In March 2020, in response to the pandemic, CCSA established its COVID-19 Relief Fund to support child care programs through this unprecedented challenge. Read about its second phase here.
“Early childhood educators get forgotten quite a bit and it saddens me to my core… Early childhood educators are people too. We’re educators too, and we’re struggling to be seen.”
North Carolina child care programs received more than $135,000 in grants from the Child Care Services Association (CCSA) COVID-19 Relief Fund Phase II.
Truist Charitable Fund contributed $50,000 to support North Carolina child care programs with the CCSA COVID-19 Relief Fund Chapel Hill, N.C., August 3, 2020: The Child Care Services Association (CCSA) COVID-19 Relief Fund received a $50,000 grant from the Truist Charitable Fund to support North Carolina’s child care programs. The CCSA
We all depend on child care, which is clearer now, given our experience with COVID-19. Additional funding is also essential because child care programs offer a safe space for children during this challenging time. This year, in particular, it is especially important for children to have a sense of normalcy and happiness.
The COVID-19 crisis has amplified significant needs, and protecting families―and the child care programs on which they depend―has never been more urgent.
