• Obama Speaks on Fatherhood
• Foundation Representatives Meet with Congressional Leaders in Washington
• Caritas Fund Deadline is Approaching
• Cowherd Hired as Project Coordinator

Obama Speaks on Fatherhood

Several of the Foundation staff, Foundation Board members and The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families Board members, staff and program participants traveled to Spartanburg on June 15 to hear Senator Barack Obama speak at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church Family Life Center. Senator Obama is very active in the Fatherhood movement across the United States and -as a tie-in with Father's Day-shared some of his plans with the audience, even mentioning The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families several times.
Pictured: Senator Barack Obama (middle) and two The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families fatherhood program particpants

Foundation Representatives Meet with Congressional Leaders in Washington

Tom Keith, executive director of the Foundation; Patricia Littlejohn, interim executive director of The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families; Wallace Evans, program director of A Father's Place in Conway, S.C. and Robin Bachman, director of public policy for the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System traveled to Washington, D.C. on July 25 to meet with Congressional Leaders. These face-to-face meetings enable the Foundation to build stronger relationships with our Congressional delegation from South Carolina. In addition, the trip allowed the Foundation, along with The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families, to continue to seek opportunities for funding for fatherhood programs.

Caritas Fund Deadline is Approaching

Caritas Fund applications are due Tuesday, September 4. The objective of the Caritas Fund is to provide outreach services and linkages to the poor and marginalized. Caritas Fund awards are up to $3,000 for a one-year period and are designed for organizations with annual budgets of less than $250,000.

Potential applicants should review the mission and focus of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina. If there seems to be an appropriate match, applicants should complete a Caritas Fund application by the appropriate deadline. Applications are due by the first Tuesday in September: online applications are due by 11:59 p.m., mailed applications must be post marked by September 4, 2007 and hand delivered applications must reach the Foundation office by 5 p.m.

To complete an online Caritas Fund application, click here.

Cowherd Hired as Project Coordinator

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has hired Allison Cowherd as its project coordinator. In this position, she will be responsible for the planning and coordinating Foundation workshops, statewide meetings, training seminars and special events. Cowherd will work closely with both the fatherhood and collaboration for women religious initiatives.

Cowherd holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of South Carolina. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked as an intern at Palmetto Health in Columbia, S.C.