Non Profit Minute – Andrea Moore, Middle Tyger Community Center

The Who’s on the Move, BizSC, Non Profit Minute is a quick, one minute interview in support of the amazing impact that local non profits have on our communities.

We would like to thank our sponsors of this video series – The Sisters of Charity Foundation and NP Strategy.

Andrea Moore, Executive Director, Middle Tyger Community Center

Middle Tyger Community Center provides free and low cost health, education, and family support services that enrich lives and build community.

The motivation to establish the Middle Tyger Community Center (MTCC) began in 1996 when a local nurse noticed that too many young girls in high school were getting pregnant and dropping out of school, and that many of these young mothers went on to have additional babies at a young age, lived in poverty, and lacked parenting and coping skills. At the time, there were no programs in the area designed to address the multiple needs of these young mothers. Community leaders came together to discuss the many needs of the area and developed a vision of an innovative and comprehensive family resource center that would address the complex needs of disadvantaged families living in rural Spartanburg County.

The opportunity to realize the vision of MTCC came in 1997 when the Mary Black Foundation awarded planning, pilot and implementation grants to Spartanburg County School District Five. In August 1998, MTCC was opened to the public.

Today, MTCC provides comprehensive services to the community including early childhood education, family counseling services, youth development programs, a food pantry, and a free health clinic. It also provides adult education programs including GED, ESOL and Literacy classes.

MTCC has become a model for holistic, integrated family support services.

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