Mountain Findings Awards $25,000 Grant to Literacy and Learning Center for Pre-K Initiative

(photo provided) Mountain Findings President, Jill Helmer presents a $25,000 donation to Literacy & Learning Center Executive Director, Bonnie Potts

PRESS RELEASE (08-14-2023)
MOUNTAIN FINDINGS

The Literacy and Learning Center in our community has received a $25,000 grant from Mountain Findings, to support their new prekindergarten (pre-K) initiative. With over 70 children on the waitlist, there is a clear and pressing need for this program.

The center's pre-K program sets the tone for these young students' futures by inspiring them to learn, enhancing their verbal and cognitive development, and improving their social and emotional skills. This type of early childhood education has been proven to be one of the most cost-effective ways to close achievement gaps and break the cycle of poverty.

When the pre-K at Highlands School was put on hold indefinitely by the Macon County Board of Commissioners, the Literacy & Learning Center stepped up to create its program that will be certified by North Carolina.

Mountain Findings' President, Jill Helmer, expresses the organization's 100% support of this initiative and recognizes the hard work that went into creating this robust program.

Helmer further adds the grant will go towards supporting the pre-K program's development and ensuring that children in our community have access to quality early childhood education.

The Literacy and Learning Center's dedication to education and serving the needs of our community is admirable, and we can't wait to see the positive impact this program will have on the children it serves.

For more information on Mountain Findings visit www.MountainFindings.org.


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