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The Hunger Coalition will be distributing food to all those in need every Thursday from 2:30-4:00. Please bring your reusable bags to collect! 🍅🌽🥬🍌🍓

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If you're an early educator in Transylvania County, you may qualify to partcipate in WAGE$. Eligible applicants must: 

❤️ Be employed as a teacher, teacher’s assistant, or director.

🧡 Work with children ages 0-5 years.

💛 Work at least 10 h
Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) home-based care encompasses the largest number of caregivers in the country and yet in North Carolina, it is often excluded from conversations surrounding public policy and funding.

SSTC advocates for a greater all
⭐️ 1,292 children were served by Smart Start of Transylvania County in the 2025 fiscal year. ⭐️

See some of the ways that our organization has impacted the lives of young children, families, and educators in our community this past year by viewing o
FFN caregiving is the most commonly utilized form of child care in the U.S. and plays a crucial role in increasing child care capacity and supporting working parents, particularly in rural areas. 🤝

But despite their necessity in the early education
Thriving Providers Project has officially launched in Transylvania County! 💚

Over the next 18 months, 30 home-based child care providers participating in Thriving Providers project will receive cash payments monthly. These direct cash transfers are
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