The Kentucky Small Business Development Center (SBDC), in partnership with Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED), proudly announces the receipt of a $300,000 grant from the Truist Charitable Trust Fund. This grant will bolster efforts to increase childcare service access for families with low to moderate income, mainly through the support of women-owned small businesses across Kentucky.
The Kentucky SBDC Childcare Initiative, a statewide endeavor, seeks to harness the Kentucky SBDC's vast resources and expertise in conjunction with SKED’s established training framework. The objective is to devise and execute new programs promoting the growth and sustainability of childcare providers, enabling them to serve the commonwealth’s children more effectively.
This initiative is designed to work in concert with Kentucky’s key childcare stakeholders, such as Kentucky Youth Advocates, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, Childcare Aware of Kentucky, and the Family Childcare Network of Kentucky. Through these collaborations, the initiative will strive to enhance the economic well-being of the commonwealth’s children and broaden the availability of essential childcare services.
“The Kentucky SBDC is excited to work in partnership with the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation, through the Truist Charitable Trust Fund grant, to help benefit small businesses operating in the childcare sector across Kentucky,” said Kentucky SBDC state director Kristina Joyce “With this support, the Kentucky SBDC is committed to delivering targeted assistance to entrepreneurs in the childcare industry.”
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