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Congregations for Children thanks Governor Cooper for this important and timely proclamation of “2024: The Year of Public Schools.” We encourage clergy and laity across the Conference to redouble their efforts to serve our public school children and educators through local C4C partnerships and to publicly advocate for full governmental support and funding of public…
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The United Methodist Church is unequivocal in its support of public education, and our own NC Conference has demonstrated its commitment to our public school children and educators for over a decade through Congregations for Children (C4C) and United Methodist Advocates for Public Schools (UMAPS). We are at a critical moment in our state’s history,…
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Congregations for Children (C4C) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023-24 After-School Program Grants. These grants were awarded to NCCUMC churches that planned after-school literacy and tutorial programs for low-income children to remediate and reinforce literacy and other academic skills that “address the educational needs of low-income children who are struggling to avoid…
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Does your church open your doors to help kids with their homework or reading skills? Do you have, or want to start, an afterschool program to welcome and tutor children who need a little extra attention and care? Congregations for children has mini-grants available to help you help them! The deadline for applications is fast…
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As Congregations for Children (C4C) enters its second decade of laity-led ministry to support our public school children and educators, we are redoubling our commitment to enhance Kindergarten-Grade 3 literacy. We are pleased to announce the availability of mini-grants to help local churches fund initiatives intended to provide after-school-hours literacy and tutorial programming for elementary…
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At the 2023 NC Annual Conference, we celebrated the tenth anniversary of Congregations for Children, a laity-led ministry with a mission to support public schools and help children affected by poverty. We honored the past, and now we look to the future. C4C Areas of Focus In his groundbreaking bestseller, Seven Habits of Highly Effective…

