February is Family Support Awareness Month
February is Family Support Awareness Month. This time of year highlights the critical work done by specific Smart Start-funded programs, home visiting and parenting education (HVPE). Early childhood home visiting and parenting education programs strengthen the...
Smart Start of Mecklenburg County Awards New Innovation Grants
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
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
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...
How Important Is Pre-K to Childhood Development?
How Important Is Pre-K to Childhood Development?Pre-kindergarten (also known as pre-K or PK) is an educational program for 4- and 5-year-olds. As the name suggests, the goal is to prepare children for kindergarten and future success in life. Pre-K is a classroom-based...
Smart Start of Mecklenburg County Partners with Diaper Bank of North Carolina for Charlotte Expansion
Founded in 2013, the Diaper Bank of North Carolina (DBNC) has advanced its vision that every family in North Carolina will have access to basic necessities to support their dignity, health, and quality of life. To date, DBNC has brought three regional diaper banks to...
Turn Five Ready to Thrive
Smart Start of Mecklenburg County
(704) 377-6588
601 E. 5th Street, Suite 500
Charlotte, NC 28202