Nana Grants Inc

Nana Grants provides child care funding for low-income, single mothers attending a HOPE-eligible college or university 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.

Nana Grants is focused on economically-relevant education for low-income single mothers struggling to provide for their families. Each Nana Grant helps cover the cost of child care (full-time care, Pre-K, before/after school care, and summer camp) for one year, renewable for the length of the student's program of study.

Nana Grants child care funding offers a two-generation approach to breaking the multigenerational cycle of poverty:
- Mothers are empowered to succeed in college.
- Children benefit from a quality early learning of after-school experience.

Nana Grants child care funding offers a two-generation approach to breaking the multigenerational cycle of poverty:

- Mothers are empowered to succeed in college.
- Children benefit from a quality early learning of after-school experience.

Nana Grants offers to two child care funding programs:

One-Year Nana Grant

Each Nana Grant helps cover the cost of child care for one year, renewable for the length of the student’s program of study at a HOPE-eligible college or university 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.

CAPS Bridge Funding:

The Nana Grants CAPS Bridge Funding Program provides supplemental child care funding for low-income single mothers attending a HOPE-eligible college or university in Georgia. Georgia’s CAPS program supports early education goals by assisting low income families with the cost of child care while they work, go to school or training, or participate in other work-related activities.

Even with CAPS, a single mother may have out of pocket costs, such as paying a Family Fee and/or the difference between what the provider charges weekly and the amount CAPS pays the provider. Nana Grants covers up to $50 per week per family for qualifying CAPS recipients to help offset those out-of-pocket costs. Nana Grants’ CAPS Bridge Funding allows single mothers to balance school, work and parenting. Many of our mothers are one car repair or doctor’s visit away from financial insolvency. Nana Grants helps them stay on track for graduation.

Nana Grants range from $1,500 to $16,000 per year, per student mother, depending on the length of the student’s college program and the type of care required. Some of our mothers require after school care and summer camp for their school-aged children. Others needs full-time care for infants or toddlers. We work with each mother to customize a child care plan that meets her individual needs for school success. Our commitment to long-term support (up to one year, renewable for based on their program of study) provides much needed financial stability for moms, as well as a stable, nurturing environment for children.

Through relationships with technical and 4 year colleges, we have a strong and growing referral network. Nana Grants works with mothers and their child care providers to collect weekly attendance reports and process child care tuition payments directly to providers every week. We also work with mothers and their schools to monitor progress and help them stay on track for graduation.

2019 was a breakout year for Nana Grants in terms of fundraising, grant making and operational development. Highlights include:

* In October, we were awarded a $50,000 grant from Gas South.
* In December, we were awarded a $50,000 from the Molly Blank Fund of the The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
* In Q3, we brought our provider payment processing operations in-house (previously outsourced to Quality Care for Children).
* At the close of 2019, we awarded grants supporting 33 mothers and children

For Nana Grants, 2020 is all about scaling-up our operations and outreach to serve low-income single mothers in Georgia who want to complete college. We spent 2019 honing our funding models, forging new community partnerships, growing our inbound referral pipeline, and establishing scalable operations. With more than $100,000 in new grant revenue in Q4 2019, we are working closely with our higher-ed partners to identify and support new students for our CAPS Bridge Funding and One-Year Nana Grant programs. We intend to continue that growth into 2020.