06/23/2026
Did you know that 80% of a child's brain develops by age three? Yet so many families in our community still don't have access to affordable, high-quality childcare. In North Carolina, infant care costs nearly $14,000 a year, and fewer than 15% of eligible children receive financial assistance — leaving parents unable to work full-time, or forced to cut their hours just to make childcare work.
Since 2019, Freedom Communities has partnered with Bright Future Learning Center, providing space, support, and resources on our campus to help expand affordable childcare right here in West Charlotte.
We're deeply grateful to the Dukes Family, Mite Organization, Smart Start of Mecklenburg County, First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte and many other partners who walk alongside us in this work.
Breaking cycles of generational poverty starts with caring for our community's youngest members. When we invest in early childhood, we're investing in the future of our city.
Photo Cred Mite Organization