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How to Contribute:
Download SC Form I-330
at scfirststeps.org/give.htm, complete the form and attach to
your SC Income Tax Form.
Governor
Sanford Issues Executive Order Moving BabyNet to First Steps
Columbia, S.C. – September 18, 2009 –
Governor Mark Sanford
yesterday issued an Executive Order placing the federally funded
BabyNet program under the control of South Carolina First Steps
to School Readiness. Until now the program has been overseen by
the Department of Health and Environmental Control, although
S.C. First Steps is the state’s only program devoted solely to
meeting the needs of infants and toddlers with developmental
challenges.
“Given that the BabyNet program aligns far more
closely with the core mission of First Steps, we think this is
an important step toward managing the program more effectively,”
Gov. Sanford said. “Matching BabyNet with state resources better
able to handle its original purpose represents a better use of
taxpayer dollars – and ultimately a more effective service to
those moms and dads whose young children have real challenges.”
BabyNet was originally established by the
federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1986. Its
intent was to enhance the development of infants and toddlers
with disabilities; reduce educational costs by minimizing the
need for special education through early intervention; minimize
the likelihood of institutionalization; and assist families in
meeting their children’s needs. |
Deborah
Roegge Elected Board Chair for 2010
Deborah Roegge, R.N. was
elected Board Chair during the Anderson County First Steps
Partnership Annual Meeting. Other officers are Michael
Cunningham, vice-chair, Alice Bagby, secretary, and Ron Acker,
treasurer.
Ms. Roegge is Senior
Director of the AnMed Health Women's and Children's Hospital.
She has be recognized as an "Extraordinary Women in Healthcare."
Board Member
Honored with Community Trailblazer Award
Rev. Kurt Stutler,
immediate past chairman of the Anderson County First Steps
Partnership Board, was given the Community Trailblazer Award at
the Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast sponsored by Anderson
Mayor Terence Roberts on January 15. Rev. Stutler is a pastor at
Toxaway United Methodist Church where he has served for 16
years. He has spent many years working as a community activist
and is a community impact associate with the United Way of
Anderson County.
Meeting Notice - Partnership Board
of Directors
Board meetings for 2010
of the Anderson County First Steps Partnership Board of Trustees
will be held on:
January 19, 2010
February 16, 2010
March 16, 2010
April 20, 2010
May 18, 2010
Meetings, except as noted, begin at 9:15 am and take place
at the Anderson County Library.
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