Self - Sufficiency

from surviving to thriving.

We seek to empower individuals and families to develop plans and goals to move from surviving to thriving through our Childcare Assistance and Financial Empowerment program.

Childcare Assistance Program

For working parents in Burke County, NC, with a preference to single parents.

Financial empowerment Program

Work one-on-one with with a certified financial counselor to work toward laying a successful financial foundation.

Self-Sufficiency & Childcare facts

  • The percentage of families in NC considered A.L.I.C.E.* families, which is about double the population of those in poverty (14.8%). That means more than 40 percent of North Carolinians are barely getting by. (source)

    *Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed

  • The percentage of children within Burke County living in poverty. (source)

    *Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed

  • The percentage of U.S. parents that say they are spending 10%+ of income on childcare. Affordability is considered to be 7% or less of income. (source)

  • The percentage U.S. parents that spent over $10,000 on childcare in 2021. (source)

  • The average cost of center-based infant care in the United States.

  • The average cost of public 4-year university tuition in the United States.