Duke Energy, IEDA award grants to support child care
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The Duke Energy Foundation and the Indiana Economic Development Association (IEDA) Foundation have announced $115,000 in grants to five organizations who address child care gaps in Indiana. The funding will support organizations in Bartholomew, Carroll, Clark, Huntington and Wayne counties.
IEDA put together a diverse task force of community leaders and organizations from across the state to develop policy recommendations and educate others on the impact of child care gaps in Indiana, the organizations said in a joint news release.
Any organization that applied for grant funding has been invited to join the coalition to share their learnings and to guide future policies and recommendations.
“A lack of affordable, high-quality child care can prevent parents from advancing in the workforce, hinder children’s access to structured learning at an early age, and burden employers with absenteeism and employee turnover,” said Erin Schneider, managing director of Midwest economic development for Duke Energy. “These grants will help local communities begin to confront this challenge head-on and support working parents.”
Grants were awarded to the following organizations:
- Carroll County Economic Development Corporation and the Early Learning Alliance for Carroll County – $6,000
- Community Education Coalition – $39,500
- Community Foundation of Huntington County – $30,000
- Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County – $21,500
- One Southern Indiana and Ivy Tech Sellersburg – $18,000