Get Involved with GoodSearch!

Here's an easy way to raise money for UFRC. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to the Center every time you do a search!

In addition, do all of your shopping through their online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, where you can shop at more than 2,400 top online retailers and a percentage of your purchases will go to the Center also.

You pay the same price as you normally would, but a donation goes to the Upstate Family Resource Center!

Click HERE for the website. You can also read about GoodSearch in the NY Times, Oprah Magazine, CNN, ABC News and the Wall Street Journal.

Food Pantry Needs!

Our pantry is getting a little low.

We tend to go through certain items quite often:
-Canned meats (tuna, chicken, spam, etc)
-Spaghetti sauce
-Noodles
-Peanut butter and jelly
-Soups
-Meal starters (ie: Hamburger Helper)


Thank you all in advance for your donations!!!

Helping a child out is as simple as 1-2-3!

The Upstate Family Resource Center is collecting school supplies in an effort to meet the needs of District 2 students who need help starting school with their necessary school supplies.

Helping a child out is as simple as 1-2-3!
1.) Print off the list of school supplies needed

2.) Shop for supplies

3.) Drop off supplies at the Upstate Family Resource Center!

How Cool Would It Be To Learn Chinese?!

Do you have or know a rising 3rd, 4th, and/or 5th grade student who tends to get bored over the summer? Or would you like something interesting to keep them occupied? How about enrolling them in Chinese Classes?
On Tuesdays and Thursdays starting June 14 (10:00am to 11:00am) the Upstate Family Resource Center is hosting Beginning Chinese classes, presented by the University of South Carolina Upstate.

The course costs $75 and that includes 6 classes, books and study material. The class will focus on Mandarin Chinese and the Chinese culture. Space is limited to register today!!

Registration ends June 9th--Please make checks payable to the Upstate Family Resource Center--Payments are non-refundable.

Registration forms can be found here

Have a Family Night Out and Give a Helping Hand

Enjoy a delicious dinner and fellowship for a great cause. Take your family to dinner and show your kids that helping their community can be fun. Denny’s on Highway 9 is partnering with Upstate Family Resource Center on October 28th from 4pm to 10pm. 15% of your receipt will be donated to the Center!


Help Make the Upstate an Even Better Place to Live!

Back to School and Wellness Fair!

It seems odd to think about school supplies when we just finished a great school year. However, the new school year will be upon us soon (school starts back in just 1 month!) In these hard economic times we predict there will be an even greater need in our area for families seeking assistance with their child’s needed school supplies.

To help these families we are actively collecting school supplies.

There is still a great need for the following:
• Bookbags
• Pencil pouches
• Spiral Notebooks
• Large erasers
• Primary manuscript writing tablets
• Glue Sticks
• Wide-rule notebook paper
• clipboards
• Blunt-tipped Scissors
• 3 Ring Binders
• Marble Composition Books
• Highlighters
• 2 Pocket Folders
• Colored pencils

Additionally- we need volunteers! We need individuals, families, youth groups, children’s groups, and adult Sunday schools to help organize and pack school supplies starting the week of July 26th.
We will also need volunteers to help set up for the event on August 6th and volunteers to work the event on the 7th. If you are available for any of these opportunities-please call (864-578-1379) or email us at info@upstatefrc.org.

Check out our NEW WEBSITE!!!

Upstate Family Resource Center gains new website via partnership with Clemson Compassion Project and LaunchSomething, LLC

Boiling Springs, SC, June 1, 2010 — The Upstate Family Resource Center unveils its new website this week in an effort to educate and connect the communities in District Two.

The Upstate Family Resource Center’s administration and board of directors has worked over the last several months with LaunchSomething LLC to create a website that will be a valuable source of information for families, especially those in District Two. The Center was the recipient of a grant from the Clemson Compassion Project that enabled them to execute a community survey, have a board retreat to review and analyze information gathered, and create a marketing plan and a strategic plan. All of this work culminated in a new website rich with information on programs and services offered at the Center as well as links to other resources beneficial to families. The new website will also provide individuals the opportunity to make secured online donations to the Center.

“Our new website will allow us to easily connect with families and provide helpful information about resources in our community. It will also give us a platform to share information about issues that affect families and link them to other organizations outside of our community. It will be a great tool to help us stay in touch with our community.” Says director Kelley Ezell.

The Upstate Family Resource Center is a non-profit organization located in northern Spartanburg County. It serves the Spartanburg County School District Two and surrounding areas. Its mission is to empower families by implementing education and assistance programs that build and maintain healthy productive families.

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