Child Care Workforce Stabilization Grant
The Department of Human Resources is pleased to announce the 9th round of the Child Care Workforce Stabilization Grant (CCWS). The CCWS Grant will provide a bonus payment up to $3,000 to eligible child care staff as a continued means of staff retention and recruitment. Because the grants are fully supported by the American Rescue Plan […]
Whole Foods Market Community Giving Day to benefit the APC
The Alabama Partnership for Children (APC) announced that it will receive 5% of net sales from five of Whole Foods Market’s locations around the state on Thursday, October 17th as part of the nonprofit’s annual Community Giving Days. All funds raised by Whole Foods Market will support Alabama programs that help children from birth to […]
Encouraged by CCDBG Funds Increase
The average cost of child care in many places in America exceeds the average family mortgage or in-state college tuition: that is outrageous. According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), the threshold for what is considered ‘affordable’ child care is no more than 7% of a family’s income.l In reality, today that percentage is often […]
Alabama Partnership for Children Awarded $26,000 for New Books by Nonprofit “First Book”
The Alabama Partnership for Children (APC) was awarded $26,000 for new books that will expand the APC’s mission: to work in partnership with families and organizations to ensure that all Alabama children (birth to five) get everything they need to develop to their fullest potential. “We want every child in Alabama to have access to […]