new tool developed to calculate the cost savings of Help Me Grow affiliates nationwide determined that Help Me Grow South Carolina generates an average of $3 in quantifiable savings for every dollar invested. These savings apply to areas like child welfare, criminal justice, early intervention, health care, special education and public assistance.
Announcing Network Partner Grants First Round Grantees
Help Me Grow South Carolina has selected a pair of organizations from the Midlands and the Lowcountry to receive the first round of its network partner grants. Calhoun County First Steps and ICNA Relief Shifa Free Clinic will each receive a $10,000 grant in addition to becoming the first official members of the Help Me Grow partner network…