History

2002-2003:  Expanding Frontiers

  • PFC updates their created a vision and mission statement.
  • A feasibility study to measure the potential support for expanding the Omni Family Resource Center results in strong community support.
  • PFC maximizes and leverages resources in order to produce cost savings to agencies and/or deliver better service to users. Examples include:
    • Oversees the More at Four Pre-Kindergarten Program for the second year as funding for that program expands from $352,000 to $608,000 to serve 163 four year olds at-risk of school failure.
    • Provides evaluation services to two other Partnerships for Children and one local organization.
    • Provides information technology services to three Partnerships for Children and 8 local organizations.
    • Provides Multi-Partnership Accounting and Contracting (MAC) services to three Partnerships for Children.
    • Provides management services to a neighboring Partnership for Children.
  • Cumberland County is one of a few communities to receive approval from NCPC to operate a Child Care Subsidy System outside of the DSS.
  • Eight states (Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennesse, Vermont) build on PFC’s success via technical assistances to support the development of early childhood initiatives like Smart Start.
  • PFC receives $10,237,493 appropriation.

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