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Our Mission

The Partnership promotes opportunities for all our young children to grow up safe, healthy, and able to succeed. In collaboration with our community partners, we plan, fund, and implement quality early childhood education, health, and family support initiatives.

(developed 2002)

The Chatham County Partnership for Children is home to the Smart Start and Safe Start programs of Chatham County, North Carolina. 

The Partnership is made up of a staff of about 6 and a board of directors of about 30 members that represent a broad cross-section of the community.

The Partnership office is located in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Click for directions.

How we plan

Our strategic planning process is based on solid information about our community's needs for young children. A committee made of of members of the Board and the staff set goals and use information to make plans on how to reach these goals. 

Collaboration 

At the Partnership for Children collaboration is the key to success. The Partnership's mission is to bring groups working for families and young children in the county together - in order to avoid duplication, share ideas, and make life better for young children.

Focus on Family Support is a collaboration of our Smart Start funded family support programs and other groups  that work with families of young children. Focus on Family Support meets once a month.

Focus on Child Care includes Smart Start funded child care programs, including the county's child care resource and referral agency, Child Care Networks; child care providers; the early childhood program at the Central Carolina Community College; and other interested people. Focus on Child Care meets once a month and holds two conferences a year for child care providers. 

Focus on Child Health is a collaboration of the Partnership and local health service agencies. This group works to survey available child health statistics and information in order to identify needs or gaps in services.