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The Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties is a nonprofit organization that provides services for local families and children through Smart Start, North Carolina's award-winning early childhood initiative.
The Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties works to:
- Assure that all working families have access to high-quality affordable child care.
- Make sure that all local children from birth to five years of age have access to affordable health care and are being raised in safe and healthy environments.
- Ensure that working parents are supported and strengthened in their role as their children's primary caregiver.
- Promote communication and collaboration, and provide assessment and evaluation of programs that target families with young children to ensure a true Partnership for Children in Lincoln and Gaston counties.
The Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties:
- administers North Carolina's Smart Start funds for programs that benefit children ages 0-5 years and their families;
- is a catalyst for bringing different groups together for the sake of children, and
- educates the community on the critical needs of young children and helps develop solutions to those needs.
Our Vision: A community where young children will reach their health and educational potential.
Our mission: To serve as a leading advocate and financial resource, in collaboration with other community agencies, to provide affordable access to high quality services for young children.
CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
Membership Application for ECP
View our Annual Report 2008
(Adobe Acrobat Required)
View the 2008 Gaston County Community Health Assessment
CHA 2009 - FinalReport
View the 2008 Gaston County Quality of Life Survey Report
QoL 2009 - FinalReport
Smart Start Brochure SmartStart Tabbed Brochure
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