Chatham County Partnership for Children
Children's Promise, Chatham Partners
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Smart Start
Chatham County Partnership administers and oversees implementation of Smart Start, North Carolina's comprehensive early childhood education initiative, in Chatham County, NC. We have developed effective results oriented program services that are provided under direct service contracts with various local human service agencies and community partners. Additionally our staff and board work with private sector funders to develop and implement projects that enhance the quality of opportunities for our young children to grow up healthy, strong, and ready to succeed. These projects include the development of community parks and playgrounds that are designed for the very youngest children and their families. We also work with small business owners of child care facilities to establish and sustain high quality early childhood education programs for young children. Our efforts are strengthened by our success in working collaboratively and planning strategically to achieve our vision.
Where we work
External reviews

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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Chatham County Partnership for Children
Board of directorsas of 02/11/2022
Laurie Stockton
Public Health Professional
Term: 2018 - 2024
Julie Mashburn
Preschool Teacher, Chatham Child Development Center
Term: 2014 - 2020
Nellie Benitez
Chatham County Public Health Department
Michael Zelek
Chatham County Public Health Department
Mark Hall
Central Carolina Community College
Arlene Labenson
Community Member
Barbara Wallace
Community Member
Ben Townsend
Chatham County Department of Social Services
Cindy King
Chatham County Schools
Holly Norton
Holly House Preschool LLC
John Poteat
Town of Pittsboro
Julie Mashburn
Chatham Child Development Center
David Atkinson
Karen Howard
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
Kebbler Williams
NC Department of Public Instruction
Laurie Stockton
Community Member
Leah Metcalf
UNC School of Education
Lucy Wheeler
NCPK Teacher, Chatham County Schools
Caroline Unick
David Atkinson