Sumter County First Steps will cultivate, nurture and develop opportunities for children and families for success in school and life by maximizing public and private community resources to deliver, enhance and expand high quality early childhood services
Parent As Teachers Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Child Care Training Child Care Scholarships Sumter County First Steps will collaborate with other entities to cultivate and develop, our children and families to prepare children for school success and life
Street, City SC 00000 | 000-000-0000 | website OR scfirststeps.org/county
220 Hasel Street, Sumter, SC 29150 | 803.464.1224| sumterfirststeps@gmail.com
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Julia A. Nelson, MPA Executive Director Sumter County First Steps
Every effort is made to provide quality strategies and programs to empower families, children and childcare providers with the skills needed to ensure school readiness. It is our goal to help children reach their fullest potential while preparing them with the foundation for long-term success through their adult life. Our success is due to the commitment of our board, parents, school district, childcare providers, staff and other community partners in early education to collaborate and share limited resources for the greater good of our youngest population. We look forward to the challenges and opportunities to continue to ameliorate school readiness in Sumter County.
Julia A. Nelson
, MPA
Executive Director
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Sumter County First Steps will collaborate with other entities to cultivate and develop, our children and families to prepare children for school success and life.
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PAT GOES VIRTUAL Due to COVID-19, Parents as Teachers (PAT) National provided guidance for affiliates to deliver virtual services via interactive video conferencing and phone calls. South Carolina PAT affiliates rose to the occasion by engaging families in creative and
PAT IN SUMTER COUNTY 2020-2021
43 67 1,378
families served
children served
total home visits
meaningful ways while continuing to meet the Essential Requirements of implementing a quality PAT program during the pandemic.
Briefly describe other evidence of program effectiveness and/or client satisfaction here.
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336 4037 Books are 100% free to children in Sumter County because Sumter County First Steps secures the funds to cover the cost of books and shipping fees.
Sponsor a child for just $25 a year.
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Safety and Supervision: Is Your Center Safe? Responsive and Sensitive Care Guiding Children's Behavior Through Language and Literacy Interactions and Environments Understanding Temperaments You Got Their Future In Your Hands Teaching in Inclusive Settings: He has what Get Ready Get Set Here We Come Leaders Make A Difference Adverse Childhood Experience Understanding Abuse & Neglect
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v ou c her is $ 3 , 5 0 0 a nd p r o vi des a 2 0 % m a t c h f o r ad diti o n al fede r al fun ds t o b e adde d t o S outh C a r olin a .
SC D SS g ui delines are use d t o dete rm ine elig ib il ity , whi ch is b a sed o n
income along with work/sc h o ol requirements .
SCFS in teg r ates s ch o l a rship s wit h th os e p a rti cip a ting in our P ar e nt As T e a c hers (P AT ) p r og r am . T h ose enr o l led w ith PA T and V ou che r/ S ch ol a rshi p p r o g r ams a re als o en r olled in Dolly Parton I mag ination L ib rary p rog ram .
SCHOLARSHIPS BY THE NUMBERS 2020-2021
23
number of children served
8
number of providers served
23
number of developmental screenings provided
100% the money paid to child care providers goes back into our local economy to benefit the citizens of Sumter County.
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: Addressing the needs of young children is a shared endeavor. I n addition to providing services to families and sup p ort for child care p roviders, Sumter County First Step s mob ilizes p artners and community memb ers to ensure all children in Sumter County b eg in school ready to succeed. We serve as a:
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Total children and families served
1257 Total # of One on One Client Visits
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T hr ou g h p a rtn ershi p s an d c oll a b o r ati o ns , a s wel l as fin a n ci al s u p p or t f r om g r a nts a n d c on tri b uti o ns , Su mter C ount y Firs t Ste p s le v er ag es st a te d o ll ar s t o en h an ce an d e xp an d services to children and families .
FUNDING SUPPORT State of South Carolina First Steps $356,245 Duke Energy $2,000 Private Donations $250
IN-KIND SUPPORT Sumter School District South Carolina Department of Social Services
JOIN US For more informati on on p artnership op p ortunities, p lease contact us at 8 0 3 .4 6 4 .1 2 2 4 or sumterfirststep s@ g mai l. c om 2 2 0 Ha sel Street, Sumter, South Ca rolina 29150
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Expenditures of State Funds by Program Type 0%
Since inception, Sumter County First Steps has leveraged $2,210,969 from sources outside of state government. That’s $0.28 for every state dollar.
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State Funding
Federal Funding
Private Funding
In-Kind Contributions
Total
Parents as Teachers
$163,128
$
$
$42,500
$205,628
Child Care Training
$37,416
$
$
$
$37,416
Child Care Scholarships
$103,463
$
$
$17,500
$120,963
Imagination Library
$5,972
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$1,259
$
$7,232
Core Functions
$15,597
$912
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$
$16,509
Administrative Support
$15,023
$
$
$
$15,023
$340,601
$912
$1259
$60,000
$402,773
Total Expenses
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Artrell Brown, Board Chair
Dianne Jeter
Walter Newman, Vice -Chair
Michael Jonas
T oni Brew, T reasurer/Sec ret a r y
Jennifer Miles
Reverend Billy Bennett
Wanda Ramsey
Austin Floyd
Julia T rip lett
Harrison Brown
Courtney Wilson .
Julie Hynes
STAFF Julia A. Nelson, Executive Director .
CONTACT US 220 Ha sel Street, Sumter, SC 2 9 1 0 2 | 803.464.1224 | sumterfirstste ps @ gm a il. c om
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