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Improving the Quality of Child Care for Infants and Toddlers
Since its founding, the foundation has had a strong interest in youth development. Service to young people was particularly mentioned in the founding documents. Scientific research about human development supports the view that the first three years of life are critical in a child's development. The brain reaches 2/3 of its full size in the first eighteen months of life and the expectations and attitudes of very young children stay with them throughout the school years, and beyond. Intervention to support at risk infants and toddlers can be effective in preventing problems, which can only be corrected later at much greater cost, if at all.
The Trusts support agencies that provide high quality, out of home care for children ages 0-three. Grants are made to raise the level of practice, strengthen services and for new programs, such as childhood mental health or early literacy. Support also is provided for organizations that advance the work of early childhood agencies. The Trusts will give preference to proposals that include the following:
Emergency Services
Prince Charitable Trusts supports agencies that are increasing their capacity to serve people who are homeless according to the models of service identified in the Chicago Plan to End Homelessness. Priority will be given to organizations that minimize barriers to permanent housing for the hardest to house, often individuals that struggle with substance use and/or mental illness. Note: Emergency Services is an invitation-only category. We regret that we cannot accept unsolicited proposals.
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