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Recent News & Information

Smart Start of Mecklenburg County Awards New Innovation Grants

Jan 14, 2022

Smart Start of Mecklenburg County is known for its allocation of state, county, and private funds to local early childhood serving agencies. In order to increase impact and innovation, Smart Start of Mecklenburg County granted over $313,000 in one-time funding for...

Join Us For Our Annual Bidders’ Workshop

Jan 6, 2022

Smart Start is accepting program applications for the FY22-23 funding cycle. You are invited to attend our upcoming workshop to learn more! About this event Smart Start of Mecklenburg County (SSMC) helps children turn five ready to thrive. SSMC is an innovator,...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Celebrates 5 Years in Charlotte

Jan 1, 2022

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is available to children in over 2,000 communities across the world, including Mecklenburg County.Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become an internationally recognized early childhood book-gifting...

Your End-Of-Year Gift Can Help Children Turn Five Ready to Thrive

Dec 14, 2021

Greetings from Smart Start of Mecklenburg County! I know we all entered 2021, hoping that this year would be much different from 2020. Unfortunately, the change hasn’t been as fast or drastic as expected. From our organization’s perspective, we’ve continued to see a...

Smart Start of Mecklenburg County Awards New Innovation Grants

Jan 14, 2022

Smart Start of Mecklenburg County is known for its allocation of state, county, and private funds to local early childhood serving agencies. In order to increase impact and innovation, Smart Start of Mecklenburg County granted over $313,000 in one-time funding for...

Join Us For Our Annual Bidders’ Workshop

Jan 6, 2022

Smart Start is accepting program applications for the FY22-23 funding cycle. You are invited to attend our upcoming workshop to learn more! About this event Smart Start of Mecklenburg County (SSMC) helps children turn five ready to thrive. SSMC is an innovator,...

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