Combining Leadership, Innovation and Expertise

The Michigan Multi-Service Growth Fund program can help your nonprofit multi-service organization develop a new business model with quality child care as the core for providing holistic services to families.  More importantly, the Growth Fund will help your organization operate more efficiently and more effectively so you can continue to serve more children and families over the long term.

High quality care for children in the earliest years yields tremendous human, economic and social benefits – and reduced costs to individuals and communities later.  Yet, quality child care is no longer enough for children in low income families.  These families need multiple services to be successful.  When families receive the supports they need, their children do better, and their communities do better, too.

We select nonprofit multi-service organizations to participate in the Growth Fund through a competitive process, with eligibility based on a child care and early care and education component serving children from low and moderate income Detroit families, stable operations, and commitment to improving the business and financial side of their operations, thereby expanding or improving the quality of existing services to children and families.   

If your multi-service organization is one of the four chosen to participate, you will receive expert business and financial planning consulting along with funding for $50,000 worth of contractual services and products you need to increase critical services to children and families through collaborative partnerships and improved business efficiencies.  In addition, you will receive over $10,000 worth of training, technical assistance, and expert consulting. 

If your nonprofit, multi-service organization wants to provide even more quality services while still managing your bottom line, consider applying to the Multi-Service Growth Fund.  Please download the Multi-Service Growth Fund Guidelines and Application here.  

Applications must be postmarked or emailed on or before July 29, 2011. 

For more information, please contact Monica Duncan, Michigan Director at 313-871-7100, extension 6521, or monica@firstchildrensfinance.org or Camarrah Morgan, Business Development Specialist at 313-871-7100, extension 6523, or camarrah@firstchildrensfinance.org.

 Final_Multi-Service_Growth_Fund_Application_2011.doc  
Multi-Service Growth Fund Application