Katie Grant | Smart Start of Mecklenburg County

Shop for GOOD | July 19-23

by Katie Grant | JulJul/MonMon/2021202120212021 | Appeal, News & Events

Shop for GOOD: How You Can Support Local Families with Young Children MAKE A GIFT Imagine the following: having to choose between diapering and feeding your children; not being able to go to work or school because you lack the required number of diapers for your child...

Our Year in Review: How You Can Support Our Mission

by Katie Grant | JunJun/ThuThu/2021202120212021 | Appeal, News & Events

Our Year in Review: How You Can Support Our Mission Smart Start is more than a funder of child-serving agencies across Mecklenburg County. We are a collaborator, leader, and convener in Mecklenburg County’s early childhood space. Our team, together with the agencies...

GPS – Water Safety

by Katie Grant | MayMay/ThuThu/2021202120212021 | GPS, News & Events

Saturday, June 12 | 10am – 11am Water delivers a multi-sensory experience! From the feel on our skin to the reflection of light to the classic smell of the ocean or pool…..our children with autism are bombarded with learning opportunities. Stephanie Tomalis,...

GPS – Music and Movement

by Katie Grant | MayMay/WedWed/2021202120212021 | News & Events

Tuesdays, June 15 – August 10 | 2:30pm – 3:00pm 601 E. 5th St. Charlotte, NC 28202Training Room 1 *no class on July 13 This in-person, fun and educational, 8-week program for children with disabilities, ages 3-5, designed to increase social and...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Opens Little Libraries in Eleven Charlotte Locations

by Katie Grant | AprApr/ThuThu/2021202120212021 | News & Events

Amid the uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Mecklenburg County has continued to mail children enrolled in the Charlotte area a free, high-quality, age-appropriate book to their house each and every month. The...