Harnett County Partnership for Children
Awarded South River EMC Operation Round Up Grant
Lillington, NC –The Harnett County Partnership for Children (HCPC), a non-profit organization that utilizes Smart Start funds as well as private donations to provide programs and services that impact children during the earliest years of life, birth to age five, is a recipient of the Operation Round Up Grant, a community enrichment initiative of South River Electric Membership Corporation.
Funds for this grant are provided by South River EMC members who allow the electric cooperative to “round-up” their monthly bill to the next highest dollar amount. The extra change that is collected goes into a Community Assistance Corporation fund. Quarterly, funds are distributed to local service agencies in need, or to educational pursuits at local organizations. HCPC was awarded $5,000 to implement a child passenger safety seat distribution and education program in Harnett County.
HCPC will use the funds received through the grant to promote and provide car seat safety checks by a certified child passenger safety technician, distribute information related to proper car seat installation, and to purchase age- and size- appropriate car seats and booster seats for families in need. “This grant will help the Harnett County Partnership for Children achieve its mission of providing community-based health, education and family support programs,” said Lisa Familo, Executive Director for HCPC. “A child passenger safety seat distribution and education program will address all three of these core areas while enabling us to offer a much needed service to the children and families of Harnett County.”
For more information about Smart Start services in Harnett County or to make a donation to this project, please contact Lauren Strickland at (910) 893-2344 or visit our website at www.harnettsmartstart.org.