Our Programs
By offering direct services to families and caregivers, we're helping families build strong foundations for their child’s future.
Nurturing Parenting
Designed to build nurturing parenting skills, families can attend group-based programs, home-based programs, or a combination of both.
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The Nurturing Parenting Programs are a family-centered trauma-informed initiative designed to build nurturing parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglecting parenting and child-rearing practices.
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Pregnant moms and expectant families
Familes with children aged 0 - 5
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
As a local champion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, we provide one free, high-quality book per month to children.
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Children aged 0-5 can enroll in the program to receive one free book per month delivered by mail. Each book is selected by a panel of literacy specialists, who choose books that meet the age-specific developmental needs of young children.
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Pregnant moms and expectant families
Familes with children aged 0 - 5
Countdown to Kindergarten
Supports transitions into kindergarten by connecting incoming students, their families, and their teachers in a series of one-on-one sessions during the summer.
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Countdown to Kindergarten pairs future kindergarteners' families with their teachers for six one-hour visits, including five at home and a final visit in the classroom. These visits help families prepare for the first year of school and allow teachers to build relationships with students and families.
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Families with rising kindergarteners.
Child Care Scholarships
Eligible children can receive tuition-free enrollment at quality child care centers.
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Through First Steps and DSS-funded child care scholarships, eligible children receive tuition-free enrollment at quality child care centers in our area.
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Familes with children aged 0 - 5
Address:
Phone:
State Office Phone:
219 N Mine Street, McCormick SC 29835
864-852-3763
803-734-0479