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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Better Beginnings Child Development Center Receives Community Foundation Grant

Hightstown, NJ----Better Beginnings received a $25,000 grant from the Princeton Area Community Foundation, the community foundation serving Mercer County and central New Jersey, for operating support.  Better Beginnings is one of 21 organizations to receive funding through the Community Foundation.  Grants totaling over $500,000 were awarded to local nonprofits for a full-range of community building, program and operating support.

 

Luz N. Horta, Executive Director of Better Beginnings, said the funds would be used for general operating support.  “With the financial support of $25,000 we will continue to be closer to closing the gap of lost funding. Additionally we will continue to provide high-quality affordable childcare and afterschool care that "Shape Minds When Time Matters Most", to the most at-risk families and children”, said Mrs. Horta. 

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Better Beginnings evolved from providing a nursery school experience for a few economically disadvantaged children in 1967 to becoming a NAEYC accredited early childhood education center that provides the children with developmentally-appropriate learning experiences in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment.  The center is located in the educational building of the First Presbyterian Church that serves 99 children ages 2 thru 11. 

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The Princeton Area Community Foundation promotes philanthropy to advance the well-being of our communities forever.  The Community Foundation provides charitable giving expertise to individuals, nonprofits and corporations, and each year invests millions of dollars into the community through grants and scholarships.  For more information on the Community Foundation please contact them at 609-219-1800 or online at www.pacf.org.

 




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