DigiKey Helps MN Community – and Its Workforce – Find Child Care Solutions
Sitting less than 100 miles from the Canadian border, the people and businesses of Thief River Falls, MN, know that they often need to solve problems for themselves.
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Investing in the Leaders Who Power Vermont’s Child Care System
Early childhood educators aren’t just caring for children. They’re building small businesses, leading teams, and creating essential community infrastructure.
Vermont Ski Resorts Step Up for Families and the Local Workforce
Vermont’s ski resorts keep the state’s rural economy moving. They generate more than $1.6 billion in annual tourism revenue and support roughly 13,000 jobs. Behind every open lift and lodge is a workforce that relies on something ski towns increasingly lack: child care.
Vermonters Revive Empty Schools to Grow Child Care Supply
Across Vermont, classrooms that once served students five and older are being reimagined for the state’s youngest learners. With enrollment declines and demographic shifts reshaping local education landscapes, communities are finding new ways to keep these spaces vibrant and useful.
FCF’s 2024 Annual Report Offers an Overview of Our Work
We are pleased to share First Children’s Finance’s 2024 Annual Report – the first in our organization’s history!
JP Morgan Chase Foundation Awards $500,000 for Training in Detroit Area
JPMorgan Chase Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to First Children’s Finance to support Childcare Sector Scale & Technical Assistance Programming in the Detroit, MI, area. The grant continues through October 2027.
Floodwood (MN) Responds to Child Care Crisis Through Partnerships
When three of the four family child care providers in the Floodwood, MN, area closed down within a year, the community was in trouble.
FCF National Consulting Team Works with Wisconsin for Business Training
In 2022, First Children’s Finance (FCF) partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families to support Project Growth’s Dream Up! Child Care Supply Building Grant program to support and expand the supply of child care throughout the state.
Minnesota Communities Celebrate Success Through FCF Rural Program
On September 25, First Children’s Finance spent a day celebrating with communities that had successfully found solutions to child care and staffing issues through the help of the Rural Child Care Innovation Program (RCCIP)), Child Care Strategic Supply Plan, and other community consultation.
First Children’s Finance Awards $50,000 Grant to Craftsbury Saplings
First Children’s Finance VT (FCF) is pleased to announce the first recipients of the Vermont Planning Grant Project, a program designed to expand child care capacity across the state.
