Every Child

One of the great challenges of being a working parent of young children is that you must bear the burden of child care costs at the early stages of your career when the hours you work are the highest, but the financial rewards are the lowest.

Thankfully, through the remarkable generosity of our community, we are able to provide scholarships to struggling working families who are having the hardest time making ends meet. 15-20% of the children at the Center receive scholarship awards that directly reduce the tuition cost of their early care and education experience.

Further, generous private donations support the operating budget of the Center. In effect we are making it just a little bit easier for every working family. These annual operating gifts from the community help keep our tuition reasonable and within reach of most of Northern Door’s families.

That same philosophy is at work as a part of this campaign. Northern Door Children’s Center needs $3.6 million of capital improvements because they are essential to our ability to meet the needs of the Northern Door community. Were we to pass these costs on to our working families through higher tuition rates, our early care and education programs would be beyond the reach of most of the restaurant wait staff, grocery store workers, teachers, bankers, utility company workers, accountants, landscapers, and so many other working people who serve our community. If a parent is working hard to make a living, Northern Door Children’s Center is there to support them on their journey.

Your donation ensures that Northern Door Children’s Center remains open to the children of every working family, regardless of their ability to pay.