Press Release: New Tax Credit will improve outcomes for children and working families in South Carolina
May 11, 2017 CONTACT: Bryan Boroughs, bboroughs@instituteforchildsuccess.org, 843-619-7586 New Tax Credit…
Improving Outcomes for Children: Feasibility Study Findings from Our Second Social Innovation Fund Cohort
At the Institute for Child Success, we know and honor that many communities want to do more to improve outcomes for their youngest but lack the resources or strategies to always do so. We see Pay for Success (PFS) financing…
Powered by ICS Coaching, City of Tempe, Arizona Moves to Expand High-Quality Preschool
by Katherine Klem, Director Policy Innovation and Impact The Institute for Child Success (ICS) is proud to announce an exciting result of a feasibility study it coached in Tempe, Arizona: Tempe has decided to expand free high-quality preschool! With funds from…
Voices from PFS Pioneers: “Hello Family” PFS Project in City of Spartanburg, SC
Crossposted from NFF’s Pay for Success website. Original post available here. Published Tuesday, April 18, 2017 | by Katherine Klem, Bryan Boroughs Nonprofit Finance Fund spoke with Institute for Child Success and the City of Spartanburg, South Carolina about the “Hello…
What’s ahead for Head Start?
by Megan Carolan, Director for Policy Research Last fall, ICS released a paper looking at Head Start specifically in the South, comparing the program both to national statistics as well as looking at differences by state in the region. Because…
#SmallTalks gathering focuses on common issues, need for unity on early childhood
If you were feeling down about national political divisions these days, you should have been at ICS’s #SmallTalks event in Greenville, S.C., the evening of Feb. 22. National early childhood experts and innovators joined ICS for a panel discussion on…
The Power of a Continuum of Services for Children and Families
by Megan Carolan, Director for Policy Research Last month, ICS shared the news that we’ve received funds from the Nonprofit Finance Fund to continue working with partners in Spartanburg, South Carolina around improved outcomes for families and children through the…
S.C. Early Childhood Organizations Unite on Next Steps for Policymakers
Several of South Carolina’s leading children’s advocacy organizations released the 2017 Early Childhood Common Agenda on Feb. 2—urging state leaders to support working families and improve access to high-quality preschool and child care, to pass new tax credits for families,…
How Henry McMaster can make SC a great place for kids (Cross Post)
By Jamie Moon, ICS President Guest Columnist for The State As the new leader of our state, Gov. Henry McMaster can continue our progress on early childhood issues — which know no political boundaries but benefit all South Carolinians. The state…
Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
Keller Anne Ruble, Associate for Policy Research What would you do with an extra $1,000 at tax time? Buy that new 4K TV you’ve been eyeing? Take an awesome vacation and relax? For many working families, tax time doesn’t afford…