Nana Grants provides quality, reliable child care for low-income mothers pursuing a post-secondary education. Our formula is simple: education + child care = economic mobility. Each Nana Grant covers 100% of the cost of child care through graduation for low-income student mothers attending an accredited college, university or approved job training program in Georgia. Our goal is to remove the uncertainty of continuous, quality child care from the equation so that student mothers can focus on their studies, graduate and have a rewarding, well-compensated career. Georgia’s HOPE Grants and Scholarships expand access to higher education for everyone. Let’s make sure “everyone” includes low-income, single mothers.
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6065 Roswell Rd.
#450
Atlanta, GA 30328, US
Trump’s Freeze of Government Support Threatens Parents’ Ability to Go To Work and School
From the President and CEO of the National Black Child Development Institute in response to the Freeze on Federal Grants. "To our village, partners, members, and supporters, don’t let these activities obscure our vision and leave us too exhausted to imagine and build better systems."
National Black Child Development Institute President and CEO, Leah Austin, EdD., released this statement in response to the recent Federal Freeze. OFFICIAL STATEMENT The chaos caused by the Trump administration over the last 48 hours was an intentional strategy to cause distraction and confusion. It will likely be the first of many such distractions meant to keep us in a reactionary position, focused on defending against impending threats and potential harms instead of planning for the future where every Black child and all children and their families are healthy, well, and thriving. NBCDI is grateful for the work of the National Council of Nonprofits, Democracy Forward and everyone whose quick and strategic work accomplished the rescind decision that occurred today. We also acknowledge the host of brave people on the ground who spoke up, sharing stories of how the confusion and chaos impacted their lives immediately. Please know that these folks, many of whom work directly with our children, are still concerned and uncertain about the future. I spoke with an Early Childhood Center Director in Georgia who received a letter stating that their Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) funding was unavailable due to the freeze 30 minutes before the rescind was announced. He remains uneasy. Middle-of-the-night action, disrespectful and cruel decisions, racism, and supremacy aren’t challenges that are new to our community, so we remain vigilant. However, we will not pretend that this kind of treatment is not hurtful, especially when we work tirelessly to make life better for all people. We will keep working to build a world where allchildren and families are respected and valued. To our village, partners, members, and supporters, don’t let these activities obscure our vision and leave us too exhausted to imagine and build better systems. We stand in solidarity with those still navigating the fear and trauma caused by this disruption and remain steadfast in our commitment to hold leaders accountable to the principles of justice, equity, and transparency that every community deserves.
Not only do we believe child care should be affordable for single parents working and going to school, but the so-called "cost of living" should, in fact, be liveable. Child care is not the only financial challenge that our student mothers - and all families in our state - face. Child care is just one area in which costs are out of control. According to the AJC, "More than a quarter of metro (Atlanta) renters (are) 'severely cost-burdened' making monthly rent payments." https://lnkd.in/ecaPzQf2
Nana Grants welcomes Renee Defelippi, Senior Structuring Analyst at Gas South, to our Board of Directors! 🎉 🎓 🚀 "It took me 10 years to finish my bachelor’s degree, working full-time, and I did not have children to care for. I’m passionate about helping single parents because I have so much respect for them and their journey." - Renee Defelippi
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I’m not at #Davos this year, but I still have a message for CEOs and world leaders: we have to stop looking at child care as a personal problem — it is an ECONOMIC issue. Still not convinced? Read Moms First's report with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) looking at the ROI on child care benefits: https://lnkd.in/g7SPzfC2 📺: World Economic Forum 2024 #childcare #wef25 #worldeconomicforum
🗞️ Breaking News: The Georgia Senate's FINAL REPORT OF THE SENATE STUDY COMMITTEE ON ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE (SR 471) recommendations include: 👶 Increase state funding for Child and Parent Services (CAPS) to provide access for more Georgia families. 🎓 Consider grants to USG and TCSG schools to cover childcare for student-parents who are enrolled in programs that align with the state's new High Demand Career List. 🏢 Encourage businesses to support employees in accessing child care through cost sharing and other innovative initiatives. ⚖️ Provide extensive evaluation of the current CAPS program and consider new funding models and policies to ensure that the program is serving all Georgia families and communities in the most efficient and equitable manner. 📚 Study the concept of instituting a Georgia Child Care Trust Fund similar to that of other states. 💵 Study whether a tri-share program similar to that of North Carolina or Michigan would be feasible, along with increased employer incentives for childcare access for their employees. https://lnkd.in/d7f5i8dn
Happy Snow Day from Nana Grants and our student families. #SnowDay #Childcare
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A recent study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family confirms what moms have long known to be true: Moms handle the overwhelming majority of unpaid labor in the home, and this includes "thinking" tasks like planning out child care, medical and dental appointments, summers, birthday parties, and the list goes on. But it doesn't have to be this way. Check out our friend Eve Rodsky for helpful resources on how to more equitably split household labor. Read more about the study in Motherly®: https://lnkd.in/eGKdZu3H #Motherhood #UnpaidLabor #Families #Marriage
Nana Grants has relaunched its CAPS Bridge Funding Program after a four-year hiatus in response to growing need. The Liz Blake Giving Fund and Gas South have pledged $500,000 and $25,000 respectively to support Nana Grants' CAPS recipients through 2027. Georgia's CAPS program has undergone significant changes in 2024, making it harder for families to qualify for child care assistance. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gxw3bhFq Although prices for gas, cars, and groceries have declined over the past year, child care costs have surged by 6.2%, more than double the rate of overall inflation. Low-income mothers without college degrees are more likely to work in low-wage hourly or on-demand jobs that do not offer paid leave or remote-work benefits, meaning a day without work due to child care insecurity is a day without pay. This further underscores the urgency of supporting programs like Nana Grants that provide essential child care support.