Organization
Kirkwood Area Every Child Promise (KaEChP) seeks to ensure that children and families are prepared for success as they enter kindergarten. Formed in 2017 as a collaboration of churches, individuals, nonprofits, schools, and preschools, Webster Groves Christian Church plays a leadership role in the collaborative, providing free use of its facilities plus financial & volunteer support. KaEChP offers preschool tuition scholarships to families who qualify for the Free and Reduced Lunch program, connects families to the Parents as Teachers program, and has access to a community closet with free basic needs supplies.
Partnership #1 (2018)
The agency approached Brown Sisters Foundation for a challenge grant to attract new and increased donations to carry out its mission. Funds raised will allow the agency to expand scholarship assistance, professional develop opportunities for preschools, establish outcome measures and evaluation processes, and position the agency for long-term sustainability.
Partnership #2 (2022)
As parents returned to work folk and navigated increased financial strain following the pandemic, KaEChP seeks to respond to increased need for preK scholarships and re-establish pre-covid relationships with preschools, resident families, community partners and donors, all by increase its staff capacity to pre-pandemic levels. The Brown Sisters Foundation issued a challenge grant to attract new and increased donors to support the organization’s growth, and to support staffing costs.