Matching Scholarship Appeal

Brightest Horizons believes in providing a secure and enriching environment for early childhood development and especially for children of low-income working families of many cultures. Brightest Horizons is a Nationally Accredited Early Childhood Development Center caring for up to 163 children from 4 weeks to 12 years of age, including after school and a full time summer program. Most of our children are only partially funded by their own families. Therefore, we must seek financial assistance for matching scholarships.

For over thirty-three years, individuals, foundations, houses of worship, community organizations and government funding have supported Brightest Horizons Missions in order to assist the children and their families at our Harlem Heights center.

We are in urgent need of funding because federal and state resources are declining. We cannot serve a child we can not fund. Your donations will go directly into our matching scholarship fund which is then matched 100% by state monies. This state program serves almost half of our children.

We need your help to meet our commitment for this state program. Your contribution will enable our children to continue to benefit from Brightest Horizons' high quality educational program.

Based on the family size and income, the average fee paid by working parents is 13%-15% of the total childcare cost. The fee is an average of $8,400 per year per child.  Any amount you donate will be matched by the State of Florida. Therefore, if you donate $8,400, with the state match you would actually be paying for the program costs of two children. Or if you donate $4,200 you would be paying for the educational program of one child for a full year when your contribution is matched by the State of Florida funding.

In other words any amount you are able to contribute will be matched by the State of Florida, which effectively doubles your gift. We will gladly welcome gifts of any size.

Please give this request your serious consideration.

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