The History of ELP

The History of ELP

By founding board member, Sylvia Echols About 1994, a group of folks came to a large gathering at the Rock Hill School District office for an informational breakfast. Representatives from the Alliance for SC Children presented a program about the dismal status of...
Fall = Fun for ELP in October

Fall = Fun for ELP in October

The month of October ended on a busy note for ELP! In addition to our usual meetings and book distribution, we were involved in a fundraiser held by Main Street Bottle Shop in which books and cash donations were collected. The guys at MSB generously donated a...
Sylvia Circle Fall Festival

Sylvia Circle Fall Festival

The Early Learning Partnership was invited to participate in the Sylvia Circle Family Resource Center Fall Festival last weekend, where we gave away free books and snacks to kids and parents. The children enjoyed choosing their own stories to read from the bins of...
Our Annual Board Retreat

Our Annual Board Retreat

The Early Learning Partnership gathered last week for our annual board retreat, held this year in the Williams Family Multicultural Children’s Literacy Collaborative room on Winthrop campus. Board members showed their knowledge of facts and history about our...
Introducing Our New Team!

Introducing Our New Team!

The Early Learning Partnership is pleased to introduce our new team! Rachel Hui-Hubbard, Executive Director, has been with ELP since 2017 as the Program Coordinator. She brings with her corporate management experience in the areas of project management, quality...
Congratulations, Teresa!

Congratulations, Teresa!

After 22 years of hard work and dedication, we bid a fond farewell to our Executive Director, Teresa Creech. While we are sad to see Teresa go, we are also excited for her new opportunity: working directly with young families with children across South Carolina for...
ROR Makes a Difference

ROR Makes a Difference

Rock Hill mom Randi Taylor got her boys excited about going to the doctor for a well checkup when they learned they would receive a book to read. During the family’s first Rock Hill Pediatrics visit with Dr. Martha Edwards, Taylor recalls, “she gave each of the boys a...
ROR Book “Changes the Tune”

ROR Book “Changes the Tune”

 When Catherine Faircloth took her young children to the pediatrician for a well check, the office visit always began with a book. “The book is such a critical piece of that first 90 seconds of the visit,” said Faircloth, the mother of three daughters. “It changes the...
ROR Makes a Difference One Child at a Time

ROR Makes a Difference One Child at a Time

  Pediatricians and other medical providers say sharing a book with a young patient during an office appointment helps them build a relationship. And parents are thrilled to get new books to read to their children. Such is the feedback that program coordinator...
ELP Staff & Board Bond and Grow at Fall Retreat

ELP Staff & Board Bond and Grow at Fall Retreat

Wise, collaborative, diverse, compassionate, nurturing and eager. These are a few of the words that board members and staff with the Early Learning Partnership of York County brainstormed to describe the organization and its mission as they gathered for its 2021...