The Faith Initiative To End Child Poverty is a coalition of congregations and individuals working to end child poverty in Spartanburg, SC. Whether you are part of a congregation or a person of faith or not, your care for the people of this community is welcome, and we would like to work with you.

Our goal is to end child poverty in Spartanburg County, SC by activating the gifts of the faith community in connection with larger community efforts. 

We pursue a five-tiered strategy to:

1. be with children and their families who are living in poverty,

2. create congregational ministries and connect them in an interfaith network of congregations serving the community,

3. align with larger community efforts and institutional partners for best practices, research and data, and resource flow,

4. address gaps together through advocacy,

5. create a culture of connection and sharing where all of us can thrive.

The Faith Initiative To End Child Poverty is a coalition of more than 50 congregations and more than 700 people working to end child poverty in Spartanburg, SC. A steering committee made up of representatives from our coalition of congregations governs the project. We are led by a small team of relentless volunteers and dedicated, part-time community pastors who bring their knowledge, skill, and great heart from many different parts of our community together to serve the children and families of our county.