Union Smart Start: A Partnership for Children

Union Smart Start is Union County’s local administrating agency for the Smart Start Program, North Carolina’s statewide initiative that funds programs supporting children ages birth to five, ensuring they enter school healthy and ready to succeed.

By channeling funds through agencies on the local level, Smart Start allows citizens to make decisions regarding programs for their community’s children, based on specific needs, resources or community trends.

Union Smart Start is thoroughly dedicated to ensuring that every child in Union County has the opportunity for a bright and successful future by attending to the entire spectrum of early childhood needs, including physical, emotional, and educational.

At a glance…

Union Smart Start:

Directs Smart Start state funds to programs, centers and activities that advance Union County’s children and their families
Brings local groups together, such as families, businesses, local governments and schools, to create cooperative efforts for the benefit of our community’s children
Functions as a public-private partnership, running on the fuel of cooperation between public agencies and private groups, resulting in the strongest possible advancement of Union County’s children
Educates our community regarding how to meet the needs of young children

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